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Hmmn, is this really the succesor to Halo?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: July 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

No, it isn't. Not even close. Bland story, decent gameplay, subpar graphics. It's not as emmersive as Halo ever was. And compared to te Red Faction series, this game isn't even close. Nice level editor and multiplayer, though I wish it was online.

This game [ is bad]

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: March 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game [is bad.] The graffix are really great but the story play is not fun at all. Also the 4 player mode isnt as great as red faction 2. its not worth buying.

Too Hard to Enjoy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Time Splitters 2 is one of the most anticipated sequels to a first person shooter that I can remember. I played the first game and was impressed by it. The multiplayer was one of the best to date, and the overall game was really good. Not unbelievable, but good. Now we have Time Splitters 2 and I am a fan of the first person shooter. It's not my favorite type of gameplay, but I do like it and I also like it when companies who develop first person shooters do their best to try and mix the style and game play up a bit. It isn't that TS2 isn't uniqute, because it is, and it's actually pretty cool going through time and venturing into all those far and away lands. The real problem here is, well, the game is just too damn hard to enjoy. This coming from someone who has beaten Devil May Cry and Metal Gear Solid on its hardest levels. The first level, in Siberia, and the Atom Smasher level, are two of the hardest mission I have EVER played in my video game history. It took me 3 hours to beat Siberia and 6, yes that's right 6 hours to beat the Atom Smasher level. So as I finished up TS2, I realized that for just being a first person shooter, with a lot of cool guns, this game is not worth recommending. Buy and play it if you wish, if not, go for Red Faction 2 or Agent Under Fire.

Not so good these days, go for Future Perfect instead

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

There are some points I'd like to make clear before I go any further. One, it's now 2007 so it's been a while since this was released. Two, I only tried single-player story mode before stopping (more later). Three, I LOVED TS: Future Perfect.

I definitely seem to be in a different corner from other reviewers. Generally people love this game. After 3 levels of single-player mode, I realized it was pi**ing me off more than providing fun.

Looks aren't a problem. Unless your a graphics fetishist there's nothing to complain about how it looks, even today. Not too blocky, nice environments, smooth framerate.

The problem for me arises in the actual gameplay. First, I hate aiming with my thumb, and prefer a fixed site that moves with you until you choose a zoom sight for, say, a rifle. This sight is hard to zero in with and almost impossible to use on a moving target. Choose not to use aiming mode and who knows where your shots will land? If you're happy thumbing it, then it won't be a problem for you.

But over and over I found the missions (played on medium difficulty) to be obnoxious. The save system sucks big time, and you too often find yourself playing an entire level over and over again if you mess up. There are checkpoints here and there, but you lose them if you have to quit. I don't always want, or have the time, to play through an entire level. Granted, they aren't horribly long, but I'm the type of player who likes to take his time and look around. If you're the blow-through-as-fast-as-I-can type, it might not be a problem for you. I just put it away in frustration after getting tired of failing several times for no apparent reason on the 3rd mission (the "rescue the girls from zombies" one).

That's about the gist of it for me. With other reviews being so glowing it may be that I just don't "fit" the game. Or, maybe, having played Future Perfect first ruined it for me. Still, that doesn't remove the frustration factor from this one. Sad, that, since, as I said at the beginning, I absolutely love love LOVE Future Perfect. That game really has it all! If you haven't played either this or Future Perfect, I strongly recommend FP but you might want to rent this one (if you can find it) or buy it very cheap.

Disappointing

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game is okay, but I was expecting much better. The graphics are plain and very cartoon-ish. This is, quite simply, an average first person shooter.

OK singleplayer, great multiplayer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: November 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

TimeSplitters was a popular game when it came out. It took the normal shooter game and added in changes in environment - you moved through time to persue your enemies. TimeSplitters 2 expands this with better graphics, sound, and multiplay features.

The plot isn't much to get enthusiastic about. An evil enemy race is trying to wipe out humanity, and they have a time portal. They run back through time with crystals and you have to go back into each time period to track down the crystal and do other miscellaneous tasks while you're there.

The graphics are indeed nice, from flaming torches to dreary sewers and polished marble floors. But when you compare them to the likes of Halo or Kingdom Hearts, they're a bit old looking. There aren't shadows. The backgrounds aren't very dynamic. You shoot walls and get tiny holes, unlike the deformable terrain of other current games. The textures seem flat and a bit repetitive.

They did make an attempt to have the sounds match the eras, with lovely chanting during Notre Dame and twanging during the Western era. Even so, you don't feel 'immersed' in the game. Characters don't make noise when they walk. There isn't really any ambient noise.

The weapon choices are fun and time-appropriate. In Chicago of 1932, you've got Tommy Guns. In Notre Dame you're playing with shotguns. So there's always new variety as you go from level to level.

The missions aren't very challenging compared to other games that are out. They are extremely linear and there's rarely any brainpower involved. There's side missions like "blow up file cabinets along the way" or "shoot out whiskey barrels". There's usually a rationale given but it's pretty flimsy.

There are other 'mini-games' that you can play. Do things like fight off the living dead, smash the glass and so on. Try to get the best times to get high rankings.

Where the game really shines is multiplayer. There are HUNDREDS of characters to choose from in multiplay, and tons of ways to play that you unlock as you go. There are the standards like deathmatch as well as more interesting variations. The game is savvy about game hook-ups and LANs to open the game up to as many players as possible for your system.

In addition, TimeSplitters 2 comes with a MAP EDITOR. This is something rarely seen in a console game!! You can choose from a beginner or advanced mode and design your own maps, and then have your friends play through it! Customize the tile set, bot placements, choose weapons, music, you name it. You can create your own full maps and play a new game every day!

A great game if you're into multiplayer or map creation, and a fun shooter if you're not too particular about graphics or sounds.

TimeSplitters 2 may be the best game of 2002!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: October 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This review is based on the PS2 version. I've had it for 2 days now, and I am hopelessly addicted. Free Radical has made the First Person Shooter game that I've always wanted for the PS2. Forget about the single player game--although it's quite good--I wanted to satisfy my craving for deathmatches--even though I really don't have any other gamers around to play against. TS2 delivers with an Arcade mode, a series of 45 challenging levels where you compete against bots, who have great AI, for bronze, silver, gold trophies. Winning the better trophies unlocks other bots and deathmatch levels. There's more levels after this--besides deathmatch, you get capture the flag, assault, etc. Basically, the single-player aspect to the deathmatch mode is a lot like the use of bots in Unreal Tournament. The graphics are astounding, and I love how the PS2 controller rumbles in my hand when I am shooting a powerful weapon. Now, some caveats: I haven't figured out if you can jump, or roll; the level design is good, but so far I haven't seen any that match the design of Unreal. But Timesplitters 2 does try to give you variety: you get a Wild West level, a gothic level, a robot factory level, a cold war Russian setting, etc. The weapon design is astoundingly good, I got such a kick out of using twin Russian machine guns in a recent match. Another funky mode in the TS2 deathmatches is that sometimes you'll fight "shrunken" bots: much smaller and harder to kill. There's even a monkey that hops around like crazy and fires weapons at you. The bots are quite varied: you could potentially unlock over 100 of them, if you complete both the story and arcade modes! Of course, you can play against real humans too. I just think is a superb game, lots of hard work and attention to detail went into it. Whether you are looking for an FPS in the a single-player mission mode, a single player deathmatch experience, or a multi player frag fest, Time Splitters 2 is a game you need to try.

One of the best first-person shooters the PS2 has to offer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Timesplitters 2 is a first-person shooter similar to Doom, Quake, Halo, and many others. Crisp graphics, a smooth frame rate, responsive gameplay, great music...everything is top notch (at least as far as the PS2's capabilities go). What sets it apart from other typical games in the genre, however, is the wild variety of environments, characters, and weapons. It includes over 10 different times and locations ranging from the old west to futuristic cities, plus over 20 different weapons overall (shotguns, crossbows, laserguns, rocket launchers, flamethrowers, you name it). Timespitters 2 takes itself less seriously than other fps. With cartoonish style graphics, and humorous cinemas obviously poking fun of today's pop-culture movies, it's a welcome change from the typical war-hardened commando theme found in most of these games. As far as modes and options go, Timesplitters 2 has you covered there too. After you've plowed through the story mode, there are still a massive amount of arcade and challenge battles to keep you busy. Factor in the multiplayer matches and the map editor mode, and this game has almost limitless replay value. The only thing missing from this game is a jump button, but once you get into playing for a while you probably won't even notice it's absent. While in terms of gameplay balance and graphical quality Halo still has this game beat, Timesplitters 2 remains an excellent choice for any fan of the first-person shooter genre.

Some Good Points

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Although this game is fun on multiplayer and frustrating on single player, (easy sometimes but difficult at others, on normal and hard) it could be better. When I first went into a gaming store to buy a FPS, either this one or Red Faction 2, I was told there was a "monkey assistant" mode where monkeys help the person in last place, from that point i was sold. This sounded awesome, and it was, when I first played it. They come around every few minutes, which gets really repetitive and stupid. Each multiplayer type can only be played so many times, before they get boring, but the regular deathmatch and "assault" are the greatest and rarely get boring. Overall the multiplayer in this game is good since it was suppose to be "totally awesome" but turned out to be somewhat repetive. It is the most fun with a multi-tap and if you alternate game types, if you don't you'll eventually get sick of a certain type of multiplayer mode.
The single player is great. Usually FPS have a somewhat easy single player so you can unlock stuff but on this game but the "Arcade League" allows you to unlock all that stuff. (I believe the game has to be beaten on easy before you can play the arcade league). The game turned out to be a breeze on easy and is somewhat hard on normal, which i haven't gotten through, yet. If only the capability of blowing up pieces of land was taken from Red Faction 2 and put into this game it would be even better, but it would be the greatest FPS if a few of these multiplayer modes (monkey assistant) was changed a little bit to make it less "dumb". To others this mode might be the highlight of the game, recomended to rent or borrow before you buy it. Red Faction 2 is recomended to check out also, that is a good game, the single player is really short though.

One of the best games I played in ages!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I first played this at a frends house, and found in great to play in 2 player(he had completed all the missions, so had ulocked all the different modes). We played it for hours and still found it fun! Definatly one of my all time favorate games!!

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