A Review of Terminator Salvation the Video Game for PC

Terminator Salvation (PC) is set two years before the movie, and while there are some of the actors from the film, Christian Bale is missing in action. Instead of Bale's likeness in the game there is a dark hared character that is supposed to be John, whom you play as in the game.

Terminator Salvation the game was originally released on May 19^th on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC to coincide with the release of the film. I picked up my copy at Best Buy for $49.99. I attempted to install the game and got the following message on my monitor:

"An error (-5006:0x80070002) has occurred while running the setup. Please make sure you have finished any previous setup and closed other applications. If the error still occurs, please contact your vendor: Evolved Games."

I did some research on line and found that hundreds of people were getting this error, but only when installing Terminator Salvation on PC. Apparently the Xbox360 and PS3 versions were just fine.

I contacted Evolved Games and was told they were looking into the problem. The next day they recalled Terminator Salvation (PC) stating there had been a manufacturing error in transferring the game to a PC installable version.

Evolved Games, the makers of Terminator Salvation (PC) claimed on their site that they would replace the defective games in a few days. I finally got my game on June 15^th. It installed, and I was finally able to play. I should not have wasted my time or money.

Terminator Salvation (PC) has you (as John Connor) fighting the same three types of enemies in every skirmish, and you use the same flank and cover moves. There is no spontaneity to Terminator Salvation (PC) at all. Each of the three enemy types is susceptible to certain types of explosions. You feel as if you can play the game in your sleep.

The environments you play in are great, and they seem to be a lot more diverse than the game itself. One gets the feeling that Terminator Salvation (PC) was rushed into production about a half an hour before the movie was released.

In between shooting up (or blowing up) the three enemies, you are being transported on the back of a truck where you man a weapon with apparently unlimited ammunition. This is repetitive and not fun at all.

Terminator Salvation (PC) is a completely repetitive game. You have no secret weapons or stashes to find, you just keep going through the same motions. Save your money and just go see the movie.