Terminator Salvation | |
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Developer(s) | Grin |
Publisher(s) | Equity Games Evolved Games |
Distributor(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Director(s) | Ulf Andersson |
Series | The Terminator |
Engine | Diesel engine |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 iOS Mobile phone |
Release date(s) |
iOS
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Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | (iOS) 82.50% (X360) 49.95% (PC) 47.89% (PS3) 47.04% |
Metacritic | (PC) 49/100 (X360) 48/100 (PS3) 43/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
1UP.com | D+ |
Destructoid | 3/10 |
Edge | 3/10 |
Eurogamer | 2/10 |
Game Informer | 5.5/10 |
GamePro | |
GameSpot | 5/10 |
GameSpy | |
GameTrailers | 4.7/10 |
GameZone | 6/10 |
Giant Bomb | |
IGN | (iOS) 7/10 6.3/10 |
Terminator Salvation is a third-person shooter action video game, released on May 19, 2009 to coincide with the release of the film of Terminator Salvation on the same week. It is developed by the Halcyon Company's gaming subsidiary, Halcyon Games, along with Grin and published by Equity Games and Evolved Games. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, mobile and iOS. The game takes approximately four hours to complete and has no extra features other than the ability to change the difficulty levels. The "cutscenes" are in-game renders. All of the main information is presented through the musings of the protagonist's squad and the radio calls they periodically make.
Set in 2016 in Los Angeles, the console and PC version of the game takes place between the events of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation and follows John Connor (Gideon Emery), and his team, consisting of Angie Salter (Rose McGowan), Barnes (Common) and Blair Williams (Moon Bloodgood). However, Christian Bale refused to lend his voice and likeness for the game. Rose McGowan is in the game as well, voicing the game-exclusive character Angie Salter, who is an ex-high school teacher. On the other hand, Common and Moon Bloodgood are voicing their own characters from the film (Barnes and Blair, respectively).
Terminator Salvation is a third person shooter where the player needs to "constantly move, flank, cover and utilize their squad to progress." The player must battle Skynet enemies from the film of the same name as well as new enemies specifically designed for the game.