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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

GameSpot Review
We played quite a bit of Time Splitters, Free Radical Design's upcoming first-person shooter, at publisher Eidos' offices yesterday afternoon, and it has left us with some very concrete impressions of the game. By focusing on multiplayer combat, Time Splitters allows for some truly maddening firefights, which all take place on grand environments that are populated by some truly zany characters.
Though all the modes that Eidos demonstrated seemed to possess their share of fun, none impressed us as much as the game's multiplayer mode. And with good reason: According to Eidos, all the other modes will play second-fiddle and will serve solely as a means by which to unlock extra features - character models and such - in the multiplayer mode.

The multiplayer mode is fairly cut-and-dried in presentation. Prior to the matches, you and your opponents select your characters, after which player one will set the parameters for the match such as number of kills needed to win, the weapons and bots present, and the arena in which it'll all go down. Since the game is being developed to resemble, aesthetically, a series of B-movies, all manner of odd characters and stages are present - from '70s cop-show detectives to aliens and robots - and they are inhabiting places like expansive gothic cathedrals, spooky graveyards, and otherworldly spacecrafts. Some of the battles you'll engage in will prove to be truly absurd: Imagine a muscular, daunting space alien running and gunning around a venerable temple and shooting at you with a blunderbuss, and you'll surely agree.

From a gameplay perspective, most importantly, everything unfolds rather well. During the single-player mode, the action was flowing at upward of 60 frames per second, and, even during the four-player, split-screen matches, the frame rate remained quite healthy and never took a substantial blow. Indeed, even with five bots in the arenas and four players blasting away at each other, the game remained wonderfully playable and technically intact.

The game's other modes seemed functional enough, though rather single-minded in flavor. Unlike the intricate, multifaceted construct an FPS level has evolved into, Time Splitters' levels remain rather geared toward the mowing down of bodies, with the occasional key-fetch objective thrown in for good measure. Single-player and two-player co-op modes are included, both of which play wonderfully from a technical standpoint.

The game also includes a level editor, which, when demonstrated, seemed quite easy to use, versatile, and fun. Arenas with up to eight floors can be constructed, and there are a variety of texture sets with which to decorate the arenas. All manner of factors can be tweaked - from weapon availability and bot population to lighting effects. Depending on the types of peripherals developed for the PS2, would-be level designers could quite possibly make their arenas available to the online masses.

Needless to say, we're all quite excited about Time Splitters. Expect a full review of the game come its release alongside the PS2's launch.--Miguel Lopez --Copyright © 2000 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited.

the best thing to hit since goldeneye and perfect dark

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun. Its really fun. Get your friends together and start shooting the crap out of each other. Even the single player campaign is well done. If you liked goldeneye (and who didn't) then you have to at least try this game.

Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun and is better than the classic Goldeneye!

First Person shooter as good or better than GoldenEye

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this after reading a few glowing reviews. I am totally satisifed. You can play the arcade mode to unlock stages which are fun with or without a human partner. If you play with a human parter however you do not unlock the cool stuff that comes along when you beat stages one player.

The battle mode is fun and has great scenarios for play. You can create your own battle stages, but I find the interface very confusing. I am sure it will work fine once I put time into learning it, but it could have been designed for easier use. This is a must have game for anyone with a PS2. Great fun for 1-4 players.

AMAZING!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is simply stunnging the multiplayer is just like golden eye and perfect dark. It's so awesome to just play with a bunch of friends and just blast each other then at the end find out what awards you got. Just so much fun!

A Must Have for 2-4 player action!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. Although there is no solid plot, it doesn't really matter. The levels are challenging, but the main reason for buying this game is the multiplayer. In this game you can set the difficulty of your opponents, and there is a vast array of unique and powerful weaponry. You can play "Deathmatches" by yourself, or with 1-3 friends. At first, the controls are difficult to manage, but once you get the hang of it the game is elevated to a whole new level. The game-play is fast paced, and it is the best multiplayer since Goldeneye. This is an awsome game. (A reason for playing the missions is to unlock levels, cheats, characters, and challenges)

THE BEST GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is a masterpiece! It is incredible. The gameplay is super fast and the controls are awesom once you get used to them. There are a total of 64 players in the game and they are all FUNNY. The arcade mode is the best part. The multiplayer is really great, with almost no slowdown. I was playing one of the biggest levels in the game with four people, ten bots (computer controled players) and the game was still running above Perfect Dark's speed! There are a large number of weapons and though maybe a few more would have been nice, there is definetly enough. The weapons range from fusturistic machinegun/grenade launchers, to a blunderbuss! You can have the wackiest situations. For example, I am running through a village in the 1950's carrying a shotgun when out of a house jumps an alien with a tommygun and a zombie policeman with a brick in his hand! T he funniest thing is, this actually happened. There are a total of 18 levels to play arcade in. As for the one player, this is a very fun, challenging game. There are 9 levels, each with three difficulties and a timetrial for each difficulty. And that's just story mode! Once you beat the last level on easy (shouldn't take you more than two weeks of playing) you unlock challenge mode. There are 27 challenges ranging from trying to break all the glass panes in a level in 3 minutes, to a simple team deathmatch. In case you haven't noticed yet, the message I'm trying to send is: If they had it, I'd rate this game a 50! BUY IT NOW!

Just one more...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok! This is the best launch game for the Ps2 and It is worth 50 bucks! As I was reading the reviews for this game I came across a review by david called:Rent it First. David you suck!!!!!! Ps one graphics? Ummm no. I think you need to get your head examined befour you play anymore Ps2 games, David. GO BUY THIS GAME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the Great, if not the Greatest, First person shooters

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. The 60 fps are fanaminal. I like it much more than Goldeneye, yet when my friends played it, they seemed to get dizzy because of the rate of speed. The multi-player is the best. When I beat the game in easy, I thought, well, that was terribly easy. Then I tried Normal mode. I was blasted away as your strategy must change in order to beat this. I now have passed the game on Normal and have found many hidden levels for arcade mode. I especcially have fallen in love with Eidos's version of Duckhunt, which is one of the challenges. You are supposed to bag 100 machine-fun wielding ducks in 5 min. I still havn't passed it, but it is great. The story is mainly there to make arcade mode better, same with the Challenges. The story is set..well, there is no story, and the levels are mainly..well, the exact same. But if you loved Goldeneye, or Regular Nintendo's Duckhunt, buy this game, it is worth it!

Amazing So much fun!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

You thought goldeneye was the best first person shooter ever, well time splitters has just been crowned the new king. Amazing graphics. Amazing weapons (from past to future) and amazing levels. The story mode isn't all great but the game and arcade mode make up for it. This game is a must buy. Best PS2 game on the market. Just waiting the arrival of NBA street!!!

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