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T2: The Arcade Game
Publisher: Arena, Acclaim (JP/BR) Developer: Midway, Probe System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear ROM Size: 1MB, 512kB Peripherals Supported: Sega Menacer Genre: Rail shooter Number of Players: 1-2, 1 Release Date RRP Code JP 1994-02-25 ¥8,800 T-81023 US 1992 $? T-81156 EU 1993 £? T-81156-50 AU 199x $?  ? BR 199x R$? 044220 EU 1993 £? MK-27061-50 JP 1994-02-25 ¥4,800 T-81027 US 1994 $? T-81088 EU 1994 £? T-81088-50 VRC

T2: The Arcade Game (Ｔ２ ジ・アーケードゲーム), is a light gun arcade game originally released by Midway in 1991. In its original form, it was simply known as Terminator 2: Judgment Day, being inspired by the film of the same name. When brought to the home the following year, it was renamed, and should not to be confused with different Terminator 2: Judgment Day games released around the same period. Despite the change in title, this game is often referred simply as "T2", which prone to cause confusion.

T2: The Arcade Game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. The Mega Drive version of the game is compatible with the Sega Menacer.

Gameplay

You start the game with a full health bar and a minium of three continues. shoots and fires rockets or shotgun shells, depending on the stage. The standard gun slowly overheats, so shots need to be placed carefully. Stages scroll automatically, sometimes a certain amount of enemies or locks have to be taken out to proceed. Various items are hidden that increase firepower, grant extra credits etc. Enemy amount and layout sometimes make it impossible to avoid damage, meaning the game can't be cleared without using continues. The game seemingly acknowledges this by not resetting score upon continuing. The game has two endings depening how much equipment was destroyed in the Cyberdine stage. Only 100% destruction will trigger the good ending, which differs only by the text displayed on screen.

Stages

The game has a total of 7 stages, sometimes containing mutiple sections

• Stage 1: Wasteland
• Stage 2: Resistance hideout
• Stage 3: Jeep ride (Jeep must be protected)
• Stage 4: Skynet, Time Machine
• Stage 5: Cyberdyne (destroy 100% equipment for good ending)
• Stage 6: Highway (SWAT Van must be proteced)
• Stage 7: Steel Mill

Version differences

Compared to the Arcade version and the SNES port, the Sega Mega Drive differs greatly in terms of visuals and slightly in content.

• Visually, the game now mainly features pixel artwork instead of digitized graphics. The palette has also been considerably brightened for unknown reasons. An attempt was made to fix the colors and bring them closer to the arcade version. The IPS file can be found here [1].
• In terms of content, enemiey layout has been altered, there is no wall and no resistance soldiers before stage 1 boss, no elevator in stage 3 (also missing in the SNES port), some missing speach samples (most notably in the final stage after meeting the T1000 for the first time the liquid nitrogen fight), no enemy helicopters in the Cyberdyne stage, no rope SWAT in the Cyberdyne stage and final stage. This list is incomplete.
• The ending cinematic has been replaced by a single picture of John Connor (also in the SNES version)

Trivia

The game is not region locked an thus runs on any region system.

Promotional Material

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  Mega Drive US print advert

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  Mega Drive FR print advert

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

	86	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 16 reviews
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games 90 №136, p68/69 GamesMaster 80 №2, p60/61 Joystick 80 №35, p192 Mega Drive Advanced Gaming 79 №6, p56/57 Mega Drive Advanced Gaming 85 №6, p56/57 Mega 82 №4, p55 MegaTech 86 №13, p42/43/44/45 Mean Machines Sega 75 №3, p74-76Media:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf Player One 85 №27, p90/91 Sega Power 88 №38, p48/49 Sega Power 89 №39, p51 Sega Pro 94 №15, p22/23/24 Sega Pro 92 №18, p68 Sega Force (UK) 92 №14, p38-40Media:SegaForce14UK.pdf Sega Zone (UK) 89 №3, p20/21 Supersonic 86 №7, p19

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Master System Version

	69	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 1 review
Publication Score Source Joypad 69 №29, p122

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Game Gear Version

	73	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 6 reviews
Publication Score Source Consoles + 79 №30, p154 Computer & Video Games 80 №146, p112 Joypad 75 №29, p123 Player One 70 №39, p112 Sega Power 64 №50, p47 Sega Pro 71 №25, p74

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