• ID = PS0894
• STYLE = First-Person Shooter
• DEV. = Free Radical
• PUB. = Eidos Interactive
• R-DATE = Oct-01-2000
• ESRB = T / For Teen
• PLAYERS = 1-4 players
• LIST PRICE = $19.99
  

Time Splitters was developed by the creators of the revolutionary first-person shooter Golden Eye 007. The plot centers on the Time Splitters, an evil race that exists outside of time and space. Battling in three different eras (1935-1955, 1985-2000, and 2015-2035), you must destroy the aliens and restore the timeline. There are 24 unique playable characters and levels, plus over 20 weapons from which to choose. The separately sold Sony Multitap accessory allows four gamers to battle it out in multiplayer scenarios. Create even your own Deathmatch levels by using the mapmaker editor.

In the hundred years spanning the millennium (1935 - 2035), a disparate bunch of heroes and villains battle against their own challenges. Although each is unaware of the others, they all share an ageless common spirit of adventure - but unknown to them, their daring actions have attracted the attention of the TimeSplitters.

• Fastest first-person shooter ever created for a gaming console.
• 24 huge levels spanning different themes and time periods.
• Over 55 unique playable characters.
• 8 different gameplay scenarios (deathmatch, capture the bag, etc.)
• Easy-to-use mapmaker editor allows for creation of sophisticated levels.
• Over 20 weapons of mass destruction.
• Sony MultiTap compatible for furious multiplayer action.

The TimeSplitters - an evil race dwelling outside of time and space. For eons they have manipulated the fate of humanity for their own malign ends - with cursed shards of crystal they have sown fear, greed and conflict throughout history.

Now, roused from an ancient sleep, the TimeSplitters cross the threshold from their shadowy dimension - ripping through the fabric of time itself to confront our heroes.

Can our heroes unite against a common enemy to realize a greater destiny? Or will humanity be consigned forever to a realm ruled under the shadow of the TIMESPLITTERS?

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Instead of just following the latest first-person shooter trends, Eidos Interactive's TimeSplitters gets its inspiration from the granddaddy of all first-person shooters, Doom. Shunning GoldenEye 007's stealth approach to the action, TimeSplitters has plenty of ammo and an assortment of over 25 different high-powered weapons (both authentic time-period weapons, like the carbine and blunderbuss, and more familiar weapons, like the sniper rifle and pistol). All you'll need to do is lock, load, and go in with guns blazing. The arcade mode in TimeSplitters allows you to customize your weapons, which allows you to carry five different arms from any that are found in the game.

The one thing that this game does share with GoldenEye 007 is its incredible speed. One of the goals that the design team set out to achieve was a lightning-fast frame rate of 60 frames per second; and, so far, it looks as if they have blasted through the speed barrier with TimeSplitters.

The heart and soul of this game is its multiplayer mode, with a groundbreaking mapmaker feature in tow. Its multiplayer modes consist of: two-player cooperative mode, deathmatch, Capture the Bag, Bank Job, Last Stand (players against a huge assortment of enemies), Escort (protect another character through an entire level), Knock Out, Flag Tag, and Reverse Flag Tag. The game also offers a single-player component that'll include nine levels that span a few decades, from the early part of the 20th century to the middle of the 21st century. They appear in order: Tomb 1935, Village 1950, Mansion 1965, Chinese 1970, Industrial 1985, Docks 2000, Sci-Fi 2005, Planet 2020, and Launch 2035. --Todd Mowatt