Terminator 2

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is based on the film of the same name, in which two Terminator machine models, the T-800 and the T-1000, are sent back from the future. The T-800 is tasked with protecting a boy named John Connor, who will eventually become the leader of the human resistance in a war against machines. The T-1000 has been sent back with an order to kill young John, ensuring the rise of the machines. In the game, the player largely takes the role of the T-800. John's mother, Sarah Connor, is also playable in certain levels.

The levels are based on prominent scenes from the film, including one in which the T-1000 drives a truck through a flood control channel, in pursuit of the T-800 and John, who are riding on a motorcycle. Other scenes recreated in the game include Sarah's escape from a mental hospital, a sabotage of Cyberdyne Systems' headquarters, and a showdown between the Terminators in a steel mill. Digitized images from the film appear in between levels to advance the story.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day was developed by Dementia, a game development group based in Wolverhampton, England. The game was published by Ocean Software. Ocean secured the rights to a video game adaptation of the film while it was in the post-production phase. Kevin Bulmer and Richard Costello, the heads of Dementia, had met with Ocean to seek funding for a potential role-playing video game.

Ocean manager Gary Bracey was impressed with their proposal but wanted them to develop a Terminator 2 video game first. Ocean had been impressed by Dementia's previous game, titled Corporation. Although Bulmer was a Terminator fan, he was initially hesitant to accept the offer, later saying that Dementia already had other projects planned and that "there's less money to be made out of doing conversion work than original games." In January 1991, Bracey gave Bulmer a copy of the Terminator 2 film script.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day received praise for its graphics, especially its character sprites. The digitized scenes in between levels also received some praise, as well as criticism. Some critics also praised the gameplay variety, as well as the sound.

However, critics also considered the game average or disappointing. Frank Bartucca Jr. of Amiga Format wrote, "What promised to be a game that you will never forget, turns out to be a glossily-packaged game you will try not to remember and probably regret buying." Adam Waring of ST Format stated that the game "follows scenes from the film quite closely, but isn't much fun to play."