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Terrorism gets a new enemy in the STF

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Time Crisis: Crisis Zone marks another great Arcade Shooter from Namco, as well as a great addition to the Time Crisis series.

Crisis Zone is filled with the normal Time Crisis formula of duck for block, and shooting when standing, but this puts something different into the mix; instead of ducking behind random objects, you go behind a steel riot shield with a sight, letting you actually move around the place more as well as being able to see while ducked. The other difference is the main weapon, an SMG with 40 rounds per clip; you may think this makes it easy, but the enemies have enough health to make it a challenge all the way. Unlike all other Time Crisis games, however, this is a 1-player game only.

The basic story is that you're the leader of a riot squad called the Special Tactical Force (STF) in London, and you're trying to retake a new, multipurpose area on the outskirts of London, called Garland Square, that was taken over by terrorist forces. Garland Square itself is a modern, self-sufficient multiplex, with houses, stores, a park, and an office building with some of the latest technology in the world, and it is one of the most advanced areas for commerce and business in all of Europe, making it a BIG bargaining chip for the terrorist forces. Your main job is to go into the different areas of Garland Square and kill all terrorist forces you encounter, and taking back the multiplex, as well as trying to find the leader of this attack.

The gameplay has the normal TC formula with said changes, and it has more on the PS2 console. You get to choose which area to tackle first (I suggest going from left to right) when you start, and as you play the game you get to choose where to go next.

Besides the story mode, there are other extra modes to play. After you beat the normal game, you get to play an ORIGINAL story mode (for PS2 version only) set 6 years afterwards. While in this story, you can kill special brown troops for new weapons, such as a laser rifle and a gatling gun.

And if that wern't enough, as you earn these extra weapons, more Crisis Missions are unlocked. These missions are fun, but VERY difficult, and range from taking out enemies without shooting allies to surviving nearly a minute without a shield. The more you beat, the higher your completion will be for the whole thing. When you get to 60% completion, you get to use TWO Guncon 2's and dual wield SMG's in story mode. 100% gets you unlimited ammo (no need to reload).

There ARE rewards to playing story mode a lot. With every two game overs, you get an extra continue. When you beat story mode, you get to add health to your healthbar. So, this gets you extra insentive to play story mode, and the more you play the easier it gets. Difficulty can be set from very easy to very hard.

All in all, this is a good, but difficult, game for all fans of Arcade Shooters or machine guns. If you're looking for multiplayer, go for Time Crisis 3. If you're looking for a single player challenge with lots of extras, then go with Time Crisis: Crisis Zone. Believe me, you won't be disappointed. This is what got me hooked on the arcade shooter genre.

too much setup required

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: October 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I never got far enough to play the game. It might be cool. It requires that you buy another connector for some tv's and you have to get to the back of your tv to make it work. Something, which for me, is not worth the large amount of effort that it would take me. They should let people know this before the purchase. Also this product will not work with LCD monitors or projection t.v.'s. Wish they would have told me that before I paid for it.

WHERE IS THE GAME?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 23
Date: July 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

How can we review a game that was never received? Amazon said it was in stock, but it never arrived. We received a note that said the item was no longer available, and they would refund our money. I am so tired of this kind of thing happening, especially when I'm ordering games for my two teen-aged boys. Online sellers should be able to immediately tell you if your item is in stock or not. Telling me it's not in stock by mail, on the day it's supposed to arrive, is bad business.

Time Crisis: Crisis Zone

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game could be fun, unfortunately I have had nothing but problems. First, the description states "immerse yourself in double-gun shooting action". The second gun configures fine, however during game play it does absolutely nothing. This was the deciding factor for me: I wanted a game that my son and I could play together at the same time. Secondly, and which for me makes the game a 1 star, is the fact that when you hold the trigger for machine gun action, a weird hazy effect is shown on screen which makes it nearly impossible to see what you are shooting at. This is a horrible effect and totally ruins the game. Would NOT EVER BUY AGAIN.

fun with a friend

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game is fun either way, alone or with a buddy. the button layout on the gun though is a little tricky and causes major cramping in the hand area. Because you have to hold down one of the many badly placed buttons to come out from behind your shield,it makes for some pretty hard gameplay. And you will look like a weirdo when you play this, there is NO cool way to do it. You WILL look like an idiot.

My son says "Thank you!"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Thanks to Amazon and the person selling this video game, my son had his x-mas wish come true. I could not find this game in any store, especially with the gun. Thank you again!

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