Metacritic Games

TimeSplitters 2 (GameCube)

The evil race of TimeSplitters are traveling back into human history authoring events that are leading to the enslavement of mankind. In Control of a motley crew of renegade characters you must hunt down the TimeSplitters across time in historical eras like the gangster- Ridden 1920's, the lush jungles of Aztec temples, soviet military installations of the cold war and Futuristic robot factories in space. To end the evil plot of the TimeSplitters, seek and recover the crystals required to seal the rift in time. The Fate of humanity is in your hands. [Eidos Interactive]

Eidos Interactive
First-Person Shooter, Action
Players: 4
T (Teen)
Developer: Free Radical Design
Released October 15, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

88 / 100

Critic Reviews

96	GameCube Europe A whole new level in FPS gaming and I think everyone should get it. It is better than both "Goldeneye" and "Perfect Dark," and even better than "Halo."
95	NintendoWorldReport What really stands out about Time Splitters 2 is not the gobs of stuff they’ve thrown in, but that each gob is so well crafted.
95	netjak The game is lightning fast, smoother than silk and chugs along like a Maserati at 60 frames per second. Yipes, was all I could say the first hour of play.
94	Nintendo Power The best shooter since "GoldenEye." [Oct 2002, p.193]
92	GamerWeb Nintendo The level to which you can control and customize the game is astounding and when you couple that with the easy to use MapMaker you'll see why TS2 may just be the best console FPS of the year.
92	Nintendojo One of the best first-person shooter games ever. The only major flaw I can find with the game is the lack of online support.
92	Games Radar UK (Pre-2006) A challenging single-player, stupidly addictive multiplayer and a whopping great lifespan. [NGC]
91	IGN It's better than "GoldenEye," "Perfect Dark" and "Turok" and ranks right up there with "Halo" on Xbox.
90	GameSpy So many play styles can only translate into one thing -- boundless replay value.
90	All Game Guide Nintendo fans trying to fill the void left after the release of "Perfect Dark" will find TimeSplitters 2 to be the perfect fit.
90	GamePro With Story, Arcade, and Challenge modes offering a ton of high-octane single-player and multiplayer contests, this game has something for everyone.
90	Game Over Online With an improved story mode, loads of additional features and easy to learn controls, TimeSplitters 2 moves you past the trouble of having to learn complex rules and gets you right to the heart of the matter: fragging your enemies.
90	eToychest Overall, TimeSplitters 2 has a great deal to offer anybody willing to put in the time and effort to gather the bonus features, and offers a lot of replayability afterwards.
87	GameSpot May very well be the best split-screen multiplayer-focused first-person shooter ever created.
85	Game Informer With the sad Story mode, you're left having slightly more meat than the original, but that isn't enough to make this an out and out must-have. [Dec 2002, p.128]
80	Play Magazine A basic first-person shooter with the action quotient set on full throttle, but everything about TimeSplitters 2 is handled skillfully and stylishly, pieced together with a scintillating polish. [Nov 2002, p.64]
70	Electronic Gaming Monthly A great multiplayer romp that will keep you and your friends glued to the set for months to come. [Dec 2002, p.236]
67	Entertainment Weekly While the environments are beautiful, the hackneyed time-travel story line feels shoehorned into the experience... [which] ends up feeling a bit half-baked. [4 Oct 2002, p.158]