Kyle Reese is a rebel from the future where a sentient artificial intelligence, Skynet, is battling against humanity for domination. Kyle must follow a humanoid killing machine, referred to as the Terminator, into the past to prevent the murder of Sarah Connor, mother of rebel leader John Connor, before he is born. Most of the game is a platformer where Kyle can shoot enemies from afar (in the future) or punch and kick (in the past).