

The game seems to act as a prequel to Future Shock, with the most advanced technology and player weapons from that game not appearing in the course of the single-player missions in SkyNET. Driving and flying levels return from Future Shock, as do the mission briefings, which are now handled entirely in FMV.

The locations are also more varied and interactive than those featured in the first game, with levels like the basement of the Cyberdyne building, and a sinking nuclear submarine. The story takes place over seven missions broken into various sections and "levels," with night progressing into daylight as the game goes on. In the single-player game, you must stop the machines from launching a recovered nuclear weapon. Its major features are an updated version of the Xngine allowing for play in the sharper 640x480 resolution (and the ability to update Future Shock to the same), a new single-player campaign, and a new multiplayer deathmatch component. Originally developed as an expansion pack to Terminator: Future Shock, SkyNET eventually became its own standalone product. SkyNET is Bethesda's last game based on the Terminator franchise.
