Big Head Games and Dark Horse Comics have formally announced the release of The Terminator for iPhone and iPod touch. Immediately available for download via the iTunes App Store, The Terminator is an officially licensed, all-action, two-part shooter, based on the original movie now celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The top-down action shooter with an episodic Story Mode and an endless Quick Play mode puts players in the boots of young Kyle Reese, sent on a mission that will unravel a sequence of events that will pave the way to finding and saving John Connor. As the original plot goes, Connor is the only hope for mankind in its desperate struggle against Skynet's machines. According to the App Store description, Quick Play and Story Mode contain the following elements:

Quick Play: select your weapon of choice from Pistols, Assault Rifles, Gatling guns and Bazookas, destroy as many of the machines as you can without falling to the enemy. Save injured Tech-Com soldiers and collect salvage for bonus points, improve your kill stats as you increase your combat expertise.

Story Mode presents the first episode of a back-story leading up to where the film takes over. 2029, The machines are winning the war. Our future is very much in doubt. Skynet is about to complete its time displacement device.

The main features of The Terminator include:

– Bigger and badder weapons from Gatling guns to Bazookas;
– Two extreme game modes for a lasting game experience;
– Quick mode, rescue fallen soldiers;
– Story mode, play as Kyle Reese taking on challenging missions;
– T-800s and Hunter Killer Tanks from the original movie along with an array of new foes;
– Multiple control modes and auto targeting options to match gameplay to every skill level;
– Pounding soundtrack and sfx, play this game with headphones for a film-like experience;
– Two parts, look out for an imminent update taking you below ground to take on the machines in their home ground.

When the game was released (May 15, 2009), Big Head Games announced a bargain sale price of 59p/99c/0.79e for 72 hours only. The title currently goes for $2.99. To download it for your iPhone, or iPod touch, use the link below. The Terminator requires 2.1 Software Update.

Download The Terminator via iTunes ($2.99)