Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Terminator 2: Judgment Day on?
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Terminator 2: Judgment Day release?
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day was first released on September 1, 1993.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Developer
- Bits Studios
- Publisher
- LJN
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Terminator
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1993 | $13 | $30 | — | 7 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $23 | $51 | $132 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $1.99 in Oct 2007, $12.05 five years ago, and $13.28 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $1.12 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $1.93 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.69 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.49 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $2.43 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $4.99 | $10.97 |
| Jan 2015 | $4.50 | $27 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.03 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $6.00 | $11.92 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.67 | $14.01 |
| Jan 2019 | $7.22 | $13.03 |
| Jan 2020 | $7.11 | $15.28 |
| Jan 2021 | $9.06 | $17.47 |
| Jan 2022 | $10.13 | $22 |
| Jan 2023 | $10.00 | $26 |
| Jan 2024 | $8.89 | $19.46 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.61 | $19.77 |
| Jan 2026 | $9.99 | $30 |
| Oct 2026 | $13.28 | $30 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | December 1993 | 741062111098 |
| Europe / PAL | 1993 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
A poorly received Flying Edge action game that is only worth owning as a curiosity.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day on the Genesis is a 1993 side-scrolling action game developed by Bits Studios and published by Acclaim's Flying Edge label. You play the T-800 through levels with settings from the film, including driving sections, before facing the T-1000 in a steel mill. It is a different cart from Flying Edge's Terminator 2: The Arcade Game, the light-gun shooter.
Reviews of this version were generally negative, with the gameplay and collision detection criticized. A later AllGame review by Brett Alan Weiss called it a truly wretched gaming experience.
What the press said at the time
| MegaTech Issue 17 | May 1993 | 86% |
| MegaTech Issue 18 | June 1993 | MT RATING: 86% |
| MegaTech Issue 23 | November 1993 | 86% |
| MegaTech Issue 26 | February 1994 | 88% |
| MegaTech Issue 30 | June 1994 | 86% |
| MegaTech Issue 33 | September 1994 | 84% |
| MegaTech Issue 34 | October 1994 | 86% |
“T23JD is as close as you can get to filling Arnold's shoes without having to pump a couple tons of iron.”
“Good graphics and good fun too, with one or two players. With the Menacer it's excellent. The third level is so hard it's mega-annoying!”
“Good graphics and good fun too, with one or two players. With the Menacer it's excellent. … The third level is so hard it's mega-annoying I”
“Good graphics and good fun too, with one or two players. With the Menacer it's excellent.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
Period Sega magazines were savage about the Genesis cartridge. MegaTech called it trash that Acclaim should be ashamed to release, and Mean Machines Sega urged Acclaim to bin the title.
Also on other platforms
Super NES
| Super NES | Bits Studios |
- Super NES. Total! called it the worst licensed SNES game so far in a February 1994 review. The Super NES release was published by LJN, while the Genesis release came out under Flying Edge.
Before you buy
Among US carts this sits about at the middle. The European cart usually costs a lot more than the US one, both loose and complete. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
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Latest news mentioning Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day Returning to Cinemas Worldwide to Mark 35th AnniversaryIGN · Jul 8
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