Retro The Terminator Game Collection

Across many of The Terminator games, the core conflict revolves around the war between humanity's Resistance and the artificial intelligence Skynet. Players often step into the role of a human survivor or soldier, tasked with fighting back against the machines. In titles like Terminator: Future Shock, players frequently take on the role of a Resistance fighter in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, armed with scavenged weapons to battle hordes of T-600 and T-800 models. You might find yourself maneuvering through ruined cityscapes, using cover to pick off advancing Terminators, or piloting vehicles like the Resistance's anti-Skynet tank.

Other entries in The Terminator saga, such as Terminator: Dawn of Fate, shift to a third-person perspective, allowing players to command squads of human soldiers or infiltrate enemy lines. The focus is on tactical positioning and managing limited resources against overwhelming mechanical opposition. The Terminator Salvation game, for instance, puts players in the boots of a soldier in the future war, engaging in intense firefights from a cover-based perspective, where dodging plasma blasts and taking down Hunter-Killers becomes paramount.

More recent entries like Terminator: Resistance delve into the struggle for survival, where players embody Jacob Rivers, a low-ranking Resistance member. Gameplay in these parts of The Terminator series involves stealthily navigating Skynet-controlled territories, crafting equipment, hacking terminals, and engaging in desperate shootouts where a single Terminator can mean certain death if not approached carefully. The constant threat of these formidable, nearly indestructible machines defines the player's experience throughout the series.