Terminator 2 is the licensed action platformer published by Pack-In-Video exclusively for the Famicom based on the motion picture. Players control the T-800 protecting John Connor against the advanced T-1000. Navigate urban, industrial and sewer stages, utilising pistol fire and melee combat while managing limited ammunition supplies.
Horizontal scrolling Los Angeles-area stages host police and hostile cyborg patrols. Ammo pickups replenish handgun rounds; first-aid kits restore vitality.
Key story segments recreate iconic confrontations with the shape-shifting T-1000. Later levels demand careful resource conservation during extended pursuit sequences.
Pack-In-Video’s gritty modern urban tile graphics and tense suspenseful soundtrack recreate the relentless chase atmosphere of the original film.
Strategically, consistent protection of John Connor conserves ammunition for critical T-1000 encounters. Wasting rounds on minor foes risks running dry during pivotal pursuit scenes.
For contemporary Famicom retro Terminator movie licensed collectors, this title is a domestic chase-action platform curio adapting T2’s core narrative.