"Like Arnie's pulverised cyborg at the end of T2, the Terminator franchise has lumbered on long past the point of being properly functional. Every film since Judgment Day has been a disappointment or an outright disaster, and its video game spinoffs haven't fared much better. While some half-decent ones have emerged, such as 2019's Terminator: Resistance, there hasn't been a great Terminator game in about 30 years."
"So it makes perfect sense for Terminator 2D: No Fate to attempt to fix our broken future by travelling back to the past. Developer Bitmap Bureau appeals to the series' heyday by retelling the story of Judgment Day through a medley of retro 80s and 90s playstyles. The result is a charming and frequently thrilling action throwback, though ironically it is at its strongest when it strays furthest from James Cameron's film."
"Terminator 2D begins several years before the events of the film, charting Sarah Connor's doomed attempt to sabotage Cyberdyne systems before her incarceration at Pescadero Hospital. These early levels, which see Sarah running and gunning her way through a gang of outlaws, police, and hazmat-wearing researchers, are among the game's best. Bitmap Bureau does a remarkable job capturing Linda Hamilton's gritty performance in a handful of pixels, while the scenarios eke impressive variety from simple arcade fundamentals."
"The momentum carries on into the future, where you spend a couple of levels fighting the armies of Skynet as adult John Connor in nuclear-blasted LA. Terminator 2D ramps up the spectacle here, with laser weapons and incendiary grenades deployed against Chrome-plated T-800s and several enormous mini-bosses. The section culminates in a thrilling boss fight against a flying Hunter-Killer drone, at which Bitmap Bureau throws all the fireworks its 16-bit aesthetic allows."
Terminator 2D: No Fate retells Judgment Day through a medley of retro 80s and 90s playstyles, blending arcade fundamentals with pixel-art characterisation. The game begins years before the film, following Sarah Connor's attempt to sabotage Cyberdyne and presenting varied levels of outlaws, police, and hazmat researchers. Future-set levels cast adult John Connor against Skynet's armies in nuclear-blasted Los Angeles, featuring laser weapons, incendiary grenades, Chrome-plated T-800s, large mini-bosses and a showpiece Hunter-Killer drone boss. Bitmap Bureau captures Linda Hamilton's grit in pixel form and supplies spectacle within a faithful 16-bit aesthetic. The game weakens once it reaches the film's core events.
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