T2: The Arcade Game

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T2: The Arcade Game
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Arena, Acclaim (JP/BR)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Menacer
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players:
Sega Mega Drive
1-2,
Sega Game Gear
1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,8008,800 T-81023
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95 T-81156
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Menacer) 		$89.9989.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-81156-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		044220
Sega Master System
EU 		MK-27061-50
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥4,8004,800 T-81027
Sega Game Gear
US 		T-81088
Sega Game Gear
EU 		T-81088-50

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.

A Sega Mega-CD version appears to have been planned (with a US release of August 1993[5]), but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Gameplay

You start the game with a full health bar and a minium of three continues. B shoots and A 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

Trivia

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

Versions

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.
  • In terms of content, enemy 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 speech samples (most notably in the final stage after meeting the T-1000 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)

Magazine articles

Main article: T2: The Arcade Game/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • US TV Advert

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #5: "February 1993" (1993-01-12)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #134: "January 1993" (1992-12-15)
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #13: "Janvier 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №136, p68/69[10]
95 №44, p42/43[11]
80 №2, p60/61
80 №35, p192
79 №6, p56/57
85 №6, p56/57
82 №4, p55[12]
86 №13, p42/43/44/45
75 №3, p74-76[13]
85 №27, p90/91
88 №38, p48/49
89 №39, p51
94 №15, p22/23/24
92 №18, p68
89 №3, p20/21
92 №14, p38-40[14]
86 №7, p19
Sega Mega Drive
 86
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[15]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[16]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
80
[17]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
62
[18]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[19]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[20]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[10]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
88
[21]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[22]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
72
[23]
Game Power (IT)
71
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[11]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
80
[25]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[26]
Joypad (FR)
83
[27]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-U
80
[28]
Mega (UK) PAL
82
[12]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
86
[29]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
89
[30]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
75
[13]
Player One (FR)
85
[31]
Play Time (DE)
62
[32]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
88
[33]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[34]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[36]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[37]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
92
[14]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
54
[38]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
91
[39]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[40]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
84
[41]
Video Games (DE) PAL
78
[42]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
33 reviews

T2: The Arcade Game

Mega Drive, US
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
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Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
69 №29, p122
Sega Master System
 69
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joypad (FR)
69
[43]
Score (CZ)
53
[44]
Sega Magazin (DE)
38
[45]
Sega Master System
 53
Based on
3 reviews

T2: The Arcade Game

Master System, EU
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Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79 №30, p154
80 №146, p112[4]
75 №29, p123
70 №39, p112
64 №50, p47
71 №25, p74
Sega Game Gear
 73
Based on
6 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[46]
Consoles + (FR)
79
[47]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
80
[4]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[48]
Joypad (FR)
75
[43]
Player One (FR)
70
[49]
Power Unlimited (NL)
90
[50]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
64
[51]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
71
[52]
Sega Game Gear
 71
Based on
9 reviews

T2: The Arcade Game

Game Gear, US
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Game Gear, EU
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Game Gear, JP
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References

  1. ↑ File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 40
  2. ↑ File:GamePro US 044.pdf, page 45
  3. ↑ File:GamePro US 052.pdf, page 213
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:CVG UK 146.pdf, page 112 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 146.pdf_p112" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ File:SegaVisions US 14.pdf, page 104
  6. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 5
  7. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "March 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 26
  8. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 73
  9. ↑ Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 5
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:CVG UK 136.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 136.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:GamePro US 044.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 044.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Mega UK 04.pdf, page 55 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 04.pdf_p55" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 235
  16. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 241
  17. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 81
  18. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1993" (DE; 1993-02-08), page 128
  19. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 20
  20. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 222
  21. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "March 1993" (US; 1993-02-09), page 61
  22. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 363
  23. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 106
  24. ↑ Game Power, "Marzo 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 46
  25. ↑ GamesMaster, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-21), page 60
  26. ↑ Hippon Super, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-03), page 61
  27. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
  28. ↑ Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 192
  29. ↑ MegaTech, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-20), page 42
  30. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 48
  31. ↑ Player One, "Janvier/Février 1993" (FR; 1993-01-10), page 90
  32. ↑ Play Time, "4/93" (DE; 1993-03-10), page 108
  33. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 48
  34. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-07), page 51
  35. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 22
  36. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  37. ↑ Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 20
  38. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  39. ↑ Supergame, "Novembro 1992" (BR; 1992-11-xx), page 24
  40. ↑ Supersonic, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
  41. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 26
  42. ↑ Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 85
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 122
  44. ↑ Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 61
  45. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 24
  46. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 22
  47. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 154
  48. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1994" (JP; 1994-03-03), page 61
  49. ↑ Player One, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112
  50. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 5, December 1993" (NL; 1993-12-01), page 51
  51. ↑ Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 47
  52. ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-14), page 74



RoboCop and Terminator franchise games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 The Terminator (1992) | T2: The Arcade Game (1992) | RoboCop 3 (1993) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993) | RoboCop Versus The Terminator (1993)
Sega Master System
 The Terminator (1992) | T2: The Arcade Game (1993) | RoboCop 3 (1993) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993) | RoboCop Versus The Terminator (1994)
Sega Game Gear
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Sega Mega-CD
 The Terminator (1993)
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