The Terminator: Rampage

Genre:

Action

Year:

1993

Developer:

Bethesda Softworks

Publisher:

Bethesda Softworks

Perspective:

1st-person

Theme:

Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Shooter, 3D action, Cyberpunk, Post-Apocalyptic, Robot

Releases:

DOS (1993)

At a time when first-person shooters were at the peak of their popularity, appealing to anyone who took gaming even slightly seriously, The Terminator: Rampage was released. This creation by Bethesda didn't achieve much success for its developers at the time, likely due to its appalling stereotypes and tedious pace. The game loosely follows the storyline of the Terminator movies. The player is sent back to 1984 and finds themselves in the Cyberdyne System Laboratories building with the mission to halt the production of mass-produced cyborgs by destroying the central Meta-Node computer, thereby safeguarding the future leader of the resistance, John Connor. The Meta-Node can only be destroyed with a specific weapon, a plasma cannon known as the V-TEC PPC, the parts of which are scattered throughout different sections of the building. The player must locate these components, navigating through a complex of warehouses and laboratories while contending with numerous enemy robots: Skinners, Seekers, Terminator T-1000s, and many other machines. Across 24 levels, the player will find ample opportunity to utilize all their weaponry, including AK-47s, M-16 combat rifles, machine guns, and grenades.