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Some Qestions will be answered

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 23
Date: November 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Terminator 3 :Rise of the Machines the movie has already extended the borders of the trilogy's universe more than we have known before ,it took the story in a completely new paths ,but in doing so the movie left some unanswered questions ,the fans of the series were racing to put theories to fill the gaps ,now the Terminator 3 The game has finally come to answer some of your questions .

First of all this game as we all know isn't the first game based on the legendary series ,many games appeared on older consoles and it's not even the first PS2 game features the mighty terminator ,the first game(Dawn Of Fate) was absolutely mediocre experience ,and beside that none of the previous games have featured the character of Arnold Schwarzenegger completed with face's features and voice ,now all of that is included in this new game ,promising to give a thrilling experience for both the series' fans and the gamers ,also the game features all the characters from the movie with their voice and features ,And the motion capturing technology provided here gives a feel of amazing realism ,The game also features an extensive cut scenes and there are some cinematic scenes filmed especially for the game .

The game itself is actually two games bundled in one ,The story follows the events of the movie very closely ,And a great feature here that the events is played according to the Terminator's (Arnie) point of view ,With the lovely red screen which scans the targets and collect primal and advanced information about them ,The game launches in a first person mode ,So you are guaranteed to blow up all the obstacles in front of you ,Ins some movie's scenes like the Cemetery Scene which is implemented in the game you will feel the thrill in destroying the police's vehicles but there are a very big different here ,Where in the movie we see Arnie insures that there are no human causalities in the battle ,In the game you will be given the option to make causalities or not ,depends on your respect for the human lives!

Other sections of the game will turn into third person view ,That's in the section where you meet some enemies like the Female Terminator X ,In this you will have the ability for hand fighting ,This will be repeated in various parts of the game ,Every one of them with different purpose ,Also there will be different weapons to accompany you during the journey ,Ranging from the ordinary guns to more advanced futuristic weapons ,All at your service!

As noted in this review's title there will be some questions which weren't answered in the movie and will be answered in the game ,Sort of interaction like the MATRIX game ,But here it's different because the game and the movie are not parallel ,They have the same story line but the game sheds the light on some dark spots in the series' world ,Including some questions about time travel which is a very vital element in the game because we see the terminator moves back and forth in the time's tunnels ,And that helps you to uncover the mysteries ,One final thing to note that the staff of the movie have been involved in some way or another with the game developer's to insure that the game is essential thing for the movie ,So it's guaranteed to give you the same look and feel of the movie and the series itself ,All of that promises a very huge adventure and enjoyable experience .

Terminator 3: Action Game of the YEAR

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: August 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is going to be one of the best games made this year...1st and 3rd are available along with great graphics and the actual voices of ARNOLD and the rest of the crew from the movie, so thats fantastic! Also you can play the 1984 Terminator where you go after Sarah Connor to kill her so she doesn't have John Connor, or you can play the 92' Terminator where you protect John, or you can play 03' Terminator where you protect John and others...(don't want to spoil the movie) There are so many things you can do with this game, this surely is going to be a 100% ... game!

Biggn

Bad, real bad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: November 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was actually looking forward to playing Terminator 3 on the PS2 and had high expectations for it, just like I had had with the Enter the Matrix game earlier this year. And once again, just like with Enter the Matrix, I should have known better. Everything about this game is bad, real bad. The entire game just seems so poorly pieced together that it comes off as a hack job. The graphics are bland with chunky polygons, the controls are clunky, the missions are boring and repetitive, and the game all together is too easy. There are extras to unlock such as CG segments and actual scenes deleted from the film, but nothing here is worth laying down hard earned money for whether it's purchase or a rental. The mediocre Terminator: Dawn of Fate was better than this dud. All in all, Terminator fans should stay far away from this game, which is yet another licensed dud.

Oh Yeah!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: November 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Finally a chance to be the Terminator! This is cool! I paid full price for this game, and I still think it was worth it - even though I see amazon.com is already giving $20 off now. I played from Friday night to Sunday night and beat the game on the Easy level. I enjoyed the destruction and the actual actors from the third movie doing the voices.

I don't see why gamespot's reviewers gave it such a low rating. I also can't figure out why some of the reviewers here say you can play as a human? Would someone please tell me how?

If you enjoyed the Terminator series and/or enjoy first person shooter games, you should give this one a try. Nice weapon selection - I finally got a chance to use a Phase Plasma Rifle (I assume it was a 40-watt range model).

This could have been a great game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Although not completely horrible--I did bother to finish the game, after all, although I "cheated" a bit, this game is a great disappointment. It could have been so much more. Contra mainstream opinions, I'm usually a big fan of movie tie-in games--they're often my favorites. But this is one case where I can painfully see the common criticism lobbed against these titles--Terminator 3 seems as if it were ridiculously rushed through production.

Almost all of this game is a first person shooter. The controls are completely non-intuitive. There's not much of a story. You basically go through a number of very simple maze-like environments and shoot Terminators and machinery/weapons. Most levels are just variations on the same thing, over and over. It's not that the game isn't challenging; as I mentioned, I had to employ cheats to complete it--invincibility and unlimited ammunition. But the challenge isn't what you'd like it to be. What makes the game so difficult is that (1) the controls are very difficult to get used to--it takes a long time to become acclimated to moving around the environments, firing weapons, and so on; and (2) the graphics are horrible--most of the game is way too dark, whenever you get close to anything all you can see is a blur, and you can very easily walk into walls and corners, so that if you turn around, you just get a black blur turning into a brown blur, with a white square blur over there, and so on. Meanwhile, there is an endless barrage of terminators and flying machines firing on you, so even if you can't see anything to find them, they'll quickly kill you and you have to start all over. I can't see how anyone could make it through this game without the invincibility cheat. It also doesn't help that mission objectives are relayed by a woman mumbling in a monotone voice, but thankfully they are also given to you in a text form.

Because it was so difficult to maneuver and see what I was doing, I had to routinely switch to my "map" screen. But the map screen takes a lot of the fun out of the game, as it shows you very easily where you are and just where you need to go. I'd walk a few yards in one direction, bump into a wall and see a bunch of blurry stuff, go to the map screen to figure out which way I was facing, go back to the main game screen, turn as necessary, and repeat. Most of the time when I got to the stuff I needed to get to in order to complete my next objective, I had little idea what I was attaining. I just new I had to go there because the map screen showed it, and once I got there, it said my objective was complete.

Maybe I'm not much of a fan of first-person shooters. I haven't played a lot of them yet, although I've played some. I don't remember them being as unpleasant to control as this game is.

The real crime, though, is that this could have been such a great game. During the boss fights, you get to play Arnold in a third person mode. That was already a great improvement. When the environments weren't so dark, and when they weren't just more variations on the anonymous post-apocalyptic wastelands that all look the same and just amount to a lot of mindless shooting where it doesn't matter which of the thirty guns you use, the game was actually pretty fun. I love the Terminator films, and I even liked the third installment--there was a story there that would have been fun to play in a third person mode. Some of the graphics work was done for a better game, as the cut scenes in 3D PlayStation graphics were far more entertaining, varied and engaging than the game (although a sign of being a rush job was present in later cut scenes just being film clips). I wanted to be doing those other tasks instead. They should have had you drive the crane through Los Angeles. They should have had some sections of the game that had puzzles instead of just shooting stuff level after level. There should have been some interaction with other characters. Even with the game design as it stood, it could have been much better with better graphics, lighting and control.

It's probably worth picking this game up if you're a huge Terminator or first-person shooter fan, as you should be able to get it very cheaply (as I did). At least with the cheats on, it was entertaining enough--and even occasionally fun--to work through the game once (although with the cheats on, you can do it in a few hours, but it's better than hour after hour of frustration without them). Just don't expect too much and try to not think too much about the game that could have been.

this game rocks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: June 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is great you get to kill terminators, play as the T-800, and Genaral Conner.You fight the T-X and T-800's.

Will be a GREAT game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: July 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Terminator 3 is expected to be a GREAT game. As the previous Terminator games have not been as good, Rise of the Machines is going to excellent. With great graphics and an awesome storyline, T3 is an excitement to all Terminator fans and players. Also it includes playing in 3rd person and 1st person. For hardcore gamers, this game is a must have.

terminator 3: rise of the machine review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: June 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Terminator 3 is a good game with great graphics. its way better than the first terminator game with much more options and guns. i give it a perfect five.

Pretty easy to defeat

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun, with tons of awesome guns, but a total of about 15 hours was all it took me to do the 23 missions in this game, and I am NOT a great video game player. My advice is to play SOCOM II - tons better value for the money! Probably why T3 was $50 before Christmas, and is already down to $20.

Wow, sooo fun, but too easy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Iv been waiting for this game to come out for a long time, but finnally it came.The game has so much action and fun, it goes by quick.It is also really easy to play.At first, the controls are a little wiered, but you get the hang of it.You really should buy this game!!I loved it from the first 5minutes,and you probably would too.But the really cool thing is the T3:Redemption demo!Thats right, another terminator game!!!!!!!I beat the terminator game in 3 days,to my surprize,I saw the demo!This is the coolest demo Ive ever played.Its just as, if not cooler, than the origional game itself.Well anyway, the whole game is cool,so just buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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