Transformers: Cyberworld

Kids around six to eleven and arcade-game players will find the rhythm familiar; the tone is bright and slightly slapstick, with an eerie edge. Optimus Prime crash-lands in a jungle, is attacked by Scorponok and Grimlock, and sees game readouts pop up in his vision. Bumblebee, stuck with Megatron on a holographic shooting range, earns an Energon boost for following the rules, and the odd pairing is funny to watch.

Each five-minute episode is one more trial, and the larger mystery underneath only moves a little at a time.