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SkyNET
Image:SkyNET cover.jpg
Cover art of US release
Developer(s) Bethesda Softworks
Publisher(s) Bethesda Softworks
Designer(s) Todd Howard, Morton Mørup, John Pearson
Engine XnGine
Release date(s) 1996
Genre(s) FPS, Action
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: M (Mature)
Platform(s) DOS
Media 1 CD-ROM
System requirements CPU: 486DX2/66
RAM: 8MB
CD-ROM drive: double-speed
Hard disk space: 20MB
Display: VGA
Sound: SoundBlaster/GUS/Adlib/Ensoniq Soundscape
OS: MS-DOS 5.0
Input Mouse, Joystick, Keyboard

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Gameplay

Single Player

Gameplay
Gameplay

SkyNET is played in the first person perspective at all times. Each of the eight levels in the game requires the player to solve a number of objectives before continuing to the next level, while fighting enemy terminators with a wide variety of guns and grenades. Another obstacle in each level is the harsh terrain, as many areas contain too much radiation for the player character to remain alive. The terrain is navigated in three ways, 'on foot', in a jeep with a mounted cannon, or in a HK fighter (a modified terminator robot that flies). Before each mission, you are given a briefing via a full motion video cutscene. Computer controlled opponents include: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Screenshot of an FMV from Final Fantasy VIII. Full motion video, usually abbreviated as FMV, is a popular term for TV-quality movie or animation in a video game. ...

  • Seeker robot (flying)
  • Raptor (walking)
  • Hunter Killer fighters and scouts (flying, large and small respectively)
  • Flencer (flying)
  • Terminator Endoskeleton (walking)
  • T-800 (walking)
  • Spiderbot (walking)
  • Goliath (treads)

Hunter-Killer is a military term used to describe any team in which the roles of sensor and shooter are separated. ... Look up terminator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The T-800 was a cyborg, programmed to kill, in the fictional universe of the Terminator movies. ...

Multiplayer

SkyNET features a deathmatch mode, which allows players to fight in a number of maps as either a human or a terminator. The level can be customized in the following ways: Deathmatch (abbreviated DM) is a widely-used gameplay mode very well integrated into first-person shooter computer games. ...

  • The level can be configured to end either by a player reaching the given score, a player reaching the given kills, or by the game reaching a time limit
  • Time of day
  • Amount of each of the vehicles in level
  • Amount of each type of gun and ammo in level
  • Amount of each powerup in level

Features

SkyNET is driven by Bethsoft's Xngine, which was one of the first game engines to have the following features:

  • Full 3D perspective
  • Real-time light sources
  • Full texturing
  • Phong shading

While the majority of the game uses textured polygons to display levels and structures, many of the items, weapons, and level decorations are still shown using an older technology called 'sprites'. In computer graphics, a sprite (also known by other names; see Synonyms below) is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene. ...


SkyNET is playable in both 320x200 and 640x480 display resolutions. If The Terminator: Future Shock is installed on the computer, then it can be launched to play in these resolutions as well. Originally Future Shock was only playable in 320x200. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of common resolutions. ...


External links

  • SkyNET at MobyGames
  • Gamerevolution review of SkyNET
  • SkyNET Trailer at YouTube


MobyGames is a website devoted to cataloging computer and video games, both past and present. ...

v • d • e
The Terminator series
Films The Terminator | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Other film and TV T2 3-D: Battle Across Time | The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Characters Sarah Connor | John Connor | Kyle Reese | Miles Dyson | Kate Brewster | Dr. Peter Silberman
Terminators T-800/850 | T-1000 | T-1000000 | T-X
Locations Los Angeles | Skynet | Cyberdyne Systems | Cyber Research Systems | Crystal Peak | Tech-Com
Cast Linda Hamilton | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Michael Biehn | Edward Furlong | Robert Patrick | Nick Stahl | Claire Danes | Kristanna Loken | Earl Boen
Crew James Cameron | Jonathan Mostow | Mario F. Kassar | Andrew G. Vajna | Stan Winston
Games The Terminator (DOS) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Game Boy) | T2: The Arcade Game | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (pinball) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (LJN) | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Acclaim) | The Terminator (1992) | The Terminator 2029 / Deluxe CD Edition | RoboCop versus The Terminator | The Terminator 2029: Operation Scour | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (B.I.T.S.) | The Terminator: Rampage | Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars | The Terminator (SNES) | The Terminator: Future Shock | SkyNET | The Terminator: Dawn of Fate | The Terminator (mobile) | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (pinball) | Terminator 3: War of the Machines | Terminator 3: The Redemption | The Terminator: I'm Back!
Comics The Terminator | RoboCop versus The Terminator | Superman vs. The Terminator | Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator

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