Hey everybody, that is Mike Tucker, design director and programmer at Bitmap Bureau. On behalf of our group, we’re thrilled to disclose Terminator 2D: No Destiny, an formally licensed 2D motion side-scroller is launching September 5 on PS5 and PS4!
Our group poured its ardour into crafting adrenaline-fueled arcade gameplay and beautiful pixel artwork—the very components that make video games particular to us. As our first licensed sport, we needed to do justice to the Terminator 2 legacy.
I really feel Terminator 2D: No Destiny is a love letter to ‘80s/‘90s arcade video games, and my mission was to create the T2 side-scroller we must always have had in our youth. Gamers management Sarah Connor, John Connor, and the T-800 in arcade-style missions that retell Terminator 2: Judgment Day whereas increasing its narrative.
Sarah Connor
Our group are huge followers of the movie—particularly Sarah Connor, one of many best motion heroes of all time. We knew enjoying as her can be particular, so we labored laborious to make her playstyle really feel genuine. Sarah is agile and reactive, mirroring her paranoia and intense coaching. She excels in melee fight, sliding into enemies for direct assaults, reflecting her fearlessness. We additionally gave her a laser sight, impressed by the long-lasting Miles Dyson scene. It locks the participant in place however considerably boosts harm.
John Connor
One of the crucial thrilling elements of improvement was designing the Future Struggle missions, the place gamers management an grownup John Connor main the Resistance. Since T2 solely offers glimpses of John’s management, we had enjoyable increasing his lore. His gameplay emphasizes strategic mid-to-long-range fight, utilizing a plasma rifle, pipe bombs, and three ammo sorts. He’s much less agile than Sarah however can execute a tactical roll to evade assaults.
T-800
Few characters in cinema match the sheer presence of the T-800. We made him transfer intentionally to emphasise his weight and energy, most evident in his devastating shoulder barge. He compensates for slower velocity with excessive sturdiness, taking vital harm earlier than happening. The T-800’s segments have been a blast to create, particularly recreating iconic moments just like the Corral bar brawl and the bike escape from the T-1000 in a 2D arcade fashion.
T-1000
In fact, the T-1000 is likely one of the most legendary villains of all time. Robert Patrick’s unforgettable efficiency—his gradual, intimidating stroll and relentless dash—was essential for us to seize. Bringing his liquid steel talents to life in pixel artwork was an actual problem, however our animators nailed his menace. Gamers will really feel it once they face him in-game.
Engaged on a title linked to such a revered movie has been an enormous honor. Terminator 2’s characters are among the many most beloved in cinema, and we hope gamers get pleasure from enjoying them as a lot as we loved bringing them to life.
Terminator 2D: No Destiny launches on PS5 and PS4 September 5.
