TimeSplitters 2 is a first-person shooter video game that is available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube game consoles. It is the sequel to TimeSplitters. It was published by Eidos and developed by Free Radical Design, a company founded by some ex-Rare members that helped develop GoldenEye 007, an earlier first-person shooter with which TimeSplitters 2 is similar.^[3] ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. ... Maze War, one of the two candidates for the first FPS. This article is about the video game genre. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... The two versions of the PS2 with an Eye Toy camera The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... Xbox and a Controller S The Xbox is Microsofts game console, released on November 15, 2001. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Nintendo GameCube is an example of a popular video game console. ... For the race of creatures from the series see: TimeSplitters (race). ... Eidos Interactive is a publisher of video and computer games with its parent company based in England. ... Free Radical Design is a video game developer, based in Nottingham, England. ... Rare, Ltd is a United Kingdom-based video game development company. ... GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rareware for the Nintendo 64 video game console, and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. ...

TimeSplitters 2 was first released in October 2002 in North America and Europe, and later in Japan in 2003. Upon its release, TimeSplitters 2 garnered positive reviews from critics, with GameSpot acclaiming the game as the "best split-screen multiplayer-focused first-person shooter ever created."^[4] 2002 2002 in games 2001 in video gaming 2003 in video gaming Notable events of 2002 in video gaming. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Motto (Latin) United in diversity Anthem Ode to Joy(orchestral) Commission seat Brussels Official languages 23 Bulgarian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Irish Italian Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Member states 27 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ...

TimeSplitters 2 features a story mode consisting of ten levels in which the player assumes the role of one of two space marines. The player attempts to stop the alien race of TimeSplitters by collecting the time crystals in various time periods, ranging from the Wild West to the 25th century. The story mode can additionally be played with two players in a cooperative mode. The game also includes several multiplayer modes. The TimeSplitters are a fictional race of genetically modified mutants from the TimeSplitters series (See: TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect). ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... The 25th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2401-2500. ...

Gameplay

Screenshot of the Chicago level.

TimeSplitters 2 is a first-person shooter that requires players to kill enemies and complete objectives using a variety of weapons and tactics in different predefined scenarios. Armor and health are represented by two bars on the sides of the screen that lower when the player is shot, which can be increased by walking over body armor and medical kits. The location of the bars as well as other gameplay features such as the objectives are reminiscent of Goldeneye 007 or Perfect Dark.^[5] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Motto: “Urbs in Horto” (Latin: “City in a Garden”), “I Will” Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Maze War, one of the two candidates for the first FPS. This article is about the video game genre. ... ... First aid kit of the French Army A first aid kit is a collection of supplies and equipment for use in giving first aid, particularly in a medical emergency. ... GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rareware for the Nintendo 64 video game console, and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. ... Perfect Dark is a 2000 first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo 64 game console. ...

The weapons of TimeSplitters 2 include handguns, rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, rocket launchers, a grenade launcher, various explosives, a crossbow, and a flamethrower. They are of many different time periods, from the historical to the futuristic. Some weapons have an alternate fire which activates a feature such as launching a grenade or detonating a remote mine. Sometimes a player can use two guns simultaneously. A handgun is a firearm small enough to be carried and used in one hand. ... A rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. ... A submachine gun is a firearm which combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the ammunition of a pistol, and is between the two in weight and size. ... Remington pump-action shotgun held by a Florida Highway Patrol cadet shotgun, see: Shotgun (disambiguation). ... Rocket launcher is a vague term which could mean various things: a mobile launch platform for an ICBM or cruise missile a launcher for multiple smaller missiles, such as Stalins Organ a shoulder-launched missile weapon This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might... A grenade launcher is weapon that fires or launches a grenade to longer distances than a soldier could throw by hand. ... This article is concerned solely with chemical explosives. ... 15th century French soldier wearing a helmet and a hauberk, carrying a crossbow/arbalest and a pavise. ... Riverboat of the U.S. Brownwater Navy shooting ignited napalm from its mounted flamethrower during the Vietnam war. ... In computer gaming, weapons are akimbo if identical weapons are held in each hand. ...

Single player

The main single player campaign of TimeSplitters 2 is divided up into ten levels, each in a different time period.^[6] The levels contain a series of objectives that must be completed. Some objectives are present at the start of the level, while others are added during play.^[7] Some levels have secondary objectives, which are not required to complete in order to finish the level. Each level includes a single checkpoint in the middle where the player can restart if they die or fail to complete an objective.^[8] The term checkpoint may refer to: A place at which vehicles or pedestrians are stopped in order to enforce laws or security measures. ...

At the beginning of each level, the player has the choice of choosing one of up to three different difficulty settings which include Easy, Normal, and Hard.^[9] On any level other than the first, the player can only choose a difficulty setting if the previous level has been beaten under that difficulty setting. These difficulty settings not only affect the strength of the enemies, but also increase the length of the level by adding more objectives and allowing the player to explore areas that are inaccessible on lower difficulties.

At the end of each level (except for the last one), a time crystal must be recovered. After it is picked up, a time portal will appear which must be entered in order to complete the level. However, this is sometimes made more difficult by TimeSplitters that teleport to the location of the player's character. The TimeSplitters are a fictional race of genetically modified mutants from the TimeSplitters series (See: TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect). ... This article is about the satellite communications facility. ...

The game also features a co-operative mode in which two players can play levels together.^[10] When playing co-op, in order to balance the game, players' health is lowered so that enemies do more damage to them.

In secret places of certain levels on a predetermined difficulty setting, there are cartridges of old school arcade games such as Snake (renamed Anaconda in TimeSplitters 2), Lunar Lander (renamed AstroLander), and RetroRacer.^[11] Once picked up, the player can play these games on their Temporal Uplink, the device that normally shows the map of the current level. In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... Snake is a video game that came out in the mid-to-late 1970s. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

There is also a Challenge mode in which a specific objective must be completed that depends on the level selected. The objective range from collecting bananas to shooting heads off zombies. After the objective is completed or the timer runs out, the game will end, and a medal will be awarded depending on the number of points obtained. Certain medals allow the player to play as new characters in multiplayer or use cheats. Cheats can be turned on in the options menu and activate a feature such as unlimited ammo or the ability to shoot paintballs from the guns that change the color of the walls. However, Free Radical's website implies that there are also other cheats that can be activated with the controller which have never been released. They say they like to keep things "as impossible as possible."^[12] Look up unlimited in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the U.S. Air Force, AMMO is the common nickname for the Munitions Systems Specialist career field, (AFSC 2W0X1, previously 461X0. ... A woodsball player firing at opponents from behind cover. ... Free Radical Design is a video game developer, based in Nottingham, England. ...

Multiplayer

Arcade mode is the main multiplayer section of TimeSplitters 2. It can normally be played with up to four players with each player using a division of the television's screen. However, with a System Link, up to sixteen players can simultaneously play multiplayer.^[2] When a player gets killed, they are respawned at a random location on the map with full health. Weapons, armor, and other items that enhance players' abilities are placed in several preset positions scattered about the map. The objective of the game depends on the mode selected. Four are available at the start:

• Deathmatch — A free-for-all deathmatch.
• Team Deathmatch — A Deathmatch with up to four teams.
• Capture the Bag — The TimeSplitters' version of Capture the Flag where the player must go to the opposing team's base and take their bag back to their own team's base.
• BagTag — A bag is placed in the map and the player must take it and survive with it for the longest time. If the player is killed, the bag is dropped leaving it available to be picked up by another player.

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Several aspects can be customized such as the weapons, the number of points needed to win, the number of minutes until the end of the game, as well as the music that plays along with the level. There is also a variety of different characters the player can choose to play as, each with their own individual statistics. Some characters are from the Story mode, while there are other more humorous ones such as the dinosaur and the Elvis impersonator. Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an immeasurable effect on world culture. ...

Up to ten computer-controlled bots can be used in Arcade Custom. Their appearance, difficulty, and team can be customized. The bots can do some acrobatic moves that the player cannot such as rolls and somersaults.^[13] A bot, most prominently in the first person shooter PC game types (FPS), is a robotic computer controlled entity that simulates an online or LAN multiplayer human deathmatch opponent, team deathmatch opponent or a cooperative human player. ... Facsimile of a Woodcut in Exercises in Leaping and Vaulting, by A. Tuccaro: 4to (Paris, 1599). ...

At the end of each match, the results of the game are shown. This includes the number of points each player or team scored, the weapon the player used most often, as well as awards the player earned. There are nearly 60 known awards present in TimeSplitters 2.^[14] Players are given them based on what they did in the match or how they played. Awards are databased in each player's own saved profile which also keeps track of a variety of statistics.

There is also an Arcade League mode in which one player is placed in an Arcade match with pre-set bots and weapons. There are three difficulty levels of Arcade League: Amateur, Honorary, and Elite. Players must beat them in consecutive order. After a player beats a level, a medal is awarded.

A MapMaker is also available that can create playable levels. Unlike the original TimeSplitters, levels for Story mode can be made as well as levels for Arcade mode.^[15] Created Story levels, however, cannot be played co-operatively like the default story levels. Maps are created by selecting and placing different pre-made tiles and rooms onto a grid. Spawn points, weapons, bags, armour, and objectives can then be placed anywhere on the level. There is a bar in the left side of the screen, representing memory, that lowers each time a tile or item is placed. When the bar depletes completely, nothing else can be placed onto the map. However, items can be deleted to increase memory. A theme can be chosen for each map such as Victorian, Industrial, Alien, and Virtual, which changes how the rooms appear. This article is about the first Timesplitters game. ...

Plot

Sergeant Cortez and Corporal Hart in the TimeSplitters' spacestation.

TimeSplitters 2 starts off in the year 2401 in the midst of a war between humanity and the TimeSplitters, an alien race bent on the destruction of mankind. However, rather than invade, they are using the special objects, called time crystals, to travel through, time changing the course of history, bringing Earth to ruin. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The TimeSplitters are a fictional race of genetically modified mutants from the TimeSplitters series (See: TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect). ...

Two space marines from Earth, Sergeant Cortez and Corporal Hart, are sent out to a space station overrun by TimeSplitters to retrieve the time crystals. However, when they reach the bridge, they are too late as they see the last few TimeSplitters take the time crystals into the past using the time portal they built. Then, some other TimeSplitters try to break through the door to get into the room. Corporal Hart decides to try to hold them off while Cortez goes into different time periods of the past to retrieve the time crystals. Sergeant Cortez is a fictional character and the protagonist of the last two games in the TimeSplitters series. ... Bridge of the brigantine LEtoile The bridge of a ship is an area or room where the ships navigational controls and other essential equipment related to ship operations are housed and operated. ...

Upon arrival at each time period, Cortez take the form of a person from that particular period of time, similar to Quantum Leap.^[16] For example, when Cortez arrives in the Wild West, he takes the form of a cowboy, and when he arrives in a 24th century robot factory, he takes the form of a robot. Quantum Leap is a science fiction television series that ran for 97 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on NBC. It follows the adventures of Dr. Samuel Beckett (played by Scott Bakula), a brilliant scientist who after researching time-travel, and doing experiments in something he calls The Imaging... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... The 24th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2301-2400. ...

After Cortez retrieves all of the time crystals, he returns to the space station to meet with Hart. The TimeSplitters outside finally break open the door and move into the room and fight. Corporal Hart is killed in the battle. Cortez then proceeds to set the space station to self destruct and he escapes on his ship just before it blows up.

Development

In February of 1999, 20 months before the release of Perfect Dark, several members of Rare that were part of the GoldenEye 007 development team, including Steve Ellis, Karl Hilton, Graeme Norgate, and David Doak, left to form their own company called Free Radical Design. After they developed the first TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2 went into development, trying to have a more fulfilling story mode alongside the Arcade and MapMaker modes. It was also one of the first multi-platform games to be re-released on both the PS2 Greatest Hits and Xbox Platinum Hits labels.^[17] Perfect Dark is a 2000 first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo 64 game console. ... Rare, Ltd is a United Kingdom-based video game development company. ... GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rareware for the Nintendo 64 video game console, and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. ... David Doak is a video game designer. ... Free Radical Design is a video game developer, based in Nottingham, England. ... This article is about the first Timesplitters game. ...

The game engine present in TimeSplitters 2 is also very similar to the one present in GoldenEye. They both contain a similar aiming system and both lack the ability to jump. A game engine is the core software component of a computer or video game or other interactive application with real-time graphics. ...

There were plans for a handheld version of TimeSplitters for the Game Boy Advance possibly to coincide with the release of TimeSplitters 2, but this was scrapped. The game would have been titled TimeSplitters Advance and would have been a side scrolling or top down shooter.^[18] Not much is known about the game except that there would have been a plane level where you control Captain Ash, the character in the Aztec level of TimeSplitters 2, as he avoided dive-bombing monkeys. There were plans to have the handheld game to be an unlockable mini-game in TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, but they were also scrapped.^[19] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Mexica be merged into this article or section. ... TimeSplitters: Future Perfect Categories: 2005 computer and video games | GameCube games | PlayStation 2 games | Xbox games | First-person shooters | Computer and video game stubs ...

Releases

There are a few minor differences between the console versions of TimeSplitters 2. The PlayStation 2 version has a smaller playing field for mini-games such as Anaconda and the Xbox and GameCube versions each have their own unique tag line. The GameCube version says "Heir apparent to GoldenEye," said by Electronic Gaming Monthly.^[20] The Xbox version says "First Halo, now this."^[21] Snake is a video game that came out in the mid-to-late 1970s. ...

Other release changes include removal of the map editor function and the renaming to Time Splitters: Invaders of the History on the Japanese release of the PS2 version. In addition, Europe, France, Japan, Korea, and USA each have a different box art.^[22] Motto (Latin) United in diversity Anthem Ode to Joy(orchestral) Commission seat Brussels Official languages 23 Bulgarian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Irish Italian Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Member states 27 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia... Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

Reception

The Siberian dam of TimeSplitters 2 is a clear reference to Goldeneye 007.

TimeSplitters 2 received mostly positive reviews since it has been released. Edge is a multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ... Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. ... GameZone is a multiplatform videogame website. ... Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... It has been suggested that Western Siberia be merged into this article or section. ... GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rareware for the Nintendo 64 video game console, and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. ...

GameSpy complimented the game for its music in addition to the improvements of the MapMaker. They also said that it was easily the PlayStation 2's best first-person shooter.^[34] The lighting effects of the game were praised.^[35] GameSpot said that TimeSplitters 2 could possibly be one of the best multiplayer-focused FPS games.^[4] GameSpot also mentioned that the game's levels were well designed and complimented the game's number of options.^[36] IGN complimented the game's "enormous amount of replay value." Gaming Age said that the game was "one of the best first person shooters ever," but people in need of very detailed and meticulous level design might not be satisfied. GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... Maze War, one of the two candidates for the first FPS. This article is about the video game genre. ... GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ...

The game has been criticized because of its overtly sensitive controls while aiming and some argue that its fast pace eliminates some skill needed to play.^[37] The game was also criticized for the occasional choppiness when playing co-op and the lack of the ability to play online.^[38] Also, it has been said that the game was too difficult.^[39] Some also say that the game played and felt too much like Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64.^[3] Its gameplay may be too linear.^[40] GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed by Rareware for the Nintendo 64 video game console, and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. ... This section needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

The TimeSplitters series is often compared to and contains many throwbacks to GoldenEye.^[41] For example, both TimeSplitters 2 and GoldenEye 007 start off on a Siberian dam.^[42]
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Soundtrack

The sound and music of the game is credited to Graeme Norgate.^[43] In 2006, Free Radical Design placed the soundtrack for TimeSplitters 2, in addition to their other games, on their website to be able to be downloaded for free.^[44] Printable album artwork is also available. Graeme Norgate is a video game music composer, who has composed music for a variety of video games developed by Rare, Ltd. ... Free Radical Design is a video game developer, based in Nottingham, England. ...

An unofficial website related to TimeSplitters' music is also available where music from TimeSplitters 2, in addition to the other TimeSplitters games, can be downloaded (also free). It is called TimeSplitters MusicBox. For the first game in the series, see TimeSplitters. ...

There are twenty seven songs in total that are officially up for download.

Players can choose to listen to a variety of the songs while playing multiplayer or on maps that they create.

References

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External links

• Official site
• TimeSplitters 2 at GameFAQs
• TimeSplitters 2 at IGN
• TimeSplitters 2 at the TimeSplitters Wiki
• TimeSplitters 2 soundtrack