RoboCop vs. the Terminator (1994) (VG)

Director:

John Botti

Writers:

Frank Miller (comic book series)
Walter Simonson (comic book series)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A side-scrolling shoot-em-up platformer based on Frank Miller's Dark Horse comic-book.

Plot Keywords:

Robocop | Crossover | The Terminator | Video Game | Character Name In Title

Cast

Robert John Burke	...	RoboCop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jose Villeta	...	Hostage

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

Virgin Games

Trivia:

Combining the Robocop and Terminator saga has interesting time-line implications. Namely, while the Robocop films steered away from giving the year when they took place, the Terminator series revolved around the years 1984 (events of first film) and 1997 (when the nuclear catastrophe took place). If one accepts Robocop as part of that world, his adventures would have to take place before 1997 (Judgment Day). Although, Robocop apparently took place in 2035, so the Terminators could not have gone back in time. But Robocop: Prime Directives says that (on Alex & Ellen Murphy's tombstones) that RC:PD took place in 2000. So the Robocop films took place in a futuristic present time.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

I remember playing this on a little console system when it was released...

A fun game that manages to be addictive. Not exactly fascinating by today's standards, but still a full-blooded action game. Should be remade for the newer consoles with better graphics, I'd definitely buy it. 4/5 stars -

John Ulmer