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A small positive is that dying grants 50% auxiliary energy based on the film, but losing that means a game over. The entire steel mill explodes after the fight, a detail not present in the movie and adding nothing to the game. The reviewer suggests alternative, more logical scenarios.
The video starts by criticizing the T-1000 boss fights across various Nintendo systems, particularly highlighting how bad the Super Nintendo version is, surpassing the Game Boy and NES versions in awfulness.
Before reaching the main boss, players endure horrendous driving levels. The T-1000 first appears disguised as John Connor, which the reviewer questions due to the T-1000's perceived size-reformation limitations. This initial encounter is a repetitive cycle of shooting the T-1000 only for it to melt and reappear.
The core problem is the T-1000's relentless popping up and requiring countless shots without being defeated. Unlike the movie or even the NES version, these repeated encounters are pointless. Players also have to collect 'future objects' around the steel mill, which is an unnecessary and annoying fetch quest in a maze-like level that distracts from the boss fight.
The enemy AI is criticized for being stupid, with the T-1000 disappearing randomly and T-800 endoskeletons appearing without flesh, contradicting the movie's established rules about time travel. The game ignores established Terminator lore for no good reason.
After collecting the objects and navigating back, the first part of the 'final' battle is surprisingly easy. The T-1000 is simply shot off a platform into the molten steel with little challenge, as long as the player uses the correct weapon. Sarah Connor also assists, but her help is largely insignificant due to the low difficulty.
The battle continues in a bizarre second phase where the player must descend into the pit to fight the T-1000 as it melts in the molten steel. The reviewer highlights the absurdity of shooting a melting target that survived molten steel, questioning the game designers' logic. This phase is inaccurately hard, with the T-1000 raining molten steel and having a tiny hitbox.
The game further deviates by having the Terminator sucked into a 'time displacement bubble' instead of simply being lowered into the molten steel. The ending is also terrible, featuring grainy images and text, and a condescending game over screen that blames the player for the world's destruction.
The video concludes by reiterating that the T-1000 boss fight in the SNES version of Terminator 2 is the worst among all Nintendo systems and should be avoided. The game's design results in pure failure, offering no redeeming qualities.