SkyNET
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 Cover art of US release |
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| Developer(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Designer(s) | Todd Howard, Morton Mørup, John Pearson |
| Engine | XnGine |
| Release date(s) | 1996 |
| Genre(s) | FPS, Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: M (Mature) |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
| Media | 1 CD-ROM |
| System requirements | CPU: 486DX2/66 RAM: 8MB CD-ROM drive: double-speed Hard disk space: 20MB Display: VGA Sound: SoundBlaster/GUS/Adlib/Ensoniq Soundscape OS: MS-DOS 5.0 |
| Input | Mouse, Joystick, Keyboard |
SkyNET, also known as The Terminator: SkyNET in Europe, is a computer game based on the Terminator film series. It was originally an expansion, and became the sequel to The Terminator: Future Shock, also developed by Bethesda Softworks.
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[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Single Player
SkyNET is played in the first person perspective at all times. Each of the eight levels in the game requires the player to solve a number of objectives before continuing to the next level, while fighting enemy terminators with a wide variety of guns and grenades. Another obstacle in each level is the harsh terrain, as many areas contain too much radiation for the player character to remain alive. The terrain is navigated in three ways, 'on foot', in a jeep with a mounted cannon, or in a HK fighter (a modified terminator robot that flies). Before each mission, you are given a briefing via a full motion video cutscene. Computer controlled opponents include:
- Seeker robot (flying)
- Raptor (walking)
- Hunter Killer fighters and scouts (flying, large and small respectively)
- Flencer (flying)
- Terminator Endoskeleton (walking)
- T-800 (walking)
- Spiderbot (walking)
- Goliath (treads)
[edit] Multiplayer
SkyNET features a deathmatch mode, which allows players to fight in a number of maps as either a human or a terminator. The level can be customized in the following ways:
- The level can be configured to end either by a player reaching the given score, a player reaching the given kills, or by the game reaching a time limit
- Time of day
- Amount of each of the vehicles in level
- Amount of each type of gun and ammo in level
- Amount of each powerup in level
[edit] Features
SkyNET is driven by Bethsoft's Xngine, which was one of the first game engines to have the following features:
- Full 3D perspective
- Real-time light sources
- Full texturing
- Phong shading
While the majority of the game uses textured polygons to display levels and structures, many of the items, weapons, and level decorations are still shown using an older technology called 'sprites'.
SkyNET is playable in both 320x200 and 640x480 display resolutions. If The Terminator: Future Shock is installed on the computer, then it can be launched to play in these resolutions as well. Originally Future Shock was only playable in 320x200.
