Alright, so The Terminator 2 on NES is basically you stepping into John Connor’s shoes to stop Skynet from wrecking the future. The game throws you right into the warzone—you start off blasting through Skynet’s defenses with a pulse rifle, which feels pretty satisfying until you realize the T-1000 is lurking somewhere, waiting to ruin your day.

It’s got that classic side-scrolling action where you’re jumping over pits, dodging enemy fire, and occasionally hopping into a vehicle for a change of pace. The music’s got that gritty, urgent synth vibe that actually fits the whole "last hope for humanity" thing. Just don’t expect the movie’s polish—this is NES-era Terminator, so some of the sprites are… let’s say "interpretive."

Oh, and if you don’t take down that liquid metal nightmare? Yeah, game over. No second chances. You either rewrite history or get a one-way ticket to the scrap heap.