TimeSplitters (series): Difference between revisions

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After Rare did ''[[GoldenGoldenEye Eye007 (1997 (Videovideo Gamegame)|Golden Eye 1997]]'' for the Nintendo 64 most of the core team left: directors David Doak and Steven Ellis, a majority of the developers and also the composer. They founded Free Radical Design and produced ''TimeSplitters''. The series can basically be summed up as ''Golden Eye'' with a cup of [[Rule of Cool]], a dash of [[Rule of Funny]], and loads of [[Everything Is Better With Monkeys|monkeys]], all turned [[Up to Eleven]]. Very fast paced and lots of fun.

Within the games are numerous other features, such as a scoreboard, multiplayermulti-player, map makers, co-op, and a challenge mode. The games often have many characters, ranging from Vin-er, Cortez to giant Gingerbread men and, of course, monkeys. [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys|Awful lot of monkeys in here]].

* ''TimeSplitters'': Exclusive for the [[PlaystationPlayStation Two2]] (was intended to be on the GCN as well, but Free Radical could not obtain a developers kit). [[Speed Run|Short missions]] and lack of story (unless you [[All There in the Manual|read the manual]]). Loved for its fast pace and multiplayermulti-player, but was criticized for long loading times and lack of story.

* ''TimeSplitters 2'': The sequel basically did everything the first game did, only better. A better story involving [[MacGuffin|time crystals]], a war, and many characters. More varied missions with actual objectives. The multiplayermulti-player added even more characters and levels. The game itself was closer to [[GoldenGoldenEye Eye007 (1997 (Videovideo Gamegame)|Golden Eye 1997]], to the point of being considered the [[Spiritual Successor]].

* ''TimeSplitters: Future Perfect'': The Magnum Opus of the series. WAY deeper story, more characters, more upgrades, more comedy. However it was now more like a standard FPS and wasn't as fast-paced as the second game, although much more varied. Had the same awesome multiplayermulti-player and online capabilities, now with even bigger maps.

* ''TimeSplitters 4'': In production. The status on this game is unknown after Free Radical Design went belly-up as a result of the recession and the horrible response to their PS3-exclusive title ''Haze''. They were subsequently bought out by by [[Crysis (Video Gameseries)|Crytek.]] It is not known how the story will unfold or if there will even be one, as ''Future Perfect'' conclusively wrapped up the three-game long saga. [[The Trope Formerly Known Asas X|The studio formerly known as]] Free Radical has announced it is publisher shopping for a sequel, and if publishers aren't interested in the ''TimeSplitters'' name we may wind up with a [[Spiritual Successor]] instead. Crytek has also stated interest in doing a 4th game, making it a matter of "when".

{{quote| * The characters are looking down an incredibly deep and dark ladder, with the sounds of ''something'' sloshing around and gurgling* <br />

'''Jo-Beth''': "You go first."<br />

* camera pans down to Jo-Beth's incredibly short skirt* <br />

'''Cortez''': "Okay."<br />

{{quote| '''R-110''': "An Electro-Tewl!! [[Leet Speak|Yull need dat!!]]<br />

'''R-110''': "I'm pretending all these robots are humans! Robots are FAR superior to humans, you know! Humans go "Squish" at the slightest touch!"<br />

'''R-110''': "I'll catch up! Don't kill anything without me!"<br />

* [[Comeback Mechanic]]: The "Monkey Butler" mode in multiplayermulti-player provides the player with the lowest score with an army of monkeys to help them out. There's also "Shrink mode" where the lower your score, the smaller you are and thus the harder you are to hit.

* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: Oh man, where to start. The series is packed full of little details which can be pretty obscure and aren't really documented. For a start, nearly every weapon in the original [[PSPlayStation 2]] version of the game has some mode of alternate fire, though with varying usefulness. More prevalent examples throughout the series are objects in the level which make unique noises when you shoot them, such as the bags of money in the original, and a bell in a church and a gong in the later installments. Also, from the second onwards (don't know if there are any in the first), there are a lot of interactive objects that will do something, without any prompt, after pressing the action button near them. The awesome Disco map in Future Perfect is a great example of this, with interactive instruments, mics, even mixing desks. Also, if you see an [[Ominous Pipe Organ|organ]] in the game, you're pretty much guaranteed to be able to play it.

* [[Enemy Chatter]]: Used hilariously in Future Perfect, and in epic amounts. Such as the [[Drinking Onon Duty|drunk guards]]

{{quote| ''Drunk Russian Sniper'': "I am... BEST guard. Numbar one!"}}

* [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys]]: be they [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cyborgs, ninjas or zombies]]. Monkeys are really the series face nowadays.

** {{spoiler|Corporal Hart}}'s presence in ''Future Perfect'' as a multiplayermulti-player character. {{spoiler|1=She dies near the end of ''TimeSplitters 2'', but her ''Future Perfect'' description lampshades her presence anyway, even stating that it should no longer a factor as [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|you have completed Future Perfect's storyline]], as it is required to unlock her, since the whole TimeSplitter war would have never happened to begin with... Then it asks why there is a Timesplitter character... Foreshadowing? Joke?}}

** The SPB-90 (much like [[GoldenGoldenEye Eye007 (1997 (Videovideo Gamegame)|Golden Eye 1997]]'s RCP-90) from the second game has the highest firepower of any weapon in the game, is among the most powerful guns, has extremely high accuracy and a scope. Did I mention you can have [[Guns Akimbo|two]]? Incidentally, it's based on the real-life P90.

** There is a simple exploit you can do in the original Timesplitters with the 10mm Pistol that makes it absolutely devastating. It delivers decent damage when used normally, however due to the fact that it fires as quickly as you press fire (R1) or secondary fire (R2), it is possible to fire extremely fast by alternating between the R1 and R2 buttons with a certain rapid rhythm, spending the entire clip in a couple of seconds. It also reloads very quickly, they are nearly pinpoint accurate and it is possible to dual wield them. With practisepractice you'll be able to defeat any unfortunate foe who crosses anywhere near the centrecenter of your screen.

* [[Put Onon a Bus]]: The majority of the hero characters from the first ''Timesplitters'' never made it to the second game, and only Eight characters were in all three: Captain Ash, Harry Tipper, Chastity Detroit, The Badass Cyborg, Robofish, The Chinese Chef, The Gingerbread Man, and Duckman Drake.

{{quote| '''''Cortez:''''' It's time to s- ''[[[Beat]]]'' I gotta go.}}

{{quote| '''''Cortez:''''' So... Been in the agency long?<br />

'''''Partner:''''' Uh... Yeah... Three years in May.<br />

''(beat)''<br />

'''''Cortez:''''' You get dental?<br />

'''''Partner:''''' Yeah... Yeah...<br />

* [[Voice Withwith an Internet Connection]]: Anya, through the Temporal Uplink.

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