Terminator 2 Judgement Day (NES, Game Boy)

There have been a lot of Terminator movies over the years. Probably the best, with the exception of the original, was the first sequel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. I think every Terminator movie has had at least one game associated with it and T2 was no exception.

There was a confusing series of games based on T2. This particular ad is for the Game Boy and NES versions of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Each of these was different from each other and both were different from the 16-bit versions. In addition, there was an arcade version of the game that was also different that was later ported to various systems and called T2: The Arcade Game.

Anyway, back to the games in this ad. The NES version consists of five levels and was primarily a side-scrolling adventure/beat-em-up with the exception of level 2. Level 2 was an isometric racing game.

The Game Boy version is somewhat similar in that it is also a 2D side-scrolling type game for the most part. However, the levels are different and instead of a racing level, the Game Boy version has a puzzle level. In addition to the 8-bit and 16-bit console versions of this game, there were also numerous home computer ports.

Unfortunately, like the vast majority of movie licenses, these games really aren't that great. I guess the good news is that they are a bit above average for movie licenses and if you are a big fan of the movie and 8-bit games then they are worth a shot. Just don't expect them to be as cool as they sound. As far as this type of game goes, there are many far better ones on both the NES and the Game Boy.