Terminator 2: Judgment Day

For the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear platform game, see Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit). For the shooting game, see T2: The Arcade Game.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Flying Edge
Developer: B.I.T.S., White Team
Licensor: Carolco
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code US 1993-12 $49.9549.95 T-81176 EU 1993-12 T-81176-50 PT 199x MD81176 UK 1993-12 £39.9939.99 T-81176-50 SE (Rental) 199x AU 199x FT2J00SMC
Non-Sega versions Super NES

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a side-scrolling action game based on the movie of the same name. It was developed by Bits Studio and published by Flying Edge for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993.

A Sega Mega-CD version (presumably based off this game) was planned for a US release in August 1993, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Story

T-800 Terminator

The malevolent artificial intelligence Skynet sends a T-1000 Terminator, a highly advanced, liquid metal killing machine, back in time to 1995 to kill the future leader of the human resistance, John Connor, when he is a child. The resistance sends back a less-advanced, reprogrammed T-800 Terminator to protect Connor and ensure the future of humanity.

Gameplay

Pause HUD

The game is a side-scrolling action platformer played as the T-800 Terminator. The Terminator moves with and and crouches and picks up items with . It enters doorways with , climbs ladders with (and descends them with ), and climbs stairs with and (and descends them with and ). It jumps with . Before acquiring weapons, it knees with and punches with . After it is armed, it fires its pistol with , which has unlimited ammunition, or fires a secondary weapon (such as a shotgun) with , which has limited ammunition. Weapons can be aimed in any direction with the D-Pad (except directly downwards, which fires from a crouched position instead). The minigun and auto-rifle weapons have rapid-fire.

Levels have varying objectives that must be completed before making it to the exit. Levels are buildings consisting of multiple rooms and floors that must be explored to fulfill the objectives. Enemies continually spawn to attack the Terminator. Objectives are declared at the start of the level and can be checked by pausing the game with  START . In some levels, the pause HUD also allows the Terminator to decide if John or Sarah are following it (by selecting their name with or and pressing ) when they are in the same room. Some level objectives require John or Sarah to be present, but they risk being injured when they are following. Sarah provides support fire.

In between levels are vehicle segments, played from an overhead isometric perspective. In these segments, the player must reach a destination by following the directions indicated on an on-screen compass rose. The vehicles are controlled with the D-Pad, with straightening the vehicle out. They accelerate forwards with , decelerate or move in reverse with , and brake with +. They activate turbo with for a high-speed boost.

The Terminator loses power when it takes damage from enemies. It has two batteries. The first starts at 100%; when it is depleted, the Terminator switches to its secondary power, which starts at 50%. If this power source is exhausted, the Terminator is destroyed and the game ends. If John or Sarah are critically wounded, they can be revived by crouching over them, which transfers the Terminator's power to restore their health. The Terminator has a limited amount of time to reach John or Sarah when they are incapacitated, and failing to do so in time ends the game.

Items

The Terminator's HUD highlights items when they appear. Items are collected by crouching over them.

	Future Object
	Most levels requiring collecting a certain amount of future objects to complete. The Terminator must open the container by shooting it from a crouched position before it can be picked up.
	Medical Supplies
	Restores 15 percentage points of the Terminator's power.
	Ammunition Crate
	Adds 150 more rounds of shotgun or auto-rifle ammunition or 300 more rounds of rotary cannon ammunition (depending on which is equipped).

Levels

	Level 1
	Find weapons (a pistol and a shotgun), locate John Connor's residence (from a phone book by entering a phone booth), and collect two future objects.
	Level 2
	Ride a motorcycle to John Connor's house by following the compass directions. Locate John Connor's photo ID and collect three future objects. The location of the ID is randomized.
	Level 3
	Travel to the Galleria Shopping Mall. Locate and protect John Connor (in the arcade) and collect four future objects.
	Level 4
	Reach the Pescadero State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Locate Sarah Connor and collect five future objects. Sarah only follows the Terminator if John is present.
	Level 5
	Take the police car to Enrique's compound and acquire the explosives there. The Terminator can find a rotary cannon here.
	Level 6
	Travel to the residence of Miles Dyson. Once there, obtain the Cyberdyne security key, destroy Dyson's research, and collect three future objects. The location of the security key is randomized; Dyson reveals it if the Terminator does not incapacitate him.
	Level 7
	Go to Cyberdyne Systems. Collect the T-800 parts located in the vault (which can be opened by John). Destroy Cyberdyne by destroying equipment and parts of the building until the damage percentage reaches 100%. When the percentage reaches 70%, the Terminator can plant explosives (with ) at a certain point in one of the rooms on the bottom floor. Once the explosives have been planted, the player has a limited amount of time to leave the building before it explodes. The Terminator can find an automatic rifle here (though it is not as powerful as the rotary cannon).
	Level 8
	Drive the SWAT van to the steel mill. Collect six future objects and destroy the T-1000 by shooting it into a vat of molten steel.

Production credits

• Copyright 1993 Carolco
• Copyright 1993 Flying Edge
• Developed by BITS
• Programming: Steve Howard, Dave Mann, Daniel Cotton, Steve Clark
• Graphic Artists: Carl Cropley, Laurence McDonald, Alex Martin, Saul Marchese, Aziz Rashid
• Character Animator: Jack Wilkes
• Music and Sound Effects: Shahid Ahmad
• Character Animation: Alan Barton
• Play Testing: Time Hale
• Game Design: Foo Katan, Gary Sheinwald, Alex Martin, Steve Howard, Alan Barton
• Acclaim White Team: Dan Feinstein, Asif Chaudhri, Brett Gow, Jane Biddle, Jim Fink, Eric Kuby
• A BITS Production

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Terminator 2: Judgment Day/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

File:Terminator 2 Judgment Day MD US TVAdvert.mp4

US TV Advert

File:Terminator 2 Judgment Day MD US TVAdvert.mp4

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #145: "December 1993" (1993-11-15)

Print advert in Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #16: "January 1994" (1993-12-21)
also published in:

• GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)
• VideoGames (US) #61: "February 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #60 (2002-09-05)
also published in:

• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #61 (2003-02-07)

Physical scans

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