Terminator 2D: No Fate

As the title implies, this is a truly arcade like retro experience. Short game length that requires multiple playthroughs to master. I was able to beat the game on my second playthrough and that was mainly due to the insane ramp up in difficulty in maybe the final 3 levels. These difficulty spikes often feel artificial just like retro games, checkpoints become few and far in between- I didn't necessarily enjoy his change toward the end. Once you understand a few tricky enemy patterns though, it truly becomes much easier. I found the game to have some unresponsive and frustrating moments that heavily relied on you facing a certain directly whilst holding L2 but it just wouldn't register my button presses. (Same goes for a couple of moments it would display that I could press B to grab an enemy and use them as a human shield but pressing B wouldn't do anything except lead to me losing a health point.) Aesthetically, this looks and sounds amazing. I encourage to turn on the brilliant CRT filter to make it really look fantastic.