Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Pinside rating

This game received 646 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.863 /10

7.863

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #106 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.



Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.913

Artwork: 7.794

Sounds/Music: 7.42

Other Aspects: 8.023


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7.758

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7.840/10
1 year ago
T2 is a straight forward game, great for a quick game but can turn into more games, as it can draw you in.

I enjoy the ramps and locks and cannon.

I enjoy the old school vibe and it is Terminator 2 themed!

However, it's no where near a top tiered, deep, modern game. It has more of a simpler time feel to it. Which is not a bad thing but I wouldn't want this in a single pin collection.

I enjoy shooting it and I do so often, but if it was the one and only I think it would get tiresome.
9.420/10
1 year ago
Very fun game! Easy to understand. The gun is easy to get a shot at and achieve multiball.
8.204/10
1 year ago
Fun game for sure. The gun mech is fun. The game is shallow but T2 is an excellent theme and this game did it justice. The Arnold callouts were great. It blew my mind that he did them (or if it isn't him, that they got someone who sounded just like him).
7.016/10
1 year ago
I've played T2 several times. I like it, but don't love it enough to spend $4K on it. There's plenty of other pins that I enjoy more at lower prices.
8.188/10
1 year ago
Fun game but seems like I always have to do minor fixes & adjustments.
6.722/10
1 year ago
I was hoping for better Arnold "Call-outs" and better theme music
8.820/10
1 year ago
Great fun, simpel but though addictive
9.264/10
1 year ago
Machine rated is my “chrome edition” with alternate backglass, powder coated rails, legs and gun, cinemachines hunter-killer, art blades, flipper fidelity sound package, and chrome edition cabinet art. A normal machine wouldn’t have scored quite as high in the art or sound department.

That being said, I can blame my love of pinball on T2. A crappy route operator brought a crappy T2 to my location, and couldn’t hardly keep the damn thing running, but it’s what made me fall in love with pinball. I was paying to play it on my own premesis, and stealing quarters out of my drawer to do so. Early on, the rush of Arnold saying “awesome.” When I hit a jackpot floored me. I didn’t really understand the depth of modern machines, the rule sets, how to approach different machines, ball control… none of it. But I knew I wanted Arnold to say “awesome.” And every time I hit that start button and heard “judgment day.” My heart started pounding. This is the one that started it all for me, which is why I bought a tricked out one that is NEVER leaving my collection. A masterpiece.
8.416/10
2 years ago
I hope to add one to my collection someday when the timing is right
8.000/10
2 years ago
I remember seeing this game in the 90s (the happiest time of my life) at 3D Bowl in Wauconda and at the arcade in the Hickory Hills camp ground in Wisconsin. Great classic playfield layout and some features the first of it's kind. However, notice that No Fear has a similar layout. As though the designer made No Fear in the image that T2 should of been.
7.892/10
2 years ago
I love the move, so naturally was drawn to this machine. Has great staying power, game play is good
10.000/10
2 years ago
Great game
8.960/10
2 years ago
Simple design. Pure and direct game. One of the first Dmd, first by bally William. Great theme. You will enjoy it. I would love it in my game room, though better pinballs have been made since.
7.827/10
2 years ago
As a kid growing up they always had a T2 in the arcade of the hotel we would stay at on vacation. While my parents were downstairs in the casino, I was upstairs in the arcade with my brother playing the pinball machines.

I was (and still am) a die hard Terminator fan and always got a huge kick playing this pin and hearing Arnolds callouts. The game plays fast, flows well and the cannon shots are fun! Classic Steve Richie pin!

It is a fun playing game and If I had more room in my collection, this would be on my list to own.
8.969/10
2 years ago
Classic early DMD game. Simple (rules), fast, great flow. Not recommended as the only pinball machine, but always a good addition in a collection!
7.475/10
2 years ago
This was my dream pin when I was in college. I was the first want to play it when it was rolled in to the arcade at the student union at UMass. Routinely had a high score. Decades later, this was my first home pin. Problem was that there were many mechanical failures on this that required a technician. The overall scoring and code is so so now that I have played a lot of other pinball machines. The theme is fantastic but the shots are kind of boring with lots of bricks. The animations are cool and the toys are fun. Getting a super jackpot is very satisfying but then you basically start again so it’s not very deep. Good pin, but not something that I wanted to have long-term because of the maintenance and breakdown. At the time, it was state of the art, but now it’s more of a boat anchor when things go wrong with it.
8.024/10
2 years ago
All-time classic game
7.542/10
2 years ago
its a really classic pinball machine obviously. not crazy about the gun handle, the metal skull is neat but not really novel. i think its a good execution of the movie in pinball memorabilia and its fun and fast to play with cool images and different stuff going on. the one i was playing felt like the flippers were a little weak maybe it was just that machine.
8.686/10
2 years ago
This was the first pin I ever played in my life. It was at a bowling alley me and my father frequented in the early ‘90s, when it first came out and the movie was at the height of its popularity. As a child, I was mesmerized by the artwork of the main display and side panels, and even Arnold’s voice. It just drew me in and was so appealing to me. I loved this pin then, and still do now. It was thanks in part to T2, that I developed such a love for pinball. As I grew older, I gained a greater appreciation for all the things this particular machine has to offer. I like the playability: The large playing field, the quickness of ramps and chase loop, the fact that this pin doesn’t over-complicate the scoring (aside from the jackpots, pretty much every way to score is laid right out there on the playing surface). Sometimes, for other pins, that limits the fun factor bc it seems like there aren’t many ways to score, but not for this pin. Chances for plenty of multiballs, payback times, and super jackpots always keep me coming back for more. I also love the video mode. Not to mention the gun, cannon, and Terminator head are some of the coolest, fun, and most unique features in the pinball universe, in my opinion. I feel like the placement of the ramps and chase loop are perfect. None of the shots and nothing about this machine feel awkward, forced, or out of place. I feel like it was very well-designed. Playability… sometimes I lose track of time and find myself playing for hours and hours… mostly trying to outdo myself from the last game. When I was putting together my home arcade, T2 was on my shortlist of must-owns, for the sentimental value, and my genuine love for the pin. I tried to stay away from more common pins when it came to ownership, but I had to have this in my collection.
6.831/10
2 years ago
Very simple rule set. Music and callous quickly become annoying. It's OK for a few games but not one to keep playing.
7.988/10
2 years ago
Great nostalgia game. Who can't love Arnie.
8.126/10
2 years ago
I played this one constantly when it game out. They up'd all the prices to 50 cents!

Really fun game when you get a good one going. It's hard to compete with the chaos that the Super Jackpot creates, especially when you think of how old this table is. But it can certainly get and feel repedetive.... especially when you can't get that good one going.
8.508/10
2 years ago
have this game for over 15years and still love it
7.535/10
2 years ago
Visually awing when it came out and still today. Lacking gameplay and shots variety. I was bored within a few games. The cannon was pretty cool when I was a kid, now not so much, but this was a really fantastic game years ago.
8.916/10
2 years ago
I’m quite pleased by this pin, I simply love it. From the second you launch the ball through the gun it’s a blast. Even the way the ball enters the playfield is fun, video mode is retro unique. The pop bumpers are crazy loud and fast. I didn’t think I would have this for long but it’s a keeper.
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