<s>
Terminator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Teyon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Reef	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
franchise	O
,	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
original	O
future	O
war	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
films	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
and	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
day	O
earlier	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
2028	O
and	O
2029	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Jacob	O
Rivers	O
,	O
a	O
soldier	O
from	O
the	O
Resistance	O
led	O
by	O
John	O
Connor	O
against	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
robotic	O
killing	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
Infiltrator	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
infiltrator	O
as	O
it	O
clears	O
scavenger	O
,	O
resistance	O
and	O
Tech-Com	O
patrols	O
and	O
hold-outs	O
to	O
locate	O
an	O
officer	O
of	O
the	O
Resistance	O
known	O
as	O
Daniel	O
Ramirez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annihilation	O
Line	O
is	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Jacob	O
Rivers	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
Kyle	O
Reese	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
captured	O
by	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
military	O
computer	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
defense	O
network	O
Skynet	B-Application
became	O
self-aware	O
and	O
initiated	O
a	O
nuclear	O
holocaust	O
called	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
decades	O
that	O
followed	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
became	O
locked	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
to	O
exterminate	O
the	O
surviving	O
remnants	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
pockets	O
of	O
human	O
survivors	O
organized	O
themselves	O
into	O
a	O
resistance	O
military	O
organization	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
John	O
Connor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2028	O
,	O
Jacob	O
Rivers	O
becomes	O
the	O
sole	O
survivor	O
of	O
his	O
Resistance	O
unit	O
that	O
was	O
deployed	O
in	O
Pasadena	O
after	O
a	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
infiltrator	O
's	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
evading	O
Skynet	B-Application
patrols	O
,	O
Jacob	O
makes	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
human	O
civilian	O
survivors	O
composed	O
of	O
Jennifer	O
and	O
her	O
surrogate	O
brother	O
Patrick	O
,	O
an	O
elderly	O
man	O
named	O
Ryan	O
,	O
scavenger	O
Colin	O
,	O
and	O
hospital	O
nurse	O
Erin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recruited	O
into	O
Baron	O
's	O
unit	O
,	O
Jacob	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
carrying	O
out	O
reconnaissance	O
missions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
cripple	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
carrying	O
out	O
his	O
mission	O
,	O
Jacob	O
is	O
pursued	O
by	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
infiltrator	O
unit	O
,	O
and	O
receives	O
unexpected	O
aid	O
from	O
an	O
unidentified	O
stranger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Infiltrator	O
units	O
now	O
a	O
known	O
threat	O
,	O
John	O
tasks	O
Jacob	O
with	O
seeking	O
out	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Edwin	O
Mack	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enlist	O
his	O
aid	O
for	O
combatting	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
meeting	O
Mack	O
,	O
Jacob	O
learns	O
that	O
Mack	O
has	O
developed	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
hack	O
into	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
network	O
and	O
reprogram	O
their	O
forces	O
into	O
fighting	O
for	O
the	O
Resistance	O
;	O
Skynet	B-Application
has	O
been	O
learning	O
at	O
a	O
geometric	O
rate	O
;	O
and	O
Skynet	B-Application
has	O
been	O
creating	O
Time	O
Displacement	O
Equipment	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mack	O
provides	O
Jacob	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
central	O
core	O
,	O
and	O
requests	O
Rivers	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
's	O
CPU	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
reprogram	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
carrying	O
out	O
his	O
task	O
,	O
Jacob	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Stranger	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
warned	O
of	O
an	O
impending	O
attack	O
by	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Jacob	O
's	O
allies	O
become	O
determinant	O
on	O
how	O
much	O
trust	O
he	O
has	O
built	O
up	O
with	O
them	O
and	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
he	O
convinces	O
them	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
Resistance	B-General_Concept
shelter	I-General_Concept
;	O
while	O
also	O
having	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
warning	O
Mack	O
or	O
assassinating	O
him	O
on	O
Baron	O
's	O
orders	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
incident	O
that	O
left	O
her	O
lover	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacob	O
leads	O
an	O
ill-fated	O
raid	O
on	O
the	O
Griffith	O
Observatory	O
where	O
the	O
Skynet	B-Application
Core	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
matters	O
worse	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
assaults	O
the	O
main	O
Resistance	B-General_Concept
Shelter	I-General_Concept
,	O
annihilating	O
Baron	O
's	O
unit	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	O
with	O
no	O
other	O
choice	O
,	O
and	O
knowing	O
the	O
true	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Skynet	B-Application
Core	O
,	O
Jacob	O
brings	O
his	O
findings	O
to	O
John	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
meeting	O
with	O
John	O
,	O
Jacob	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Stranger	O
was	O
his	O
future	O
self	O
from	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
helped	O
play	O
a	O
key	O
role	O
in	O
assaulting	O
Skynet	B-Application
with	O
John	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacob	O
and	O
John	O
lead	O
a	O
main	O
assault	O
force	O
on	O
Skynet	B-Application
's	O
Time	O
Displacement	O
Equipment	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
Resistance	O
unit	O
destroys	O
the	O
Core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
Resistance	O
being	O
victorious	O
,	O
Skynet	B-Application
succeeds	O
in	O
sending	O
three	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
before	O
their	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
one	O
to	B-General_Concept
kill	I-General_Concept
Sarah	I-General_Concept
Connor	I-General_Concept
;	O
The	O
second	O
one	O
to	B-Application
kill	I-Application
John	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
child	I-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
tasked	O
to	O
kill	O
Jacob	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lone	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
in	O
an	O
unknown	O
region	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
is	O
dispatched	O
by	O
Skynet	B-Application
to	O
locate	O
and	O
terminate	O
Tech-Com	O
officer	O
Daniel	O
Ramirez	O
in	O
a	O
covert	O
Tech-Com	O
Bunker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
locate	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
kills	O
multiple	O
humans	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
local	O
scavengers	O
to	O
garrisoned	O
Tech-Com	O
soldiers	O
while	O
also	O
obtaining	O
weapons	O
from	O
hidden	O
caches	O
by	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
weapons	O
are	O
iconic	O
weapons	O
used	O
by	O
the	B-General_Concept
terminator	I-General_Concept
models	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Minigun	O
,	O
an	O
Uzi	O
9mm	O
and	O
a	O
Longslide	O
laser-sighted	O
pistol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
its	O
objective	O
of	O
eliminating	O
Ramirez	O
,	O
the	O
T-800	B-General_Concept
accesses	O
and	O
sends	O
Skynet	B-Application
the	O
data	O
related	O
to	O
John	O
Connor	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
his	O
mother	O
,	O
Sarah	O
Connor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
UK	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
Reef	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
rights	O
from	O
StudioCanal	O
for	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
intention	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Terminators	B-General_Concept
:	O
The	O
Video	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
Terminator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
U.S.	O
release	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
delayed	O
from	O
December	O
3	O
to	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
film	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
:	O
Dark	O
Fate	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
relation	O
or	O
connection	O
to	O
its	O
plot	O
or	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Terminator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
very	O
positive	O
"	O
user	O
reviews	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Avard	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
game	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
given	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
historically	O
poor	O
record	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
an	O
admittedly	O
low	O
bar	O
to	O
clear.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	O
Zwiezen	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
favorably	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
two	O
earlier	O
games	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Terminator	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Shock	I-Application
and	O
Skynet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Annihilation	O
Line	O
DLC	B-Protocol
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
