Terminator 2: Judgment Day is based on the movie of the same name. The player takes the role of the T-800 Terminator and has to protect John Connor from being terminated by the T-1000 Terminator.

The game is set over five levels with the following goals:

- Level 1: Acquire a weapon.
- Level 2: An isometric racing course on a motorcycle in which the player needs to out-run a tanker truck that is chasing them. This stage was omitted from the Game Gear version.
- Level 3: Locate and rescue Sarah Connor from the Pescadero asylum.
- Level 4: Plant explosive charges to destroy the Cyberdyne building.
- Level 5: Defeat the T-1000 within the steel mill.