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Wow, what an improvement! And the original game itself for Genesis wasn't even that bad. This is a simple (simple in design, not difficulty) run-n-gun take on a movie. I say take on a film in a Jim Rome style since there is hardly anything in the actual gameplay that is directly taken from the film (I don't think there were twenty people in the TechNoir crowd all dressed the same trying to kill you, but I may be wrong). There are only a few knocks against this game that knock it down from a perfect score, and those are that most of the levels are exactly the same feel and have very similar layouts. For example, most of the game, its "run all the way to the right, kill everything. go up, run all the way to the left, kill everything, go down two levels and so on and so forth". I mean, it is a platforming shooter, but I am just saying that the format and what Virgin Games did with it in this game gets repetitive. The music on this version is of perfect Sega CD quality, and I don't believe there is too much that can be said about that, besides that the music is great for the most part. Another problem with this game (not saying that it is bad), is the controls and the number of hits required to kill an enemy. The controls are a bit irrititating in a few spots such as getting on ladders and the jumping can be kind of spotty. Characters in this game must have kevlar skin, because it takes at least four or five shots to kill even a human! You have to unload with the strongest weapon to kill anyone in a decent speed. Also, there are certain things that will kill you instantly, even if you have the rare invulnerability shield, and those things are Ahhnuld, the smaller HK, and falling in lava. Overall though, this is a good game that will be worth the money and time you will invest in it. I am just not the biggest fan of the format of this game, but I am a huge Terminator fan, so I had to put my two cents in.
Final Score: 8 Human Skulls
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