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Despite not having a new movie in six years, Terminator has been recently kept alive through TV and video games. The next game for the franchise goes back to its pastspecifically, its game-changing sequel,Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Developed by Xeno Crisis and Final Vendetta creator Bitmap Bureau,Terminator 2D: No Fateis a retro-style sidescroller that sees players inhabit Sarah Connor, the T-800, and the adult John Connor. As Sarah, players stealth and shoot their way through levels while occasionally avoiding the T-1000, and playing the T-800 will have you shoot and punch your way through anything in sight. (As the trailer shows, part of that brawling will involve being a buck-ass nude Terminator.) Finally, playing John means running and gunning through the post-apocalypse and leading fellow resistance fighters to bring down Skynet once and for all. Terminator 2has been adapted for games a handful of times, most of which were basically straight adaptations of the film. Bitmap saidNo Fatewill adapt specific scenes fromT2and feature wholly original moments of its own. Itll also have multiple endings, which should encourage multiple playthroughs to see how humanity is saved or further doomed, depending on player actions. With Terminator 2turning 25 years old in 2026, this can be another way to celebrate the films anniversary when it eventually rolls around. And if not that, theres always the other modern eraTerminatorgames out now (like Resistance or Survivors), or just playing the T-1000 in Mortal Kombat 1. Terminator 2D: No Fatereleases September 5 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Bitmap also teased its release on retro platforms, whose specifics and date are TBD. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.