Terminator 3: Redemption E3 Fact Sheet @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 13, 2004

News: It might be Atari's redemption for the Terminator license, or it might be the final nail in the coffin. This fact sheet gives me hope.

The Terminator series has not had the best of luck when it comes to video game translations. The games are buggy, rushed, graphically poor and in the case of T3: Rise of the Machines, close to unplayable. But after giving Redemption a spin in January my hope began to rise. And now, after seeing the latest Fact Sheet that Atari released has me clamoring for more. I hope Terminator 3: Redemption can redeem the Terminator franchise. Because if not, this is seriously wasted potential. The Fact Sheet from Atari:

Platform: PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube
Release Date: September 2004
Developer: Paradigm Entertainment
Publisher: Atari

Product Description
Terminator 3: The Redemption will take players for a thrill ride into the post-apocalyptic universe as they play the series' signature icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice and likeness, Terminator 3: The Redemption will surprise players with innovative and exciting gameplay presented in a number of different styles utilising vehicles and machines straight from the Terminator universe, pitting the Terminator against numerous ground and air-based enemies.

Terminator 3: The Redemption will feature high intensity arcade style vehicle combat and character based missions from a third-person perspective. The Redemption is presented in a massive and diverse Terminator world, allowing the player to experience gameplay through three distinct timelines. Gamers will see the world of Terminator like never before - they will go places and do things that have only been hinted at in the films, including a futuristic world where SkyNet has defeated the human resistance.

Product Features:

14 single player levels in a variety of highly detailed, photorealistic environments.

Co-op gameplay allowing friends to protect resistance forces on the ground by blasting Skynet opponents from the air.

Fight as the Terminator in third-person, adrenaline rush driving action, which takes place in current day Los Angeles and devastated future Los Angeles, as well as alternate future scenarios.

Engage in classic Terminator combat - rip out opposing Terminator's power cells and use them as high-powered explosive devices; use dismantled Endoskeleton torsos as shields; pick-up objects in the environment and pummel opponents with them; or simply smash opponents to pieces with metal-bending hand-to-hand moves.

Command any vehicle on the battlefield. Leap from vehicle to vehicle and seize control of SkyNet or Tech Com weapons of war.

Experience "Terminator Moments," which reward the player with cool "only Terminator" action shots for executing risky moves or finding short-cuts.

Utilise vehicle weapons for enhanced Terminator combat, including Tech Com truck-mounted laser cannons and helicopter-mounted chain guns as well as advanced SkyNet weapons attached to Future Killer robots, tanks and hovercraft.

More than 15 minutes of actual movie footage taken straight from the Hollywood blockbuster Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.