Transformers: Beast Wars Metals 64 is one of those weird, janky N64 gems that somehow works despite itself. You pick a Maximal or Predacon, smash through levels, and flip between robot and beast modes mid-fight—which sounds cooler than it plays, but there’s something satisfying about turning into a gorilla just to punch a tank. The graphics were ambitious for the time, though the framerate chugs if too much explodes at once.

It’s not the deepest brawler, but the roster’s got personality (Cheetor’s speed makes him a solid pick for beginners). Just don’t expect a masterpiece—it’s more of a nostalgia trip for Beast Wars fans who don’t mind wrestling with N64-era camera controls. Still, blasting through enemy drones as a transforming T-Rex never gets old.