IGN reports that Activision has revealed they are bringing a new TransFormers game to the Nintendo DS, this one based on the series TransFormers: Animated. It is being developed by Artificial Mind and Movement, or A2M for short, who has also made the DS version of Spider-man: Friend of Foe for Activision.

The game will be utilizing and expanding upon a side-scrolling engine used in games such as Disney's Kim Possible, allowing players to take control of Autobot washouts Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Prowl, and of course, Optimus Prime (and maybe Ratchet, but that's unsaid). The different characters will use their unique attributes and abilities to solve puzzles throughout the game's levels, so that they may retrieve the pieces of the Allspark.

And of course, you get to transform to vehicle mode and cruise the streets of a futuristic Detroit.

TransFormers: Animated is expected to see an October release; no word on any other versions, however.