Now that I've seen it again, the original Terminator is pretty dated in terms of its special effects and soundtrack. However, it still is my favourite of the three. First of all is Gov. Schwarzenegger's huge screen presence. Few people describe 'soulless, unstoppable killer' better than him as the T-800. Especially in the final chase sequence in the film, where his android body strides out of the flaming tanker, and even more so when his torso still, with an almost horrific intensity, tries to throttle Linda Hamilton even after...well...half his body's gone. The T-1000 was too indestructible to be scary, and the T-X? Nah...
But we didn't need him to show up as a final tier boss in Darius Force. No,no,no. And his toughest bit (see below) doesn't strictly involve him.
Tips: OK. Generic spaceship backgrounds is our prelude to the last boss of Darius Force. Then you run into this hooked-up android torso the colour of a kind of salami I can't place right now. Oh, my memory...anyway. Charles de Gaulle is typically covered in a red-blue shield which renders him invulnerable. On the two sloping walls bracketing you, there will spawn (and respawn) little turrets which you've probably encountered seven grillion times in the course of this game. His first attack is six energy balls of varying which twist and swoop in on you in the neighbourhood of the walls. They can also be hidden by the walls, so watch out when his shield drops. His other two attacks are a straight laser from his forehead and a lightningy, weakly seeking laser (to be perfected next year) from his hand. The two walls plus the turrets can constrain your movement a bit, so watch out for the first and last attacks especially.
Eventually he gives up and starts to blow up. A-ha, another cheap final boss. The Bacterions should sue. But wait...the scrolling speeds up unfairly, and you have to abuse your joypad/stick/keyboard a bit. If you die now...never mind. You eventually escape from the burning Belser ship. Hooray! Tea and crumpets time! But wait...the T-800's head is chasing you! Mummy! How eeevil!
So The Head of Gaulst Vic uses some nasty lasers at this point. He first fires either straight lasers that turn into the bullet arc you see or vice versa, and then Mode 7s into une grosse tete who fires nasty green balls at you. This is when he takes the most damage. He then repeats. If you avoid getting crushed by the Big Head, you should eventually postpone Judgement Day again:
And so: A middling 'Fight The Good Fight' ending to wind up things. For the longest course, you're allowed to feel ripped off. A bit.
Ah, vanitas vanitatum! But which of us is happy in this world, or, having what he wishes, is satisfied? Come, children, let us turn the power off and eject the cartridge, for the game is over.
