Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 89.31% (GC) 91.67% (PS2) 87.98% (Xbox) |
| Metacritic | 88/100 (GC) 90/100 (PS2) 88/100 (Xbox) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 9/10 |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 |
| Game Informer | 8.25/10 |
| GameSpot | 8.7/10 |
| GameSpy | 89/100 |
| GameZone | 9.5/10 |
| IGN | 9.1/10 |
TimeSplitters 2 has received positive reviews. Review aggregator site GameRankings rates TimeSplitters 2 at 91.67% for the PlayStation 2 version, 89.31% for the GameCube version, and 87.98% for the Xbox version.
GameSpot said that "TimeSplitters 2 may very well be the best split-screen multiplayer-focused first-person shooter ever created." IGN concluded that the game was "clearly the best multiplayer first-person shooter on the PlayStation 2," but commented that it was not story-driven and little empathy was felt for the characters. GameSpy criticised the absence of online play, but complimented the game's "great deathmatching action" and the game's high frame rate. They also said the game is "everything you could possibly want in a sequel." Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine praised it as "easily one of the best first-person shooters out there—on any system", but called its lack of online play "criminal."
The TimeSplitters series is often compared to GoldenEye 007 because of its many throwbacks to that game and similar developers. For example, both TimeSplitters 2 and GoldenEye start off on a Siberian dam. However, some say that the game plays and feels too much like GoldenEye.
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