Terminator Salvation video has gameplay

by Richard Mitchell { Apr 20th 2009 at 8:15PM }

We thought about coming up with a better headline for this post, but given our recent hands-on time with Terminator Salvation, we thought we'd let the video speak for itself. The above video is comprised solely of gameplay footage from Grin's upcoming John Connor simulator, replete with plenty of gun shootin', grenade throwin', cover grabbin' action.

While we'll have to wait until next month to pass judgment on the final game, the action certainly looks decent. At the very least, the video does confirm one thing: They definitely got the music right, so that's a plus.

Tags: grin, terminator, terminator-salvation, warner-bros

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

nikescar @ Apr 20th 2009 8:17PM

You'd think robots would have better aim than that. Remember RoboCop?

Foetoid @ Apr 20th 2009 9:16PM

I just hope our main protagonists' jeans are replaceable. With all that sliding around into cover, it's gotta wear through to the bone eventually. Someone will do a webcomic showing John Conners legs with no meat left on them.

gorillandy @ Apr 21st 2009 1:47AM

Oh, c'mon now. There's plenty of reasons those terminators are missing so blatantly. 2-ton gun recoil, invisible magnets, slight breeze, God, Leonard Nimoy... it's not like they're hard-wired titanium-solid precision soldiers of death.

chililili @ Apr 21st 2009 12:00AM

Nah look how barely functional the AI was in Terminator (the first one) and this is before that, I think that this is the only game out there that has a real feasible excuse for clunky AI.

N3M3515 @ Apr 21st 2009 1:09AM

I remember Robocop vs Terminator for the SNES. They were damn good shots back then.

gorillandy @ Apr 21st 2009 1:48AM

@chililili - I agree to a certain extent... they are crappy shots unless they have their human skin covering them. Then they're pretty damn accurate. Enough at least to wipe out half a police department. It'll be interesting to see how they fare in the game.

cafecito @ Apr 21st 2009 3:22AM

If they had Robocop's accuracy, the game would last 3 seconds :P

No fun.

James @ Apr 20th 2009 8:21PM

Wow, this does look decent. Fun actually!

@nikescar - LOL

Foetoid @ Apr 20th 2009 9:13PM

This game is 360-purchase-worthy. I'm due to get one for Fable 2, FFXIII, DMC4 and RE5 anyway, now this game too. Need....more.......monies :(

Hace @ Apr 20th 2009 8:26PM

Good to know that the KillSwitch cover system still isn't being overused or anything. No sirree

Vidikron @ Apr 20th 2009 8:27PM

Come on though... how many ways can you really do cover?

DBuck_Eye @ Apr 20th 2009 8:46PM

The cool way. You know, where you position your character behind cover using the analog stick and the crouch button. I thought that way worked well.

Arttemis @ Apr 20th 2009 9:07PM

@DBuck_Eye - There's no need ignore progress made in the 3rd-person-shooter genre and take steps backwards.

An improvement would be to perhaps create the transition between standing/covered more seemless, and adding functionality while you're using cover.

ryan @ Apr 21st 2009 12:51AM

+1 for the sarcasm Dbuck!

TravisO @ Apr 20th 2009 8:31PM

I'm liking it, but the Gears of War style gameplay has me worried if it's well executed, we all remember what happened in Resident Evil 5, right?

Jason Statham (Aka Vegeta) @ Apr 20th 2009 8:47PM

Except Resident Evil 5 played nothing like Gears of War.

Obie (XBL: Obienator) @ Apr 20th 2009 9:08PM

I am currently playing RE5 and enjoying it a lot more than Gears 2, but that is just my personal opinion. :)

Joe @ Apr 20th 2009 9:26PM

Funny you should say that because the over-the-shoulder Gears of War camera was inspired by Resident Evil 4 so if anything Gears ripped off of RE.

ryan @ Apr 21st 2009 12:46AM

RE5 dev team was said to be "big fans of Gears of War" too. Which led to them looking into a similar control option. Just using Rstick and Rtrigger to aim and shoot doesn't cover it, RE5 dev team!

doc j @ Apr 20th 2009 8:31PM

I remember when this was called Gears of War.

Of course, saying a game looks like Gears of War is not a bad thing.

knightfresh @ Apr 20th 2009 8:31PM

Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised, same as i was with Wolverine, same as I was with Batman: Arkhym Asylum. Are games with movie tie-ins just getting better?

Arttemis @ Apr 20th 2009 8:54PM

It seems that they're rising above the usual drivel, but Batman: Arkham Asylum isn't connected to any movies.

With that said, I thought Sega's Iron Man game was decent despite the obviously lazy job done with it - only if you can get it for super cheap.

Obie (XBL: Obienator) @ Apr 20th 2009 9:09PM

Don't jinx it dude!

Mr French @ Apr 21st 2009 1:11AM

I'd say so far they're looking better. But seeing as how none of these games are out yet, we'll have to wait and see..

SugarDaddy @ Apr 21st 2009 8:32AM

Just because this game has a cover system does not mean it will be good. And if Wolverine doesn't have a combat system that rivals Ninja Gaiden, then it may also suck. So, it remains to be seen whether these movie games break the tradition. After all, the reason most movie games suck is because they're pushed to release to coincide with the movie.

NoughtSoClever @ Apr 21st 2009 10:19AM

What exactly do you mean by 'rival'? Do you mean it has to be like Ninja Gaiden's system to be good? Or are you just saying that it has to be good in order to not suck?

atrimus @ Apr 20th 2009 8:35PM

goal accomplished Joystiq. i'm getting the 360 version just because that's the only system you tagged.

Roofie @ Apr 20th 2009 8:46PM

I noticed that as well. Is this game not a multi-plat?

atrimus @ Apr 20th 2009 9:06PM

it is. who knows why Joystiq only tagged XBox?

Kael @ Apr 20th 2009 8:38PM

Those animations were surprisingly awesome. So did the rest of the trailer, actually. Very nice.

FNG @ Apr 20th 2009 8:39PM

I clicked on the recent hands-on time link before I watched the video because I didn't read it before. You really bashed the game. After watching the video, I'm interested in the game. Did the demo you played not look and play like the video?

cylet @ Apr 20th 2009 8:42PM

DID I SEE SPLIT SCREEN CO-OP?! I WANT IT!!!

Cj @ Apr 20th 2009 8:43PM

Want me to trash your lights?!

Kevin949 @ Apr 20th 2009 8:46PM

Those terminators were dropping like chumps. Game looks like a lot of fun though.

wait in the car @ Apr 20th 2009 10:14PM

Yeah, what's up with that? I'd understand if they were using
futuristic lasers or something, but those looked and sounded like
bullet-spewing machine guns. I'd almost prefer a game in which there
are few terminators that are just d@mn near indestructable, and you
spend the whole game figuring out how to take them down while being
constantly hunted. You know.... like the movies.

Besides that, the game looks pretty cool though.

Dan the Man @ Apr 20th 2009 8:46PM

This actually looks like a good movie game.

Arttemis @ Apr 20th 2009 9:11PM

The animations used to roll into and out of cover look really slick! I'm actually optimistically looking forward to this game!

With all of the comparisons to GoW due to the similar cover system, I have to say it's disappointing that there will be no online co-op mode (only local)... Hopefully it still turns out as well as I'm hoping!