Summary
Undiscovered Masterpiece (Precursor to GTA III)
The Good
This game is simply incredible. A landmark in 3D first person shooters before they really caught on.
You play as either Reese or The Terminator. There's an entire map of LA to move around in (complete with a stadium, a cemetery, a huge parking lot, and more). You break into stores and get your supplies, and attract the attention of the police and the man (or cyborg) you're after.
In all the years I owned this, I never completed the game objective. I'd just play as The Terminator and cause havoc, steal cars, and have as many police stand-offs as possible. It's all the nihilistic fun we'd later have with the Grand Theft Auto series. The totally unrealistic graphics (none of the faces have any features, the buildings aren't much better, etc.) just make it more enjoyable.
The Bad
Again, I couldn't finish it. I'd gun down Reese, but I could never find Sarah and finish her off. Wow, I feel more and more demented writing this. But even that just goes to show how awesome this game was - the primary goal didn't matter. Besides, when you lose as The Terminator, humanity wins, so it's still a happy ending.
Playing as Reese is next to impossible, but I suppose that was the idea.
The Bottom Line
Grand Theft Auto III (or Vice City, or San Andreas) if it was made in 1990. A first person semi-3D shooter where you have an entire world to cause chaos in.
And all of this was a couple years before Wolfenstein 3d took off.
