The Terminator

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Films and Shows

  • The Terminator
    • We begin at the beginning (of the current stable time-loop) with a look at the first film that launched a time-hopping, robot-killing franchise.
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    • We take a look at the action-packed sequel to the original killer robot chase film. More thrills, more kills, and more Terminators abound in this fantastic follow-up.
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
    • The Terminator is back and... well, not really better than ever. We take a look at this three-quel and see just went wrong in the production.
  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
    • A planned look at the TV spin-off that had the audacity to throw half the movies out of its continuity (for good reason).
  • Terminator: Salvation
    • How about a Terminator film without any time travel? How does that sound? No...? Well let's see why not.
  • Terminator: Genysis
    • With the second reboot of the series, the franchise revisits the events of the original film before going way off the rails. But is this surprise left-turn a good thing, or a wildly awful waste of potential?
  • Terminator: Dark Fate
    • Sara Connor is back, here to save a new potential leader of the future, and she'll be joined by an augmented human as they battle the latest in Terminator tech. But will it all be eenough to relaunch the franchise? Probably not.
  • Terminator Zero
    • Moving the action to Japan, this side story focuses on a new cast of characters working to prevent Judgment Day from happening.

Video Games

  • The Terminator (1991 DOS Game)
    • Bethesda Softworks was the first to tackle The Terminator with a game high on ambitions but low on fun.
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 ZX Spectrum Game)
    • Ocean brings us the first adaptation of the second movie in the franchise, but it doesn't amount to much of an experience.
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 ZX Spectrum Game)
    • And now for one of the most popular games in the Terminator franchise. But does it still live up to the hype?
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 Game Boy Game)
    • LJN gets into the Terminator act with a Game Boy game based on the second film which features very little gameply, and not much else.
  • The Terminator (1992 Sega Game)
    • Virgin's Terminator game provides the style and game play fans were looking for... just not enough of it.
  • The Terminator 2029 (1992 DOS Game)
    • This rudimentary third person shooter has some interesting ideas, and pretty graphics, but fails to deliver the fun.
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992 NES Game)
    • LJN's NES Terminator 2 adventure is better than their Game Boy effort, but that's not really saying much.
  • The Terminator (1992 NES Game)
    • This inferior adaptation of the first film sucks all the fun out of the basic action platforming forumla.
  • The Terminator (1993 Sega CD Game)
    • Virgin returns with a second adaptation which is artistically more interested but fails to deliver on the fun.
  • The Terminator (1993 SNES Game)
    • The last console game based on the first movie, this title fails to look nice, play well, or have anything going for it at all.
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993 SNES Game)
    • LJN's last game based on Terminator 2, published to the SNES and Genesis, is also, somehow, their worst.
  • RoboCop Versus the Terminator (1993 SNES Game)
    • Interplay brings us a game based on a comic miniseries that has a great story... and not much else going for it.
  • RoboCop Versus the Terminator (1994 Genesis Game)
    • Virgin's interpretation of the comic series finds it's best home on the Genesis, even if it's still a flawed experience.

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