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Game Information
- Platform: Xbox
- ELSPA Minimum Age: 15
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- In-depth single player and co-operative story mode
- Nine time-travelling episodes
- Expansive, interactive and detailed environments
- Hugely customisable multi-player mode with multiple scenarios
- Massively enhanced Mapmaker
- Over 80 different playable characters
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Want to play a first-person shooter on your console? Tired of there being no proper GoldenEye sequel? Wishing that you could play the part of a Barbary ape in the Wild West? TimeSplitters 2 is the game for you if you answered "yes" to any of these questions.
When Rare made GoldenEye for the N64 in 1997 they created the best first-person shoot-'em-up the world had ever seen and, arguably, has ever seen to this day. Many of the geniuses behind the game left Rare shortly after to set-up their own company, Free Radical; their first game was the rather rushed (in time for the PS2's launch) TimeSplitters but this sequel is polished to perfection and easily one of the best games of the year.
One of the main problems with the original TimeSplitters was its awful single-player mode, but this has been totally revamped for the sequel with a proper story mode, all-new time zones and weapons and absolutely mountains of unlockable hidden extras. Thankfully they’ve kept the wicked sense of humour from the first game, but there's also a lot more strategy for solo players this time around, including an amusing homage to GoldenEye's Arkangelsk Dam level as well as pastiches of other games and films scattered throughout the game.
The real reason for TimeSplitters 2's greatness, though, is the multiplayer mode. This is GoldenEye to the nth degree, with superbly designed levels, tons of weapons and all sorts of tricks and gimmicks such as remote control gun turrets and invisibility pills. It may lack the epic scope of Halo but in multiplayer mode at least this is a lot more fun--and fun, as The Beatles never said, is all you need. --David Jenkins
Product Description
In TimeSplitters 2 the evil race of TimeSplitters are travelling back into human history, authoring events that are leading to the enslavement of mankind. Controlling a motley crew of renegade characters, you must hunt them down across environments such as the gangster-filled 1920s, the temples and lush jungles of the Aztecs, Soviet military installations of the Cold War and futuristic robot-factories in space.
TimeSplitters 2 delivers involved single-player and cooperative story modes; it has a complex narrative, multiple objective-based episodes and animated cut-scenes. The game engine has been extensively upgraded to accommodate bigger environments and special graphic effects, and the MapMaker has been enhanced, giving more options to the advanced gamer looking for customisable game scenarios.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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And rightfully so,since a few of that games developers have since moved on from Rareware and started their own company called Free Radical Design.
The game’s story is actually quite limp but this doesn’t spoil the game at all. What I mean is there is nothing really linking missions together.The general idea is that mankind is at war with an alien race that has the ability to travel through time.These Timesplitters decide to jump to various points in our history in an attempt to annihilate us before we knew they were coming.The first mission,Siberia,is an obvious nod to Goldeneye,with similar music,enemies and atmosphere.
Icing the already tasty,cake is the Challenge mode.There are around 50 challenges all together and some are hard completing these unlocks more levels and characters for multiplayer.
You shouldn’t question my short review.Timesplitters 2 is top class and I urge all Xbox owners to go buy it.If you do need more convincing then check this out;its got MONKEYS in it.
The game’s story is actually quite limp but this doesn’t spoil the game at all. What I mean is there is nothing really linking missions together.The general idea is that mankind is at war with an alien race that has the ability to travel through time.These Timesplitters decide to jump to various points in our history in an attempt to annihilate us before we knew they were coming.The first mission,Siberia,is an obvious nod to Goldeneye,with similar music,enemies and atmosphere.
Icing the already tasty,cake is the Challenge mode.There are around 50 challenges all together and some are hard completing these unlocks more levels and characters for multiplayer.
You shouldn’t question my short review.Timesplitters 2 is top class and I urge all Xbox owners to go buy it.If you do need more convincing then check this out;its got MONKEYS in it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
A lot of the reviews for this seem rather unfair. True, if you play the game with the AIM mode always on, the controls are very twitchy and aiming is hard, but u need to switch the aim mode off and play WITHOUT the cross hairs (except when using a sniper rifle) after a while you develop and a good sense of where to aim and if ur aim is off you can always see where ur bullets are going, and without the crosshairs the controls are excellent and not twitchy at all. The graphics in this game are superb although the enviroments are not as rich as say in Halo, but there's never any slow down and lighting effects are amazing. This is a more of an arcade game than Halo, it's just a different game full stop than Halo. It's got it's fault sure, like the checkpoints not being saved if u switch off ur xbox, but overall it a great game a heck of a lot of fun
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Video Game
This game is great!!!
As you might have seen some people don't get this game. These are people who like games to have super realistic graphics, easy targetting. They like games they don't have to use imagination to enjoy, and don't have to use skill to play.
This is game for anyone who likes madcap chases, crazy things and monkeys. What more could you want?
It also has probably the second best multi-player options of any game (the first belonging the Timesplitters 1), and replayability that will never end. Its also perfect for drunken nights...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Love it!
got this for our xbox but then we got rid of everything... :(
we now wish we still had it but you know, these things can't be undone. :(
we now wish we still had it but you know, these things can't be undone. :(
Published 10 months ago by alan
Rubbish! Don't waste your time or money!
This game is crap! The controls are hugely over-sensitive (and you can't alter this) and the graphics are rotten too - at least 5 years out of date. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2006
great game
I played this first time and i thought it would be really bad, i mean my brother had borrowed it and thought it was shit but he is an emo so he thinks everythings terrible ^^. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2006 by skills!
Worth the money
Timesplitters 2 is a good game. I had read good reviews about this so I decided to buy it for £5. And in my opinion it is worth it. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2005 by Mr X
Timesplitters 2
This is without a doubt the 1 of the best ever FPS on XBOX. Its second only to the 2 Halos. The story is great and the multiplayer is outta this world. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2004 by "dizzeerascal"
timesplitters 2
I bought this game second hand after reading positive reviews but i was sadly disappointed. Average graphics, clumsy contol system, trying to shoot something is blast away and hope... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2004
Don't forget to blink!
Timesplitters 2 is a gem. After playing the original for PS2 i was anxiously awaiting its introduction to the the best format. I wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2004
TimeSplliters 2 Worth a million
4 Player
16 Player on system link
After playing Halo for the Xbox i found it dificult to find another FPS which gave a great plot and superb Playability. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2004 by Mr. Nathan R. L. Pearson
A must buy
Before recently buying an xbox I played this game on a friends PS2 and could not stop playing. It was the new game to take over on the PS2 where Goldeneye left off on the N64. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2003
Is It A Hit?
ok first let me clear some things up. This is Timesplitters 2, the full version of the game released on XBOX Classic (Its a new budget range) label - it means good games at a new... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003 by Scarlettspiderg
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