TimeSplitters 2

aka: TimeSplitter: Jikuu no Shinryakusha
Moby ID: 7574
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TimeSplitters 2, the sequel to Free Radical Design's PlayStation 2 launch title, once again sends players hurtling through time, as they battle the malevolent TimeSplitters in ten unique time periods, from the Wild West to a futuristic space station, and everything in between.

The game's story finds Cortez, the series' hero, on a quest to discover the origins of the TimeSplitters, an enigmatic group that travels through time causing trouble for the good people of Earth. Using the paradoxes of time travel to his advantage, the hero can regularly join up with past and future versions of himself, to fight the enemy as a team. A wide selection of historical, modern, and futuristic weapons is available, and environments feature destructible elements.

Depending on the difficulty level chosen, players will find themselves with rudimentary objectives to complete or, on the harder settings, new areas and substantially more involved objectives to fulfill. Two players can also play the Story mode cooperatively and simultaneously.

Like its predecessor, TimeSplitters 2 features a Challenge mode, which presents the player with a selection of time- and skill-based events. Completing these within the predetermined constraints awards the player with bronze, silver, or gold medals, which in turn aid in unlocking additional game options, levels, and playable characters (of which there are more than 120).

The Arcade mode offers League, Custom, and Network sub-modes. League events feature pre-configured maps, game types, and objectives for the player to compete in, while the other Arcade modes make up the bulk of the multiplayer portion of the title. In the Custom mode, up to four players and numerous AI "bots" can compete in 16 different customizable disciplines including Deathmatch, Regeneration, Virus, Thief, Shrink, Monkey Assistant, and Flame Tag -- each offering an altered form of gameplay. Thief, for example, tasks players with collecting tokens left behind by fallen combatants. Here, the tokens determine the winner, not the number of kills.

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  • タイムスプリッター ~時空の侵略者~ - Japanese spelling
  • 时空分裂者2 - Simplified Chinese spelling

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Average score: 89% (based on 52 ratings)

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Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 90 ratings with 9 reviews)

_The_ Best Console FPS I`ve ever played.

The Good
TimeSplitters 2 has lots of game modes so you won`t get tired of it like you get of other FPS games. You can make your own maps and pick bots/weapons your self. The game also gives you a lot of totally different maps to play on. The story mode can be played solo/co-op.

Another thing that made me like TimeSplitters 2 is the fact that its actually easy to use the PS2 hand controller with it, myself I havent played to many console games, and it often takes some time for me to get used to controls on any console. But with TimeSplitters 2 i got used to the controls in a matter of hours.

The Bad
I can`t find anything really bad about this game, its just really good.

The Bottom Line
TimeSplitters 2 is a usual "fire at everything you see" FPS, a little bit like Quake 3. The story continues from the original TimeSplitters, but the best bit of the game is the Multiplayer part, here you can find hours and hours of fun. With its many game modes it will take some time before you put this game on the shelf to collect dust.

PlayStation 2 · by somaen (11) · 2003

Timesplitters 2: Needs more salt...

The Good
"Wow", I thought, upon booting it up and getting the singleplayer Story mode going. "True sequel to Goldeneye", my mind screamed.

That first level. It's a beauty. Well positioned enemies, good objectives. ZOMBIES. It all felt wonderful.

The Bad
Oh, christ, what happened? It's as though they poured everything, and I mean EVERYTHING they had to give into that first level. Everything afterwards feels oddly shallow, even for a standard FPS game.

Oh, and the aiming system isn't too great, but it's forgivable.

The Bottom Line
A rip-roaring crazy work of monkey-catching magic in multi-player. Don't buy it for single-player expecting some deep, great story. It's no Halo in one-player.

Xbox · by laemus (11) · 2003

Amazing first-person shooter game; love it!

The Good
You can play as over 100 different characters in multiplayer, and there are several maps and modes to choose from. The graphics are outstanding for its time, even if the animation is a little bit too cartoon-like. There are tons of guns, from the past, present, and future. The single-player campaign can be played alone or with a friend, and each level takes place in a different time period. You get different weapons in each level, and the tasks are never easy to accomplish. You can play the campaign on Easy, Normal, or Hard difficulty, giving it extra replay value. There is also an Arcade League, in which you play these arcade-style challenges. You can play through the league to unlock new maps and characters in multiplayer, which is another fun part about the game. There is also a Challenge Mode, which is like Arcade Mode, except different. I can't go into detail about that one, though. The sound is extremely well done, and the music is incredible.

The Bad
I like a lot about this game, but I have to say that the campaign is a little too short and the story isn't easy to follow. Also, the weapons appear to be floating in midair; it doesn't look like a hand is holding them. But, other than that, it is a very, very, very good game.

The Bottom Line
Every FPS fan would be doing themselves a favor by picking up this game. It is good for all three sixth-generation systems. With so much to do, and so much fun, no gamer can go wrong with this game.

GameCube · by Austin Bruner (4) · 2010

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

TimeSplitters 2 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

References to the game

TimeSplitters 2 is the game being played by Ed, Shaun's best mate, in the "romzomcom" movie Shaun of the Dead.

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  • 4Players
    • 2002 – #10 Best GameCube Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)

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Game added by Jason Walker.

Xbox Series, Xbox One added by Eufemiano Bullanga.

Additional contributors: Unicorn Lynx, j.raido 【雷堂嬢太朗】, Mark Ennis, Patrick Bregger, FatherJack.

Game added October 24, 2002. Last modified March 15, 2024.