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Instruction booklet · February 1994

T2: The Arcade Game

ShooterArcade1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

As the title states, this is the home conversion of the arcade rail-shooter based on the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Up to two players shoot through future and present levels as robotic killers reprogrammed to serve the human resistance. Both players wield a machine gun with infinite ammo that lowers its firing rate (overheats) as it is continuously fired.

Specifications

Released
February 1994
Developer
Probe Entertainment
Publisher
LJN
Players
2
Genre
Shooter · Arcade
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Terminator
Themes
Action · Science fiction
View
Side view
Multiplayer
Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

5
4
4
4
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
85/100 (14 ratings)
Nintendo Power
12.8/20
AllGame
3.5/5
AmFormat
73%
AmPower
57%
GamePro
16.5/20
GameZone
C
Total!
81%
CU Amiga
90%
Entertainment Weekly
D-
The One
84%
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