Action side-scrollers are pretty hot right now, especially following Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and the upcoming Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. Add Bitmap Bureau’s Terminator 2D: No Fate to the list as well – it’s out on October 31st and promises some solid shoot ’em up action across 15 levels and multiple modes.
A new overview trailer is available, outlining everything that players can expect. The PlayStation Blog also details the different difficulty options: Easy Money, No Problemo, Hasta La Vista and Judgment Day. The last one unlocks by finishing Mother of the Future (the speedrunning mode). If you’re skilled enough to finish Story Mode on the highest difficulty, the Cheats menu becomes available.
Each difficulty varies in the placement of enemies, continues, the presence of a timer, and how much damage you deal. For example, Easy Money provides infinite continues and no timer for most levels. Of course, other finer parameters will change at higher difficulties, like a smaller crosshair when battling against the T-1000 during the highway chase scene.
While the lowest difficulty ensures everyone can enjoy the title, and No Problemo is more of a “balanced” challenge, Bitmap Bureau aims to offer “a sense of challenge that would feel authentic to the feeling of old-school arcade games.”
Terminator 2D: No Fate will launch for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.
