T3: The Redemption– Excellent Review!

Buffalo News journalist, Jim Scott , has reviewed Atari's latest addition to the Terminator gaming world, T3: The Redemption, and boy did he like it!

Here's what Scott had to say:

“In Atari's Terminator 3: The Redemption , I am the Terminator, crushing everything in my path with a steely-eyed stare and spitting out one-liners all the while. And I like it.

This new video game is one of the most engaging titles I've played all year. A familiar story line, raucous cyborg destruction and a deft attention to design detail make this third-person shooter an addictive treat.

I tried the GameCube version, taking on the role of the T-850 Model 101 (that's fan talk for Arnie's Terminator character).

As the game begins, I've been captured by the Human resistance and reprogrammed to travel through three different timelines to protect John Conner and Kate Brewster - and the future of mankind.

The detail and scale that I felt playing this game is unmatched by any other I've tried.

When the Terminator hops in a pickup truck and barrels through a futuristic war-torn city, shots from my assault rifle plow through silvery cyborgs and glance off other distant objects with nicely detailed varying degrees of damage.

And I felt the immense proportions of desolate cities as I dodged streams of plasma fire to save the future. Explosions from your weapon blasts glow in the distance, with fire and plumes of black smoke peeking out behind tall buildings.

There are 20 vehicles from various timelines at my disposal, including a black hearse, though I walked through some levels for a little hand-to-hand combat with a multitude of cyborgs who shoot back with accuracy.

My Terminator character incurred damage to his shoulder as cyborgs nicked his body with rifle shots. One too many hits and it's "Hasta la vista baby!"

In one fun sequence, the Terminator bellows "I require a vehicle!" before jumping in a beaten up Tech-Com car, equipped with a plasma cannon and a missile launcher on the roof. The player faces backward while a buddy drives, shooting at quick airborne enemies hovering above trying to keep him from reaching the goal that will propel him past the level.

There's never a dull moment in this $40, T-rated game, which is also available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

4 out of four stars!”

Global Arnold Staff