“The Game Every 90s Kid Wanted to Play”: Arcade Action Game Terminator 2D: No Fate Based on Terminator 2: Judgment Day Announced

The mysterious game Terminator 2D: No Fate, which appeared on the Australian regulator’s website in December, has finally been officially unveiled. The announcement was accompanied by a gameplay trailer.

Image source: Reef Entertainment

Terminator 2D: No Fate is a joint project between Reef Entertainment (Terminator: Resistance) and British studio Bitmap Bureau (Final Vendetta, Xeno Crisis).

In terms of genre, Terminator 2D: No Fate is an arcade action platformer in the vein of Contra. The game is based on the cult film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but includes original scenes and multiple endings.

As Sarah Connor and the T-800, players must battle the liquid metal assassin T-1000 to thwart Skynet’s plans to wipe out humanity, and as John Connor, lead the Resistance into the future.

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Where would we be without that very chase scene?

They promise adrenaline-pumping arcade gameplay, gorgeous pixel graphics, a cinematic soundtrack, leaderboards, and a variety of modes (story, arcade, endless, training, and so on).

Terminator 2D: No Fate is set to release on September 5 on PC (Steam, EGS), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and Nintendo Switch. Fans are excited about the upcoming release: “It looks like the game every 90s kid wanted to play.”