5.6 out of 10

Terminator Salvation

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User Score (60)

6.0
Expert Score (65)

5.0
Value for money (5)

3.5
Sound quality (2)

8.5
Gameplay (19)

6.3
Graphics (19)

6.8
Sound (18)

6.8
Multiplayer (2)

7.3
Control (2)

8.0
Lifespan (4)

4.9
Playability (2)

3.7
Replay value (2)

2.7
Funfactor (3)

5.2

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1354 of 2236 in Xbox 360 Games

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Pros & Cons

interesting cover mechanic, too short, hours of fun, too linear, easy achievements

too short, very short, too linear, gets repetitive quickly, simplistic, repetitive combat

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Expert Reviews

ActionTrip

3.2/10

22 May 2009
All in all, unless you're a relentless fanatic who worships the franchise, Terminator Salvation isn't worth your time. It hardly warrants the full retail price ($60) considering it can be completed in less than four bloody... Read more
- The concept is good (though we've seen it many times before) and it looks decent enough;
- Short, dull... 'nuff said.
GameCritics.com

27 April 2009
It's generally too simplistic to judge a game based on the length of time it takes to beat. There are dozens of different aspects that make up a positive experience with a video game, and for the most part its length only... Read more
- I finally got to see what one of those T-600s with the rubber faces looks like.
- It's two hours long. And most of that is spent ducking behind cars waiting for AI to do its job.
IGN Entertainment

6.4/10

11 March 2010
From a visual standpoint, Terminator Salvation isn’t too shabby. There are a few areas where it looks like time was an issue (a general lack of skin detail in some parts), but the game looks like what I imagine the movie... Read more
Gamebosh

7.0/10

3 May 2011
By browsing through the trailers for this game, you'd be right to think it looks very impressive. After all, Salvation is a third-person shooter by GRIN, the makers of Wanted: Weapons of Fate, and is based on the recent... Read more
- 2-player co-op, Fighting T-600s is quite challenging, Have to outflank Terminators, Some spectacular cut scenes, Protect convoys from HKs whilst on the move
- Numerous glitches, No Christian Bale, Team-mates get in your way when in cover, Aiming system is far too rubbery, Only a handful of different Terminators, Very repetitive shoot 'em up stages, Mis-timed cut scenes, Unskippa...
Game Over Online

4.5/10

17 August 2009
Terminator: Salvation review Game Over Online - http://www.game-over.com As a kid, I always had a fascination for the Terminator series. Watching Terminator: Judgment Day in the movie theatres was a total blast. Read more