Official Timesplitters 2 Thread

[dyomides]

Well I'm still awaiting my copy of this game to come out for Xbox although I've broken down and rented the PS2 version and a friend and I has a blast playing it in coop mode and we didn't even scratch the surface. We didn't try the multiplayer, the map editor, the challenges, hell we didn't even get past the first level. Fun as hell though.

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[Gooch]

I picked up the GC version on Thursday, though I haven't played it enough to get off the first level. So far, so good. Very Goldeneye-ish (first level, at least) with a beautiful framerate (as expected) and suprisingly good controls once customized (who the hell needs a crouch button over the ability to strafe?).

[Skeletor]

I picked up the XBox version last night and played a little of the single player mode. I did'nt like the default controls, but once I customized them, everything was fine. You can defenitely tell that this game was made especially with the PS2 in mind because the graphics looked very much like a PS2 game.

[BioMechanic]

I've got a friend who couldn't wait to get the Xbox rev, but the sniper attacks have made him think twice (he's a sensitive guy, what can I say).

I'm gonna rent the Cube version - if it doesn't give me motion sickness, I may just pick it up. Monkeys + guns = yes please!

[DacaZ]

Some assorted impressions... (GC version) [posted in the other TS2 thread]

The graphics... are generally good, but not great. Some of the character models look fine, some look generally poor. The Timesplitters themselves look terrible in the opening cinema. The environments vary from level to level, although I'm not really impressed by any of the texturework. Neo Tokyo looks great, mainly for the amount of detail packed in there, but levels like the Wild West and Siberia look pretty utilitarian.

The control... seems fairly well-suited to the Gamecube controller, and the ability to customize is welcome. The aiming is awfully tight though, making sniping a chore. I find the game too frustrating to play without Auto Aim turned on, and I usually loathe Auto Aim.

The mapmaker... is disappointing at first as all it lets you do is use some crappy industrial-type setting. But my comrade, Spo tells me that you can unlock new themes and goodies to use in it. So, I'll reserve judgement on the mapmaker for now.

Fun? ... You betcha! Even though I have more then a few gripes, this game is an absolute blast. I've been through a little more than half the Story Mode on Normal and I've dabbled a bit in the Arcade and Challenges. There's a shitload of stuff to unlock.

The game moves nice and smooth, very fast, and the Story Mode levels are huge with plenty of goals to try to complete. Can't wait to get home tonight and start playing again.

EDIT: In case you haven't guessed, the Wild West is my favorite level so far... great stuff.

[jyoung]

I was going to start this thread yesterday but the site was down

Anyway, I picked up Time Splitters 2 for GC last night and had time to play one mission in story mode and complete 3 of the challenges. So far it seems to have taken all the positive elements from TS1 (Superb multiplayer, awesome selection of guns, Challenges, 2 player Co-op, etc.) and added to them while at the same time improving on the negative area(s)of TS1. My only beef with the game so far is the controls aren't 100% customizable, but rather they are somewhere around 90% customizable because you cannot assign certain functions to the D-pad. Also, the aiming is a bit touchy for my tastes but perhaps this is just because I've been playing a lot of Unreal Tournament (PC) lately. Without going into too much detail, I think anyone who liked TS1 or Goldeneye should buy this game unless you don't have any friends, in which case you might want to consider renting it first...

I can't wait to start playing multiplayer

[sleeve]

I'm having a slight problem with the XBox rev.

During the 1st mission when I'm outside the dam, the screen shakes intermittently. Almost like someone's messing with the vertical hold. All the other levels play fine, and when I enter the dam the problem disappears.

Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on?

[Skeletor]

Originally posted by sleeveboy
I'm having a slight problem with the XBox rev.

During the 1st mission when I'm outside the dam, the screen shakes intermittently. Almost like someone's messing with the vertical hold. All the other levels play fine, and when I enter the dam the problem disappears.

Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on?

It does'nt do that with my copy. I'd try exchanging the game where you got it from.

[SpoDaddy]

I've been playing the game constantly since wednesday (GC version), pure gold. Even if you don't have people to play multiplayer with, still a must buy. If you ever get bored of the countless missions, challenges, arcade modes, and making your own maps, you can play the multiplayer modes all by yourself with TEN bots at 60fps. My favorite single player missions are definately the 1930's Chicago level and the Wild West level (feels like a Clint Eastwood simulator, ain't nothin wrong with that). The only single player mission I didn't like was the Return To Planet X level, it's funny as a spoof of the Skedar home planet levels in Perfect Dark, but it isn't actually a good level (unlike the other Goldeneye/Perfect Dark spoof levels, which are fantastic and clever). The Dam level pays homage to Goldeneye as well as it's infamous island across the water that you can't reach, by making an island across the water under that it looks like you can't reach and then cleverly you wind up out on the island without even seeing it coming. And the Atom Smasher level is a great spoof of Bond in general, Harry Tipper deserves his own game. One of the many awesome little touches I love in this game is that like in Duke Nukem you can go to computer terminals to check out security cameras. What makes it so awesome is that in this you can not only manipulate and turn off the cameras to avoid detection but some cameras have minigun's attatched to them that you can control to take out unsuspecting guards. Very satisfying. There's a NeoTokyo level that spoofs the Perfect Dark sabotage-the-taxi level, and it starts off with a really kickass Matrix-style cinema. The game is in the spirit of Conker in that each level is spoofing something, if not Goldeneye and Perfect Dark then The Godfather movies, Clint Eastwood movies, the Resident Evil movie, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Goldfinger, The Matrix, Alien, every time you play you'll notice a new reference. It's all very cleverly done and much more subtle than Conker, it's not trying to make you break out laughing the way Conker did, it just wants to put a smile on your face. Great games are hard to come by, especially ones that everyone has access to. Here's one that's on all 3 platforms and will last you From Here To Eternity. Wait a sec, did this game spoof that too......

[sleeve]

Originally posted by Skelator
It does'nt do that with my copy. I'd try exchanging the game where you got it from.

I figured out the problem.

It's not the game, it's my custom RGB cable that's acting up. Everytime the screen fills with white, it starts to shake intermittently.

Hopefully I won't have this problem with other XBox titles.