Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Developer:
PAL:
- Bits Studio
- LJN
- Super Nes
PAL:
- 1993
- Platformer
- Single-player
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Destroy the shape changing, body slicing liquid metal T-1000! Race your Harley through an incredible 3-D map! Target trouble with your on-screen heads-up display! You are the T-8000 Terminator: living tissue over metal endoskeleton, programmed to protect John Connor and armed with a shotgun, machine gun and aa blazing multi-barrel mini-gun! Find John! Rescue Sarah Connor! Terminate the T-1000 in the ultimate metal-wrenching steel mill battle of the machines! The future is in your hands!
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T2 or Terminator 2: Judgement Day is an action platformer game based on the James Cameron film. It's set in 1995 and tells the story of a cyborg who is sent back from the future to locate and protect the future savior of mankind 'John Connor'.
The player assumes the roll of the T-800, a cyborg sent back by John Connor to protect the adolescent version of himself, because the robots of the future have sent a Terminator unit to locate and kill him to stop the human resistance from happening.
As the T-800 you must search each level and complete the objectives given to you. The objectives are set and loosely based on the film and follow the steps of finding, locating and protecting John and Sarah while fighting off the law and the T-1000. A second objective is also allocated in the form of collectibles and almost every level has several future objects that must be collected to proceed to the next level.
The game play is a mixture of platform action with objectives and driving/riding between destinations on a premade road map. To emulate the action of being chased, police units will follow you on the map and try to destroy your vehicle before making it to the next stop.
The aim of the game is to complete all the levels, objectives and defeat the T-1000 thus stopping entire nuclear destruction on August 29th 1995 Judgement day.
Default layout:
Horizontal D-Pad: Move T-800
Vertical D-Pad: Hold down to crouch (crouch to pickup items), hold up to climb ladders
L: N/A
R: N/A
Horizontal D-Pad: Move T-800
Vertical D-Pad: Hold down to crouch (crouch to pickup items), hold up to climb ladders
L: N/A
R: N/A
X: N/A
Y: Punch/Pistol
B: Jump/set John or Sarah to follow when paused
A: Knee/Secondary Weapon
Select: N/A
Y: Punch/Pistol
B: Jump/set John or Sarah to follow when paused
A: Knee/Secondary Weapon
Select: N/A
Start: Pause/Confirm menu options
Driving Controls
Horizontal D-Pad: Move up and down in lane
Vertical D-Pad: 180 degrees turn
L: N/A
R: N/A
X: N/A
Y: Hold and press d-pad to conduct a right angle turned based on direction pressed
B: Accelerate
A: Brake
Select: N/A
Start: Pause/Confirm menu options
Terminator 2: Judgement Day Introduction Video
Terminator 2: Judgement Day Gameplay Sample
Story and Gameplay - 2 point
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is an action platformer game based on the James Cameron film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong. The story loosely follows the film narrative and has eight playable levels with a mixture of objectives that help tell the story.
There are no in game cut scenes or story elements and the game can be a little confusing for those who aren't familiar with the film. The player assumes control of the T-800 which is played by Arnold and after arriving back in 1995, sets off on a mission to locate, find and protect John Connor.
The level designs help tell the storyline pretty closely to the film however the game has added features and objectives that slightly alter the plot line and make it more playable. The game starts at The Corral, a biker bar full of leather wearing tough guys that are armed with small fire arms. Your objective is to arm yourself, locate John's address and begin your search.
The game is broken into two play able styles and switches between platformer to driving while you travel between level to level. As you zoom around, pursers try to smash you apart and stop you from achieving your goal.
Once you successfully complete all the levels and defeat the dreaded T-1000, also known as the Liquid Metal Man. He will appear during Mall mission and will be a pest until defeated in the final battle at the steel mill.
The only way to stop Judgement Day and save mankind from total nuclear annihilation is to be the T-800 and achieve your goal by successfully completing all 8 levels and defeating the T-1000.
Controls and Features - 2 pointThere are no in game cut scenes or story elements and the game can be a little confusing for those who aren't familiar with the film. The player assumes control of the T-800 which is played by Arnold and after arriving back in 1995, sets off on a mission to locate, find and protect John Connor.
The level designs help tell the storyline pretty closely to the film however the game has added features and objectives that slightly alter the plot line and make it more playable. The game starts at The Corral, a biker bar full of leather wearing tough guys that are armed with small fire arms. Your objective is to arm yourself, locate John's address and begin your search.
The game is broken into two play able styles and switches between platformer to driving while you travel between level to level. As you zoom around, pursers try to smash you apart and stop you from achieving your goal.
Once you successfully complete all the levels and defeat the dreaded T-1000, also known as the Liquid Metal Man. He will appear during Mall mission and will be a pest until defeated in the final battle at the steel mill.
The only way to stop Judgement Day and save mankind from total nuclear annihilation is to be the T-800 and achieve your goal by successfully completing all 8 levels and defeating the T-1000.
The player assumes the role of the T-800, an older model cyborg that isn't made for pure combat in comparison to the T-1000. The controls really feel like you are under powered and bring a slow, clunky feel to the game that reflect how outmatched you are.
The controller layout changes several times throughout the game, mainly between levels when the gameplay switches to drive mode.
When on foot, the T-800's controls are switched primarily into movement and attacking by using the d-pad and buttons. When you start, you are unarmed which means the attack buttons produce melee hits and then switch to guns when you pick them up. Guns are can be aimed by using the up and down direction and this will set a new angle for the trajectory. One thing that is very unclear in game is how do you pick up certain items, such as guns and future items. Simply holding down to crouch over them picks them up however this is not explained ever.
Driving is really tough in this game as the controls switch up and become a little stranger and once again have no explanation. Driving not only requires you to navigate your way to the next location using a compass, but also requires finesse on the road as pursers try to smash you to bits. The hardest part of driving is when attempting to conduct right angle turns as you are required to hold a button and press the correct direction at the right time or you will miss the turn. It can be very frustrating at first and may lead to many road deaths.
Features wise this game has the single player story mode which is filled full of objectives. The primary objective of each level is based on the film narrative and for those who are familiar will make sense. 7 out of 8 levels also have numerous future items that must be located and collected before you can leave the current location.
Design and Difficulty - 2 points
The Terminator franchise has seen several games published over the decades and many of them have been loose stories based on the original concept. This version of the game is one of the closest adaptions to the films that was published in the 90's. It may not be perfect but it definitely comes in higher up the chart for Terminator inspired games of the 8 and 16 bit era.
Graphically this game is very underwhelming and somewhat messy. The character designs reflect how they are but they aren't well designed and the sprites have a low level of quality that unfortunately ruins the faces and other finer details. |
The poor quality of graphics continue into the levels and driving sections. Large portions of the screen is dedicated to basic colors and shading to create a texture but a rather basic one. The driving sections are also quite a let down because the roads are so squared off that it ruins the realism.
Music wise there is a little more effort but the game only has limited sound tracks and it becomes quite repetitive. The rock and roll inspired tunes are good and create the right feel for the game however due to the size of the track against the levels, there is quite a bit of repetition that may get annoying after awhile.
This is a short game that can be finished under an hour however, it's quite a mission to get it done. One the first few play throughs, the unfamiliarity of objectives and locations of future items made this a very difficult game. However the game remains fairly the same between playthroughs, the only real change is the location of key items like John's ID. Familiarizing yourself with the level layouts and locations of everything is the key to finishing this game as the constant small arms fire and environmental destruction will drain your health fast if you don't know where to go or what to do.
Unfortunately you only get one chance at saving mankind and there are no retries or continues. You are given quite an amount of health that comes in the form of a percentage ranging from 0-100%. Small arms generally remove 1% per hit while explosives and larger weapons drain more and once your or your companions life hits 0% the die and you fail the mission. You do get a bonus 50% refill once you hit 0% however to heal your followers you need to transfer your health to them and that leaves you exposed.
Fun and Summary - 👍 +1
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is another movie game from LJN, who are known for creating sub par games based on popular franchises. This game isn't a polished master piece but it is one of their better works thanks to the fact it stays relatively close to the film and doesn't introduce anything to crazy that ruins the overall plot line and therefore doesn't create a disconnection from the film and game.
It's not the fastest moving platformer but due to the T-800 underwhelming combat abilities in comparison to the T-1000 I feel that this 3rd generation Terminator game is pretty good and is worth looking into if your a fan of the film.
For the gamers who aren't fans, this game may see very confusing and underwhelming development wise as the story is unknown and the objectives won't necessarily make much sense.
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