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Terminator 3: Redemption is Atari’s second attempt at creating a game based off a movie that failed to meet fans expectations, as well as box office sales. The first game, named directly after the movie was so horribly made that instead of acknowledging the fact Atari went to work on a new title. Terminator is of course a perfect franchise to create a videogame though, what better protagonist to be than a cybernetic super-solider from the future that reeks havoc on all of his enemies? It is almost like the game mirrors Arnold’s plans to terminate taxes in the state he governs.
The gameplay in the title is a mixed bag. You start off in the future, fully reprogrammed and introduced in a nicely crafted cinema. Then you begin your quest, immediately you are shooting at robot guided flying machines. You then jump in the back of a truck ala “Halo Warthog style” and shoot off widely with a turret gun at oncoming enemies, kicking other Terminators off the side of the truck that find their way to the sides. When you finally make it to the future you have to defend John Connor and his girlfriend just like in the movie, from the sleek and sexy T-X machine. A good part of the game you are just avoiding T-X, and these movie inspired levels sometimes don’t play off so great. The more original levels the developers decided to base off of their own creativity actually play out more enjoyable usually. The title is chop full of massive weapons, explosions, and like but it sort of becomes more daunting and boring after a point.
The visuals are surprisingly well done, and detailed, especially in the post-apocalyptic levels with debris, machines, and tons of airborne activity going on at the same time making you feel like you are actually there. Arnold’s appearance is a bit smooth (more of a Terminator 1/Pumpin Iron appearance) but he is still pretty detailed, and can take actual battle damage. The bare terminators as well as all the machines in the game give off a realistic glisten, and the cinematic scenes carry the story very well. The sound within the title becomes very monotonous after awhile, and the only thing that really saves it is the booming of explosions, the clanking of metal, and the exceptional voice acting. You can definitely tell that Arnold Schwarzenegger was actually sampled for the title but like his real acting, his corny one-liners become painful listening after awhile.
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So did this Terminator 3 title really redeem the franchise? If anything all it did was bring it back from crap, to the starting point, it didn’t help nor hurt the series. The title is definitely a fun romp and has just enough variety to keep you interested enough to finish it. If you are a big fan of the Terminator movies I would definitely recommend this for you because as it stands this is the best Terminator title yet.
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