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This game received 646 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.851 _/10

7.851

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #104 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 7.886

Artwork: 7.794

Sounds/Music: 7.444

Other Aspects: 8.016

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8.643/10

14 hours ago

MDA

Mark_Arts

Pinside member

St. Thomas, ON

1y 22,400 34 7 8

T2 is my second dmd game. My first was Stargate, which got a lot of attention until I brought T2 home. I still really like Stargate, but there's something about T2 that makes it stand out. I've played it way too much but I'm no where near tired of it.

Mark_Arts currently owns this game.

2 Pinsiders starred this!

9.500/10

29 days ago

OCP

SirOtter

Pinside apprentice

Unknown

<1y 6,500 7

In a way that no other pin has, T2’s gameplay immediately pulled me in because of its difficulty in some areas and not in others. It’s great & easy shots include the skull and ramps, but the real fun comes in with the long orbit shots, the strangely located ball lock, and every bodies favorite ballgun. For being the first machine to have a DMD game AND ball gun, it remains many peoples (including myself’s) favorite versions of these gimmicks. But what really elevates this game from great to amazing for me is the jackpot multiplier. I won’t try to explain it here, because PAPA pinball already made a great video on it, but it might as well be the best one I’ve experienced. So satisfying to hit again and again to multiply, then try for the super. Challenging and fun. The cherry on top of this game is the theme integration. Arnold talking to you is so freaking awesome, and the T-800 with the 3-D hands effect is amazing, especially when it all goes dark except the red eyes and say “I’ll be back”.

Legendary pin, somehow underrated, go give it all your quarters.

9.340/10

86 days ago

MIK

squeek2m

Pinside member

<1y 20,000 1 9

very neat&addicting pin...lots of fun shots/modes...including the cannon, video mode, & T2's head...had tons of fun playing it with Lyman in the early 90's on our lunch hours before he up&left to work in the pinball industry...although a lunch hour of playing pinball with him was actually Lyman for 50+ minutes and me for 5 to 10 minutes...lol...I was frustrated by that at first...but eventually grew to appreciate it for the teaching experience that it was...I learned so much about how to play pinball from Lyman...RIP my friend...

squeek2m edited previous rating on August 04, 2023.

8.620/10

4 months ago

TOM

pinballinreno

Computer Extreme

9y 132K 14,427 31

Its a great game thats easy to play but has challenging features.

The hurry-up is the best in pinball.

Great replayability!

2 Pinsiders starred this!

8.156/10

5 months ago

PIE

SilverballGamer

Pinside member

4y 55,400 29 4 81

After playing many T2’s in varying conditions, I believe that it’s a solid game.

Pro’s:
Layout is overall very solid, with all shots flowing well and being a truly great layout by Steve Ritchie.

Probably some of my favorite multiball rules in any pinball machine. They were later reused by other games (notably Batman Forever to an extent, and STTNG also used them to an extent, though Ritchie also designed that game). Finding the super jackpot timing is either fairly easy, or fairly hard depending on the model, but to be able to get multiple in a row is pure euphoria on the same level as Vacation Jackpot/5X jackpot on White Water or Touring the Mansion for the first time on Addams Family.

Rules are overall fun, and modes like Payback Time are challenging to score high in but are rewarding.

Sound is overall strong, and has some classic tunes like the Main Theme, Multiball Theme and Jackpot Theme.

Artwork is just plain iconic. Very much a staple of any Arcade in the Early 90’s next to Addams Family or Twilight Zone.

Light show is fantastic, particularly during jackpots.

To have played this back in 1991, this would have been jaw dropping, considering how unique the cannon would have been and the DMD animations that were unique for the time, and were very well done for Williams’s first effort using them.
Con’s:

Multiball is definitely overpowered, unless you spam the right loop all day.

If the cannon isn’t working right, the game is ruined.

While the art is solid, it’s nothing extraordinary like some of Watson’s earlier work.

Overall, a very solid game, though missing that piece to make it a hit out of the park.

3 Pinsiders starred this!

8.168/10

5 months ago

EKS

PanzerKraken

Pinside member

Boynton Beach, FL

2y 65,800 2,242 5 43

A classic that along with the Addams Family to me ushered in the golden era of modern pinball boom from the 90s that revitalized the game. It's a very simple game, most of the rules are to hit the same targets over and over for continual points, or alternating shots for increased bonus points, with each lane just escalating. No major objectives for the game really but the simplicity of the time is to be expected. As a kid with such a hit movie, stuff like this was just amazing. Hearing Arnold's lines, blasting that HK with the ball launch. Just pure nostalgia goodness.

7.521/10

6 months ago

SJB

Schuft

Pinside member

Ridgefield, WA

<1y 12,750 4 8

Good concept, but it isn't long before you get all the shots figured out and the game is just rince and repeat after that. For money I would like some with a bit more variation and replayability.

8.264/10

6 months ago

WER

Bohm

Pinside+ Addict

Semmes, AL

3y 48,400 272 10 8 1

The best sequel in the franchise translates into a pretty fun pinball machine, it’s freaking Terminator 2 and Ah-nold himself is doing the call-outs. It has the right amount of flow and stop and go action and rules are straightforward. Loading the cannon to shoot down a hunter-killer is a great gimmick. Stick around for the flasher light show after your last ball drains, I love that part. The one draw-back for me is the music, it’s not bad just doesn’t add anything really and maybe they didn’t have rights to the movie soundtrack but it just doesn’t fit. Fortunately you can fix that yourself

Bohm has owned this game in the past.

2 Pinsiders starred this!

9.028/10

7 months ago

BSA

Allingerb

Pinside+ Frequent

1y 32,050 76 12 6

The game flows so well, lots of fun and challenging. Arnold is always there to encourage. The ball cannon is intense. Gun handle grip for ball shooter. I'll be back, to play again

Allingerb currently owns this game.

8.228/10

7 months ago

MKO

SideLaneDrainer

Pinside member

<1y 14,900 3 8

An easy to understand ruleset, but hard to master. I really like the flow of the shots. This machine is the first one ever with a video game. Unlike other games it is pretty rare to get to video mode as it requires a few tricky shots to get it.

SideLaneDrainer edited previous rating on February 28, 2023.

2 Pinsiders starred this!

8.496/10

8 months ago

DAD

markflickr

Pinside+ Frequent

Cambridge

4y 24,400 27 1 7

looks really nice, can be easily modded to look even better however i found gameplay a bit sluggish, too much open space on the playfield

7.691/10

9 months ago

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Greenhaven

Pinside apprentice

Unknown

<1y 3,000 6

Good for a few games but gets repetitive quickly. This is a popular game but I think its popularity is based more on the theme than the gameplay. Its fun...but I wouldn't buy it.

8.240/10

10 months ago

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Kabball

Pinside member

North Vancouver, BC

<1y 23,150 123 9

Amazing theme done fairly well. Just a fairly repetitive rule set and strategy of gameplay.

2 Pinsiders starred this!

5.707/10

11 months ago

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TRIBUL

Pinside apprentice

<1y 12,150 7 9

Kids like game and is ok

6 Pinsiders flagged this.

8.316/10

1 year ago

BDB

Br81zad

Pinside member

Fisherville, KY

1y 37,650 136 5 13 1

Love loading and shooting the gun for multiball. Game has plenty of different shots to explore without the playfield seeming too cluttered. Callouts are short and simple, but it fits the source material (Arnold's dialog in the film wasn't Shakespeare. lol)

Overall I have a lot fun with the game and it keeps me coming back

Br81zad currently owns this game.

9.740/10

1 year ago

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Iliketofish

Pinside+ Frequent

Marathon, FL

1y 34,150 24 7 7

I don’t have many pins but out of the 5 I have, this one gets the most plays. It’s easy to understand, cool to look at, fun to mod, and fun to play. The only one my wife will play. Not sure if there is such a thing as a great deal nowadays, but if one can be picked up at an affordable price, I would pull the trigger.

Iliketofish currently owns this game.

7.840/10

1 year ago

JDM

DJMESA

Pinside member

Chicago, IL

5y 27,550 21 10 7

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.

DJMESA currently owns this game.

9.420/10

1 year ago

KJM

FormerNightOwl

Pinside member

Murrysville, PA

1y 27,650 17 1 6

Very fun game! Easy to understand. The gun is easy to get a shot at and achieve multiball.

FormerNightOwl has this game on the wishlist.

8.204/10

1 year ago

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kbenson13

Pinside+ Frequent

Houston, TX

1y 28,900 62 3 7

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).

7.882/10

1 year ago

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tmonag

Pinside+ Frequent

Roswell, GA

1y 21,900 1 6 6

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

V1

VandyOne

Pinside+ Frequent

6y 39,800 15 4 6 1

Fun game but seems like I always have to do minor fixes & adjustments.

VandyOne currently owns this game.

6.722/10

1 year ago

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Dehler5

Pinside+ Frequent

St. Cloud, MN

2y 18,250 5 8

I was hoping for better Arnold "Call-outs" and better theme music

Dehler5 edited previous rating on August 19, 2022.

8.820/10

1 year ago

???

bmikhd

Inactive member

Unknown

1y 1,000 9

Great fun, simpel but though addictive

8.416/10

1 year ago

RAT

Rodent

Inactive member

2y 77,300 702 10

I hope to add one to my collection someday when the timing is right

8.000/10

1 year ago

BWP

Dr_Blake

Pinside member

Buffalo Grove, IL

2y 25,400 6 3 8

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.

Dr_Blake currently owns this game.

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