Terminator: Salvation(Playstation 3) Review

To of no surprise of anyone, the movie tie in game that never got a "vocal" cult following who enjoys it ironically or unironcally is not good at all. I was supposed to play this and then play Binary Domain after but I got a damaged disc and I was in no hurry to get a better one. If you want to play a third person shooter where you fight robots, go play Binary Domain or Vanquish instead. However, I do like to play some geniunely bad games from time to time and due to how short and cheap this game is, it was a right candidate for me to try out. The short length really is a blessing because if it went on any longer either I wouldn't beat it or my dislike for the game would be even bigger. The frequent checkpoints also help make everything bearable.

This is a rather popular game due to how short and easy it is to get the Platinum trophy and I tried to get that but the game on hard during the on rails section during Chapter 1 is almost borderline bugged on what's needed to not immediately get a game over.

I eventually lowered to easy but there will still be some cheap deaths here and there since Terminators up close can kill you in one hit even on that mode. You also need to get up close since you'll be able to take out enemies with granades more efficiently or be close enough to hit them in the back. Fighting from afar will drain ammo faster.

There's only 3 enemy types: the HKs, T-600s and a bipedal enemy. These are the main enemies you'll fight. Two you can beat the same way. There's also a bigger drone mini boss you fight and win by firing rockets at it.

An example of just how rushed out the door this game is how in Chapter 4 there's a large building and one load screen later, John and the Resistance are magically already on top fighting a drone mini boss which is the same as the one you fought in Chapter 1.

Two of the hardest parts are in Chapter 7 doing a defend mission where either the enemies will kill you or they will kill the npc you are defending. You also get to pilot a massive HK but due to the aiming and how enemies will slowly overwhelm you, it's easy to die a lot during this section.

There is no final boss and you just fight the same T-600s you've been fighting for the rest of the game.

Story? I guess it's a prequel. I haven't seen Salvation in full in over a decade but the cutscenes are awkward and stifly presented. The whole story is a filler arc since the developers can't mess with the canon in anyway. John Connor is on some mission to help the Resistance but this won't matter since it does't really play a role in the movie. It's not even as charming as setting up the Kashyyyk invasion in Star Wars Republic Commando.

Overall, I came for a geniunely bad game that was tolerable because it was short and got just that. With that said, it's certainly no Rogue Warrior or the Bouncer in terms of being memorably bad.