TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
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TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
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| Developer(s) | Free Radical Design |
| Publisher(s) | EA Games |
| Composer(s) | Graeme Norgate |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube |
| Release date(s) | March 21, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Co-op, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (M), PEGI: 18+, BBFC: 15 |
| Media | 1 × DVD-ROM, GameCube Optical Disc |
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect is a 2005 first person shooter video game developed by Free Radical Design and published by EA Games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube video game consoles.
It is the third game in the TimeSplitters series, after TimeSplitters 2, which was released in 2002. The game features a single-player mode consisting of levels where the player assumes the role of Sergeant Cortez, a time-traveling marine from the 25th century, as he attempts to go to the past to save the future. The game also includes a range of multiplayer options as well as a cooperative mode.
In June 2007, a sequel was announced to be in development, titled TimeSplitters 4.
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[edit] Plot
The game begins in 2401 when the space marine, Sergeant Cortez, is leaving the space station that he destroyed at the end of TimeSplitters 2. His ship crash lands on Earth and two fellow marines greet him. He takes the time crystals he retrieved from the space station to the General who uses them to operate a time traveling machine created by scientists. In order to prevent the present from ever happening - a time in which TimeSplitters plague the world - Cortez uses this machine to travel into the past to destroy the source of the time crystals (used by the TimeSplitters use for time-travel) effectively preventing the war between humans and TimeSplitters from ever happening. Cortez goes into several different time periods between the 20th century and the 25th century, befriending and aiding various characters (including himself) in their fight against villains. After discovering that the creator of the TimeSplitters is a mad scientist named Dr. Jacob Crow, Cortez embarks on a new mission to foil the scientist's plans by destroying his labs in a game of time tag.
After making his way to the site of the first Time Crystal, Cortez finds Dr. Crow fused with a large bipedal robot. Crow destroys Cortez's ally R-110, leaving him and Cortez face to face. Knowing he can't defeat the scientist alone, Anya sends Cortez back in time a few minutes to when he first arrived in hopes of being able to double-team Crow with two Cortezes (and R-110, who was never destroyed as a result of the time loop). Crow is defeated, then Cortez puts a raw crystal into a device that causes a chain reaction that destroys the entire compound. Anya quickly warps the two Cortezes and R-110 back to HQ before they are all killed in the blast. As the mutant Dr. Crow dies, he utters the word "rosebud" which is most likely a reference to the film Citizen Kane. After some conversation, Cortez's wrist gadget suddenly dematerializes, along with R-110, much to the dismay of the General. Looking out the window, they see the barren desert land restored to its former form; a lush, green forest filled with life. Anya labels Cortez as her hero and he remarks, "It's what I do."
[edit] Characters
There are a total of 150 characters for arcade playability. 67 of these characters are unlocked by default. The remaining 83 must be unlocked by completing the numerous "Challenge", "Arcade League" and "Story" levels.
[edit] Monkeys
Throughout the TimeSplitters series, the programmers field monkeys as playable characters in various guises, such as a ninja outfit; one multiplayer mode, "Monkey Assistants," utilizes them as assistants to the player who is doing the worst on the map. A curling mini-game uses monkeys instead of the traditional curling stones. Further, when players examine their "Player Profile", it states how many times they have played as a monkey.
[edit] Reception
Future Perfect received positive reviews with an average critical rating of 86% on Game Rankings.
[edit] Awards
- IGN Best of 2005: Best First-Person Shooter (PS2)
[edit] Soundtrack
In 2006, Free Radical placed the soundtracks for all of their currently available games up for download on the company website, including printable album artwork.[1]
[edit] Sequel
[edit] References
- ^ "TimeSplitters: Future Perfect". Free Radical. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Soundtrack
- TimeSplitters Future Perfect at MobyGames
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect at IGN
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