90s classic Terminator 2 is getting another video game adaptation for 2025Michael BeckwithPublished February 27, 2025 5:53pmUpdated February 27, 2025 5:53pm You cant have a Terminator 2 game without the highway chase (Reef Entertainment)A new Terminator game has been announced but its sticking close to the technology of 1991, for a new retro themed side-scroller due out this year.Would you believe there were no less than six video games based on Terminator 2: Judgment Day, all of which came out in the span of three years, at the time of the films original release? Its difficult to imagine something like that happening nowadays and yet apparently theres room for one more.Its been nearly 34 years since the movie came out but Reef Entertainment, the publisher behind 2019 first person shooter Terminator Resistance, has decided to make its next Terminator title a direct adaptation of the beloved sequel.Rather than a big budget shooter though, Terminator 2D: No Fate is, as the name suggests, a 2D action side-scroller that deliberately evokes 80s and 90s era arcade games.For the most part, Terminator 2D looks like a straight adaptation of the movie (the trailer confirms the iconic highway chase is included), with you playing as both the T-800 and Sarah Connor as they attempt to thwart the T-1000.However, the game is set to include entirely new future sections that see you play as John Connor in what look like Contra inspired run n gun levels.In fact, Terminator 2D promises to include a lot of new content that wasnt shown in the movie. Aside from original scenarios and untold Terminator stories, Reef Entertainment says there will be multiple endings as well.For instance, this screenshot tells us itll be possible to have Sarah kill Miles Dyson (one of Skynets creators); something she never did in the movie.Reef Entertainment also mentions multiple game modes besides the main campaign, including an arcade mode and a boss rush as well as infinite mode and level training. Details on what exactly those last two are havent been shared.As for who is making the game, that would be British studio Bitmap Bureau, which has plenty of experience in making retro inspired games, like side-scrolling beat em up Final Vendetta and top-down shooter Xeno Crisis. That second one is even playable on a bunch of retro consoles, including the Mega Drive and SNES.More TrendingBitmap Bureau has similar plans for Terminator 2D, but the game is currently only confirmed for modern platforms Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC and is slated to launch physically and digitally on September 5, 2025.This isnt the only Terminator game dropping this year. In 2022, Terminator: Resistance studio Nacon announced an open world survival game entitled Terminator: Survivors, as a follow-up to Resistance.An early access version was meant to launch for PC in October 2024, but Nacon opted to delay it to an unspecified date in 2025. Its very much not intended to be a retro-esque experience as, aside from PC, its only slated to come to Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.Elsewhere, the T-1000 is set to arrive as the next DLC character for Mortal Kombat 1 on March 18, with the actor Robert Patrick reprising the role. Youve got to love this game over screen (Reef Entertainment)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy