Walkthrough of The Terminator for Sega CD. Played by me. Difficulty: Super!
This is a video game first released in 1992 based on the original 1984 film of the same name. It was coded by Probe Software and released by Virgin Games on all the Sega video game consoles available at the time (Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Game Gear). In 1993, another game coded by Virgin Games USA was developed and released by Virgin for the Mega-CD/Sega CD.
The Mega-CD/Sega CD version, released by Virgin Games USA, was an entirely revamped game which had all-new levels, with development based on the David Perry engine, and was noted for its musical score by Tommy Tallarico, Bijan Shaheer, Joey Kuras, and TeknoMan. This music is generated in Q Sound. The objective is identical to the movie, which involves future soldier Kyle Reese going through the Time Displacement equipment located inside a Skynet base in the year 2029 AD, to go back in time to Los Angeles 1984 to protect Sarah Connor from the Terminator. It is considered to be the best game based on the original The Terminator.
Shawn Sackenheim of AllGame gave the Sega CD version four stars out of five and wrote, "The graphics always stay pretty bleak, this time from design and not from the system's limitations. Even in the neon lit dance club, TechNoir, the backgrounds remain dark, lit only by the bars of neon lights around the level. The dark and dreary graphics actually lend themselves nicely to the mood of the game." Sackenheim also praised Tallarico's score, saying that it added "a ton to the impact of the graphics and the mood of each level." Sackenheim concluded, "While it may not have been the best looking action/platformer around, it could definitely give any other game a run for its money."