Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)

For the Sega Mega Drive platform game, see Terminator 2: Judgment Day. For the shooting game, see T2: The Arcade Game.

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Master System Game Gear
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Flying Edge (US/EU) Acclaim Entertainment (JP)
Developer: Arc Developments
Licensor: Carolco
Original system(s): Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer(s) of original games: Software Creations
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code EU 1993-11 MK 27052-50 PT 199x UK 1993-11 £29.9929.99 MK 27052-50 AU 1993 FT2J00SEC JP 1994-09-30 ¥4,5004,500 T-81117 US 1993-12 $39.9539.95 T-81148 EU 1993 T-81148-50 PT 199x GG81148 UK 1993-09 T-81148-50
Non-Sega versions Nintendo Entertainment System

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Ｔ２ジャッジメントディ) is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear game adaption of the 1991 film of the same name. It is unrelated to the Mega Drive game of the same name as this game is a port of the 1992 NES game released by Acclaim's LJN subsidiary. The game is infamous for painful music and bland graphics.

Story

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

The game is a side-scrolling action platformer played as the T-800 Terminator. The Terminator moves with and , crouches with , and jumps with . It attacks with . It can initially only punch enemies, but it acquires a rifle after the first level and a minigun after the second level. The guns have limited ammunition, which appears as a bar in the top-left of the screen when firing (replacing the Terminator's energy bar). The Terminator reverts to punches if the rifle is out of ammo. The Terminator can attack while crouching but not while running or jumping. It enters doors or elevators with .

The Terminator has an energy meter bar that depletes as it takes damage. It is "terminated" when it runs out of energy, but it respawns in the same place it was destroyed if the player has extra lives left. The game ends if the player runs out of lives.

Items

	Energy
	Refills the Terminator's energy bar.
	Ammunition
	Refills the Terminator's ammunition.
	Extra Life
	Gives the player an extra life.
	Card
	Collect cards to complete the second level.
	Barrel
	Collect barrels to complete the third level.

Levels

	Level 1
	The Terminator goes to the truck stop and obtains a weapon after defeating a boss in the tavern. The player must defeat all of the enemies in each area to proceed to the next area.
	Level 2
	The Terminator travels to the Pescadero State Hospital to rescue Sarah Connor. Each of the first five floors contains a card that the player must collect, then Sarah can be found on the sixth floor. The locations of the cards is randomized. The T-1000 appears after the first floor, but shooting it only stuns it temporarily.
	Level 3
	The Terminator must collect 10 explosive barrels in order to blow up the Cyberdyne Systems building. It can hold up to 3 barrels at a time. Barrels are deposited at the top floor. After collecting all of the barrels, the player has a limited amount of time to place all of the barrels on the top floor by following an arrow and pressing in the indicated locations, then escaping by entering the elevator.
	Level 4
	The Terminator must destroy the T-1000 by pushing it into a vat of molten steel. The player fights the T-1000 twice before the final confrontation.

Versions

The NES version has an additional motorcycle level that is missing from the Sega conversions.

Production credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.

• Music: Andi McGinty

Source:

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Game Gear print advert in VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #54: "July 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:

• VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #55: "August 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
• Sega Visions (US) #14: "August/September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

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

Physical scans

Master System version

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Publication Version Score Mega Force (FR) 85 Sega Magazin (DE) 40 Sega Power (UK) PAL 42 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 35 Sega Master Force (UK) PAL 52

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)

Master System, EU
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Master System, AU
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Game Gear version

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Publication Version Score Alaab Alcomputtar (SA) 72 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 53 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 43 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 73 Sega Power (UK) PAL 44 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 20 VideoGames (US) NTSC-U 70

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)

Game Gear, JP
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Game Gear, US
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Game Gear, EU
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Game Gear, PT

Technical information

ROM dump status

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