TimeSplitters 2

A great game worth of praise, but with some faults

Reviewed by tpofofn on July 14, 2007  |  report this review

There's a lot of good things to say about this game. The gameplay is great. There are tons of characters to choose from, with lots of silly ones, like a duck, or a monkey, or a dinosaur, or a snowman, or a dancing bear, or a guy with a giant glove instead of a head, or a shirtless blue-skinned lady with four arms, or an Elvis impersonator, or a lawyer...weird, but in a cool way. And the Mapmaker option adds some nice depth to the game.

Oh, and there are lots of different multiplayer modes to choose from. You can do Capture the Flag, where they use a Bag instead of a flag, but it's otherwise very standard and lots of fun; you can do your standard Deathmatches, teamed-up or otherwise. You can do a bunch of extra types of Deathmatches, such as a mode where the contestants grow or shrink depending on their scores; or a mode where you have a deplenishing life bar that kills you when it runs out, and gets refilled when you score a point; or a mode where every damage you deal to others makes you gain life; or a mode where the contestant in last place gets a bunch of AI-controlled monkeys to fight on their team. You can also play Zones, where two teams battle it out for control of up to four "Zones" placed in certain spots on the map. You can play Bag Tag, which is a lot like King of the Hill, but instead of a Hill, you have to be King of "A Suitcase That You Carry Around With You." So plenty of options.

Also, the controls work very well, and the piece come together for a very fun game.

It does have a couple flaws that bring it down to a four, though. First, it's very difficult to aim. When you hold down the L button to bring up the crosshair, you can't just move it. You have to sort of flick your c-stick, and the crosshair will jump a little, then jump a little back to center again. It's really annoying when you're trying to snipe, and it effectively makes long-range shooting impossible.

The other flaw is that you can't make outdoor levels in Mapmaker, which is a shame, because dark indoor tunnel-like levels start to get depressing after a while. It's bad enough that you're cooped up inside in front of the TV. The least it could do is let you create a level where you can go outside.

I like this game, but I'd probably recommend getting its sequel, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, instead.

Faster reloads

Hint by isaac683 on January 20, 2008  |  report this hint

Some guns have slower reloads (especially the Tactical 12 Gauge). Instead of pressing reload, press next weapon, then previous weapon (or vice versa). When you switch to a new weapon and go back to it, it will automatically be reloaded.