The Terminator: Dawn of Fate

""The future is not set. The is no fate but what we make for ourselves.""

The story of the game takes place before Terminator 1 and after Terminator 3 in 2027 Los Angeles, since the whole story is a time loop. In the game you can be three characters. Sergeant Kyle Reese, Captain Justin Perry, and Lieutenant Catherine Luna. There are ten levels, and a training level. In each level you earn medals based on your performance in the level.

You get medals based on
Ground Pounder-Soldiers who have killed a vast number of SKYNET forces in combat.

Martial Arts Master- Fighters who have decimated the enemy through hand-to-hand techniques.

Raging Valor- Fierce soldiers who engage the enemy with adrenaline-filled battle rage.

Sharp Shooter- Sharp Shooter who assures that every bullet counts against the enemy.

Speed Demon- Completed the combat mission far faster than originally planned.

The are more than ten weapons that you can use including an AP50, a PLM40, and C4 explosives. There is also your hand-to-hand fighting weapon called the Baton. The Baton is used to kill Terminators that are lying down to give an automatic kill called the Baton Finishing Stab. You can also hit them with it, and then use your guns to finish it.

During each level you can find items called Tech-Points which you can use at the end of the level to buy upgrades for you characters. You can upgrade your Med-Pack Healing, Armor Value, Max Weapon ammo, and Max Adrenaline. The upgrades come in handy when your a in tough situations such as fighting a Ground H-K (Hunter-Killer). The game contains many extras including FMV's and picture galleries. You also can unlock cheats, characters, Threat Data and many others. Some of the enemies you face include, the T-800, the T-100, the Ground H-K's, and Infiltrators.

So here is the rating part.

Music-Good 8/10. The music changes when you get into battle with the Terminators, it is more strong of music, and it really puts the fighting to life.

Graphics- Awesome 9/10. Not as good a FFX but it's good. The beginning FMV is the part of the beginning of T1, but in Playstation 2 Graphics. The Terminators look good, and the scenery it really good.

Controls- Good 8/10. The camera angle is really annoying, but besides that all is well. Targeting system is good, just press a button and there you go. You can switch to First Person and shoot the heads of the Terminators.(Get more tech-points this way.)

Story- Best 10/10. Lets just put it this way. If you like the Terminator movies, your going to love this one. It is as simple as that.

Replay value- Awesome 9/10. There are 3 difficulties. Easy, Normal, and Terminal. There are 10 levels. Which comes to the total of 30 levels. You will want to get all the medals, this will take awhile. You will just play for hours and hours.

So that comes out to 9.0 and I will add one more points because Terminator is one of the best movies of all time, and this game deserves a 10.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 06/16/03, Updated 06/16/03