Video Game By Eidos Interactive
When
Rare made GoldenEye for the Nintendo 64 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 humor 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, along with 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, Amazon.co.uk
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This
time you've got to stop the evil lords from collecting
ancient jewels that will give them power over all time
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Battle through nine different time-travelling episodes
from the Wild West to Tokyo in the year 2019
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Environments include the roaring 20s, Aztec temples,
and Soviet military installations
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Interact with over 90 unique characters, from the original
characters to new renegades,and even the ancestors of
previous enemies
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Take
a tour through weaponry of the ages -- you'll get to
use everything from crossbows to laser pulse rifles.
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