Something went wrong. Try again later
    Follow

    Terminator Salvation

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released May 19, 2009

    Terminator Salvation is a cover-based third-person shooter that focuses on events leading up to the film by the same name.

    drakulla's Terminator Salvation (Xbox 360) review

    Avatar image for drakulla

    Terminator Salvation

    I bought Terminator Salvation yesterday  around 4:30pm and finished the game by 8:00pm that night. It lasted about 3 1/2 to 4 hours and I'm disappointed. That game is too short. All the achievements are level based so there's not real challenge in getting them.
    You play, or I played as john Conner, militia fighter, fighting for the salvation of humanity. This game takes place before the movie and is an utter disappointment from beginning to end.
    The terminators are somewhat easy to beat and there's a set number of them per area you go into, so there's no real threat. Its easy to die because your health doesn't regenerate until all the robots are gone.

    There are only 3 types of guns, assault rifle, shotgun and heavy machine gun. The 2 grenade type are standard grenade and pipe bomb and I couldn't figure how to switch between the two.
    There are only 3 type of Terminators, a small flying type called the Wasp, the spider one that have their power source in the back and the T-600 with and without the rubber skins. There's also the large flying Hunters, the robot like Harvester, the stupid motor cycle thingies, and a tank with twin machine guns and plasma cannons.
    The T-600 would have been a better enemy if you could blow their limbs so they crawl after you. That way they wouldn't have to limit the number they send after you at every battle.

    The visuals aren't  that great either. This game doesn't need the HD treatment. It might have looked better if they used the Unreal engine, but oh well. There are only two things I liked about this game, the cover system in that John Conner dashes from cover to cover very easy in an attempt to get behind the enemy robots. (Gobots might have been a better enemy). The other thing I liked was the fact that Gamestop gave me a movie ticket voucher so I can get in the movie for free once I redeem it online. I'm actually looking forward to this movie so yayyyyy me.

    Other than that, this game is nothing more than a rental. Its not worth the $60 price tag at all. This is the biggest ripoff in video game history. This game might have been better as a download. Evolved, I want my money back.

    2 Comments

    Avatar image for nicbarker
    NicBarker

    38

    Forum Posts

    16

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 8

    User Lists: 2

    Edited By NicBarker

    did u return it?

    Avatar image for sfighter21
    sfighter21

    870

    Forum Posts

    0

    Wiki Points

    0

    Followers

    Reviews: 0

    User Lists: 3

    Edited By sfighter21

    Oooh, man.  Sorry, that sucks.  60 bucks down the drain...

    Other reviews for Terminator Salvation (Xbox 360)

      Short...But Who'd Want it To Be Long? 0

       John Connor, the most pointless hero in the history of movies, is back again. And he's leading the fight against the machines again. Now, Terminator had the launch of their movie (which is apparently good) and had their TV series canceled (which is not good news), so I guess the game is the rubber match in this battle.Well, the game looks really good. The environments look suitably destroyed. And the characters all look really good and they animate wonderfully. The enemies lack variety -...

      1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

      Terminator Salvation Review - Someone save me from the suck! 0

        Terminator Salvation is a third person shooter based on the film of the same name, but seems to be influenced by Gears of War more than the film itself. The game is developed by Halcyon Games and GRIN, who also released a re-envisioned Bionic Commando on the same day as Terminator Salvation. The game takes place between Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation, following John Conner and his team through a Skynet controlled war zone. John Conner was played by Christan Bale in...

      0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

    This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:

    Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live.

    Comment and Save

    Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.