• Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Oct 1, 2001
User Score
8.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10

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  1. [Anonymous]
    Aug 5, 2003
    10
    If you love shooting virtual people on your TV screen, fast paced action and a good multiplayer mode, this game is for you.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Chuckm
    Mar 2, 2004
    5
    the gun breaks about after 2 days of play. sad.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AldrichC.
    Jul 4, 2004
    10
    I love this game.I love to play it in stores.I am planning on buying it sooner or later.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. BoffinbraiN
    Sep 16, 2002
    8
    I completed it in 17 minutes! I'm totally addicted to the Time Crisis games, but they sure do lack length. I wish they would make more of them and put them together.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. DesL.
    Dec 19, 2005
    10
    What really makes this game is the Crisis Mission mode that is unlocked when you finish the arcade levels. The scenarios are far more challenging and offer much better variety, often requiring you to avoid hitting hostages, or giving you limited ammunition and time to complete your goals. This is still my favorite gun game, as it concentrates on the basics and does not get overly fancy. Skeet shooting rules too! Expand
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  6. JoeS.
    Dec 31, 2001
    5
    Cool graphics, very easy to beat, shooting is easy, and it's just too easy to fire only one shot at an enemy and they're dead. I think the games' worst fault is that it is too damn short--I beat it in 20 minutes!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. ReidL.
    Dec 23, 2001
    10
    AWSOME GAME!! If you buy this, get GunCon2 w/ it!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. Apr 7, 2011
    10
    If I had to choose one shoot 'em up game to play for the rest of my life, I would pick Time Crisis 2 in a heartbeat. The gameplay is largely improved over the dissappointingly short original, and the enemies are challenging but fun to kill at the same time. However, gaming aficionados should track down the arcade version, seeing as the light gun action is far more effective on a big screen with surround sound. It gave rise to what I call the arcade boom, and spawned countless rip offs, the highlight being the House of the Dead series, a horror survival where you play a secret agent who battles off zombies and monsters inside a creepy old mansion armed with just a pistol. Sounds an awful lot like another certain famous horror game, don't it? But now back to TC2. Overall, one of the best action games ever created. Expand
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. It's got everything you're looking for in an arcade shooter and more. Just don't expect it to last forever.
  2. The thrills don't last long, but they still place Time Crisis 2 at the top of the console gun game food chain, especially with the Guncon 2.
  3. It simply looks and works great on the PS2. [Oct 2001, p.134]