RoboCop Versus the Terminator (1993). Play online

Summary

RoboCop Versus The Terminator thrusts players into a tangled sci‑fi showdown where the resistance’s tech for Skynet traces back to RoboCop’s cybernetic armor. A soldier named Flo is sent back to eliminate the police‑cyborg before the machines ever rise, only to face a platoon of Terminators dispatched to protect the timeline.

The SNES version plays like a Contra‑style run‑and‑gun, built around “vectored bullets” that let you steer shots across the screen – a mechanic the developers borrowed straight from Contra III. Lead designer John Botti and programmer Tim Williams at Virgin Games turned the four‑issue 1992 comic crossover into an action‑filled platformer, complete with comic‑book‑styled cut scenes. Critics were split: Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it a middling 5.8/10, while Computer and Video Games hailed it with 93/100, praising its fast‑paced firing and faithful mash‑up of two iconic franchises.

Storyline

In the future, John Connor’s resistance fights a losing war against Skynet. The resistance discovers that the cybernetics used to create RoboCop are a key foundation for Skynet’s development. Flo, a soldier, is sent back to eliminate RoboCop and halt the rise of the machine network.

Skynet anticipates the move and dispatches Terminators to stop Flo. RoboCop encounters Flo, and together they battle Terminators, OCP forces, and various obstacles. When a Terminator infiltrates the OCP headquarters, RoboCop hacks the security console but is trapped and digitized.

His physical body is dismantled and used to build Skynet, while his consciousness watches the AI take power. Using his digitized mind, RoboCop hijacks an abandoned robotics plant, rebuilds his body, and destroys the Skynet CPU, ending the war and turning toward rebuilding humanity.