PS3 Review – Terminator Salvation
The visuals for Terminator Salvation were actually good. They may not be at the same level as top-teir titles, but in regards to other movie licensed games, the graphics really stand out. The sound and voiceovers are also done rather well. The characters are very convincing, and at times it really does feel like you are in a war zone.
There were other problems that popped up, though. For one, the game is rather short. I played through on Hard, and it still only took six hours to complete. The repetitive gameplay, as stated above, is also quite annoying. If they could have added in some sort of environmental puzzles, that would not only solved the repetitive game play, but also added to the game’s overall length.
The lack of enemy variety was also troubling. You come across six enemies, with four of the six appearing in almost every fight. There also are no boss fights, and with a game like this you it’s hard not to expect any. The last issue was the way the developers handled the health system. Though the health bar is regenerative, the only time it regenerates is after a wave of enemies have been destroyed. There are no health packs to speak of, and if you get ambushed and lose a lot of health at the beginning of the wave, you end up having to rely on your teammates. Not a huge issue, but it can get frustrating.
Terminator Salvation isn’t a terrible game; it’s just not that compelling. While it’s great that the developers came up with an original story, and delivered on the graphics and audio work, there’s still some major flaws. The campaign is way too short, the gameplay is repetitive, the health system is occasionally frustrating, and it lacks any sort of replay value. If you are a huge trophy collector and want an easy Platinum trophy, this is a decent title to rent. Otherwise, I recommend passing on Terminator Salvation.
PlayStation LifeStyle’s Final Score
Brand new story that differs from the movie. Great visuals, but repetitive gameplay. Very short campaign mode with no replay value.
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12 Responses to “PS3 Review – Terminator Salvation”
i thought this game was awful
People! Rent this game! IT IS AWESOME!
JK
But it’s the easiest platinum.
As I’ve heard, this game was good. It was just lacking bosses to make the game more exciting.
How is this game a 2/5? out of 4 hours of gameplay I’m only like 2 trophies in because the game is so glitchy that I end up with game breaking glitches every few minutes and that’s not even the worst of it!
Example of non glitch, when using the turrets I have to change the sensitivity on my controller because you have to shoot so much that you can not release the trigger. Yet the overheat mechanic doesn’t seem to be worth while because usually by the time the thing overheats you’re either dead, or killed everything on the screen.
Examples of game breaking mechanics is when I had 1 of those things you can only attack from behind, spawning INSIDE OF A FREAKING WALL! How can i hit it from behind if it can’t move? Without a rocket launcher it would have been immortal. Thank goodness I hoard those things.
Another example is that when those thingies break through the wall in the city place that’s after the helicopter car stuff, I kept ending up having that stupid thing break the wall, but it wouldn’t leave that little nook unless I let the computer trigger the action, and I hadn’t progressed past a certain point. Any other conditions and it wouldn’t leave the whole meaning that I couldnt’ kill it easily without a rocket launcher if at all…
To end my review (Yes I consider talking about how buggy the game is as a review lol) only RENT this game if you want an easy platinum AND have someone to play with.
1. It’s not hard but it helps to have someone to conquer game breaking glitches and A.I. problems that have had no end in sight, and terrible cover options (why do they allow you to take cover, if most of the enemies attack you from the sky, and when you have 2 of those heavily shielded things attacking you their fire is so concentrated that you can’t escape until you die from an ariel assault?)
2. Bsing with a friend while you laugh at how horrible a game is, gives you a better lasting impression of it… until you play it again with another friend years later and remember that you were laughing at how horrible it was, and ruin those good memories.
I’ll say it ,
It SUX
worth the 6 or so hours of silliness for a platinum. by far the easiest platinum on the market right now. rent it, beat it on hard, (not all that hard really.) and BAM. you got yerself a platinum trophy. if you find it in the bargain bin somewhere, leave it. that’s where it belongs.
How can you justify this game to be a 2/5.
NO! this game is a 1/5 POS. Nothing in this game is good. I just want to know what brought it up to a 2 lol
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