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{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = TimeSplitters 2
| image = Timesplitters2.JPG
| developer = [[Free Radical Design]]
| publisher = [[Eidos Interactive]]
| director = Stephen Ellis<br />[[David Doak]]
| producer = Stephen Ellis<br />David Doak
| designer = 
| programmer = Hasit Zala
| artist = Karl Hilton
| writer = 
| composer = [[Graeme Norgate]]
| series = ''[[TimeSplitters]]''
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[PlayStation 2]]|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]|[[GameCube]]}}
| released ={{collapsible list|title={{nobold|8 October 2002}}|'''PlayStation 2''', '''Xbox'''{{Video game release|NA|8 October 2002|EU|18 October 2002|AU|28 October 2002<small> (PS2)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Preorder these Playstation 2 games now and get FREE delivery! |url=http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/preorder.cfm?browse=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019020731/http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/preorder.cfm?browse=11 |archive-date=19 October 2002 |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=Games Market |quote=''Time Splitters 2'' PS2 - 28/10/2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Gary |date=27 October 2002 |title=''Timesplitters 2'' This Week |url=http://old.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/News/Archives.200210/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017184520/http://old.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/News/Archives.200210/ |archive-date=17 October 2008 |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=[[Gameplanet]]}}</ref>|AU|4 November 2002<small> (Xbox)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Time Splitters 2'' Xbox |url=http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/details.cfm?ProdID=3877 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030724023208/http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/details.cfm?ProdID=3877 |archive-date=24 July 2003 |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=Games Market}}</ref>}}'''GameCube'''{{Video game release|NA|15 October 2002|EU|1 November 2002|AU|4 November 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preorder these GameCube games now and get FREE delivery! |url=http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/preorder.cfm?browse=12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019020649/http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/preorder.cfm?browse=12 |archive-date=19 October 2002 |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=Games Market}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''TimeSplitters 2''''' is a [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]], developed by [[Free Radical Design]], published by [[Eidos Interactive]], and released in October 2002 for [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and [[GameCube]]. The game's story focuses on the efforts of a space marine who seeks to recover powerful time crystals from a race of alien mutants called TimeSplitters, which leads them to taking on the form of an individual dealing with their own problems across different time periods between the 19th and 25th century. The developers focused on expanding the story element following 2000's ''[[TimeSplitters (video game)|TimeSplitters]]'', and features influences from various film genres, including [[horror film|horror]], [[action film|action]] and [[science fiction]].

Alongside the story mode, which can be played solo or co-operatively, players can also engage in multiplayer modes and create their own maps. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised its improvements on its predecessor as well as its multiplayer gameplay and graphics, though criticised its story and lack of online gameplay. ''TimeSplitters 2'' was later followed by a sequel, ''[[TimeSplitters: Future Perfect]]'', in 2005.

TimeSplitters 2, along with the other games in the trilogy, were re-released on the [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation 5]] as a PS2 Classic in 2024, with trophy support, a rewind feature and improved loading times.<ref>https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/EP4062-PPSA23801_00-TIMESPLITTERSTWO</ref>

==Gameplay==
''TimeSplitters 2'' is a first-person shooter that requires players to kill enemies and complete objectives using a variety of weapons and tactics in different predefined scenarios. Armour and [[Health (game terminology)|health bar]]s on the sides of the screen lower when the player is shot, which can be increased by walking over [[body armor]] and [[first aid kit]]s.

The weapons of ''TimeSplitters 2'' include [[handgun]]s, [[rifle]]s, [[submachine gun]]s, [[shotgun]]s, [[rocket launcher]]s, a [[grenade launcher]], various [[explosive]]s, a [[crossbow]], a [[flamethrower]], a [[fire extinguisher]] and a [[brick]]. They are of many different time periods, from the historical to the futuristic. Some weapons have an alternate fire which activates a feature such as launching a grenade or detonating a remote mine. It is possible to [[dual wield]] some weapons.

===Story mode===
The main story mode of ''TimeSplitters 2'' is divided into ten levels.<ref name="IGN"/> Each level is in a different time period and contains a series of objectives that must be completed. Some objectives are present at the start of the level, while others are added during play.<ref name="GSpot"/> A few levels have secondary objectives, which are not required to complete unless on the normal or hard difficulty setting. Each level includes a single checkpoint in the middle where the player can restart if they die or fail to complete an objective (with the exception of the last level on any difficulty and the fourth level on easy).<ref name="GSpy"/> For each level, the player must choose from three [[difficulty level]]s. These difficulty levels not only change the strength of the enemies, but also increase the length of the level by adding additional objectives; for instance, in both easy and normal levels, there are optional secondary objectives, whereas in the hard levels, all secondary objectives are now primary and must be completed. At the end of every level, a time crystal must be recovered. After it is picked up, a time portal will appear which must be entered in order to complete the level. However, this is sometimes made more difficult by TimeSplitters that [[Teleportation|teleport]] to the player's location. In secret places of certain levels, there are [[ROM cartridge|cartridges]] of old school arcade games such as ''[[Snake (video game genre)|Snake]]'', that can be picked up and played on the player's Temporal Uplink, the device that normally shows the map of the current level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/timesplitters-2-gcn-479934 |title=Time Splitters 2 Cheats, Codes, Unlockables - GameCube |website=[[IGN]] |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403222114/http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/timesplitters-2-gcn-479934 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The game's story mode can be played alone or cooperatively with another player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/games/timesplitters-2/ps2-16581 |title=TimeSplitters 2 - PlayStation 2 |website=IGN |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403201640/http://www.ign.com/games/timesplitters-2/ps2-16581 |url-status=live }}</ref> When playing [[Cooperative video game|co-op]], in order to balance the game, the two players' health amounts are lowered.

Along with the story mode, there are two single-player modes: an Arcade mode and a Challenge mode where a player is given a scenario and must complete it within certain requirements.<ref name="GRthrive">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/classic-game-appreciation-section-timesplitters-2/|title=TimeSplitters 2 was an FPS a whole generation ahead of its time. Now games have caught up with its ideas, the series deserves to thrive|first=David|last=Houghton|work=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=15 August 2018|accessdate=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605214220/https://www.gamesradar.com/classic-game-appreciation-section-timesplitters-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> The objective ranges from collecting bananas to shooting heads off zombies. After the objective is completed, the game will end, and a medal will be awarded depending on the number of points obtained. Certain medals allow the player to play as new characters in multiplayer or use cheats. Cheats can be turned on in the options menu to activate features such as unlimited [[ammunition]] or the ability to shoot [[paintball]]s. Free Radical's website implies that there are also controller-activated cheats that have never been released. They say they like to keep things "as impossible as possible."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frd.co.uk/faq.php?id=19 |title=FRD FAQ |publisher=[[Cheats]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227130531/http://www.frd.co.uk/faq.php?id=19 |archivedate=December 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 27, 2008}}</ref>

===Multiplayer===
[[Image:TS2 Chicago.jpg|right|thumb|Screenshot of the [[Chicago]] level]]
Arcade mode is the main multiplayer section of ''TimeSplitters 2''. It can normally be played with up to four players with each player using a division of the television's screen. However, with a System Link, up to sixteen players can participate. System link was not included with the [[GameCube]] version.<ref name="zelda" /> When a player is killed, they are respawned at a random location on the map with full health. Weapons, armour, and other items that enhance players' abilities are placed in several preset positions scattered about the map. The objective of the game depends on the mode selected. Four are available at the start: [[Deathmatch (video games)|Deathmatch]], Team Deathmatch, Capture the Bag (a version of [[capture the flag]]) and BagTag (where a player must survive while in possession of the bag for the longest period of time). There are sixteen game modes in total,<ref name="GRthrive"/> But twelve are unavailable until the player beats certain levels of the game.

Several aspects of multiplayer can be customised, such as the weapons, the number of points needed to win, the number of minutes until the end of the game, as well as the music that plays along with the level. There is also a variety of different characters the player can choose to play as, each with their own individual statistics. Some characters are from the Story mode, while there are other more humorous ones such as a dinosaur and an [[Elvis]] [[impersonator]]. Up to ten [[Video game bot|computer-controlled bots]] can be used. Their appearance, difficulty, and team can be customised. The bots can do some acrobatic moves that the player cannot do such as rolls and [[somersault]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ntsc-uk.com/review.php?platform=ngc&game=Timesplitters2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030819212728/http://www.ntsc-uk.com/review.php?platform=ngc&game=Timesplitters2|archive-date=2003-08-19|title=Import video game forum & reviews - Bordersdown (NTSC-uk)}}</ref>

At the end of each match, the results of the game are shown. This includes the number of points each player or team scored, the weapon the player used most often, as well as awards the player earned. There are nearly 60 awards present in ''TimeSplitters 2''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/faqs/2006/timesplitters-2-multiplayer-awards-faq-ps2-702855 |title=TimeSplitters 2 - Multiplayer Awards FAQ (PS2) |author=xeowulf |website=IGN |date=25 April 2006 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=13 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513092935/http://www.ign.com/faqs/2006/timesplitters-2-multiplayer-awards-faq-ps2-702855 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Players are given them based on what they did in the match. Awards are recorded in each player's profile which also keeps track of a variety of other statistics.

There is also an Arcade League mode in which one player is placed in an Arcade match with pre-set bots and weapons. There are three difficulty levels of Arcade League: Amateur, Honorary, and Elite. Players must beat them in consecutive order. After a player beats an Arcade League level, a medal is awarded.

A MapMaker is also available that can create playable levels. Levels for Story mode can be made as well as levels for Arcade mode.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neoseeker.com/timesplitters2/ |title=TimeSplitters 2 |publisher=Neoseeker |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archive-date=29 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529081018/http://www.neoseeker.com/timesplitters2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Created Story levels, however, cannot be played co-operatively. Maps are created by selecting and placing different pre-made tiles and rooms onto a grid. Spawn points, weapons, bags, armour, and objectives can then be placed anywhere on the level. There is a bar in the left side of the screen, representing memory, that lowers each time a tile or item is placed. When the bar depletes completely, nothing else can be placed onto the map. However, items can be deleted to increase memory. A theme can be chosen for each map such as Victorian, Industrial, Alien, and Virtual, which changes how the rooms appear.

Only [[Local area network|LAN networks]] are supported, but online play is possible with the use of PCs and third-party networking software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neoavalon.com/TS2O/setup |title=The TimeSplitters 2 Online Project - Setting up for online play! |author=Doc Oblivion |publisher=NeoAvalon |date=24 October 2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021030105346/http://www.neoavalon.com/TS2O/setup/ |archivedate=30 October 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref>

==Plot==
In 2401, humanity is in the midst of a war against the TimeSplitters, a sadistic [[alien race]] intent on bringing about the destruction of mankind. With the war going against them, the surviving humans of [[Earth]]'s space marine army discover that the TimeSplitters are in possession of special objects called Time Crystals - green crystals that can provide power for time travel, allowing anyone to travel through time to any point in [[history]]. Discovering their enemy is attempting to use the Time Crystals to change the course of human history, thus bringing Earth to ruins, space marines Sergeant Cortez and Corporal Hart are sent to a space station overrun by TimeSplitters to retrieve the crystals.

However, the pair's arrival forces the TimeSplitters to remove the crystals and scatter them across various moments in human history through a time portal, with the pair arriving just as the last crystal is removed. Sealing themselves into the portal's chamber, Hart decides to stay behind and operate the device, while Cortez uses it to track down the crystals. Upon arriving in the first time period, Siberia in 1990, Cortez finds himself taking on the form of a female spy who was sent to investigate unusual activity in the area (in a similar manner to the TV series ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'').<ref>{{cite web|last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38867&tab=overview |title=TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox) - Overview |publisher=[[AllGame]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115084614/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38867&tab=overview |archivedate=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref> Undeterred, Cortez attempts to complete each person's agenda in their respective time period, all while tracking down the crystals that have influenced events in that point of history {{snd}} ranging from Notre Dame in 1896, an Aztec temple in 1920, to a major conflict with robots in 2312.

Eventually, Cortez recovers the crystals and returns to 2401 to rendezvous with Hart. But by this time, the TimeSplitters regain access to the portal device and attack the pair, killing Hart in the process. Cortez, left with little time to react, sets the space station to self-destruct, and escapes with the crystals to bring back to Earth, moments before the station is destroyed.

==Development==
In February 1999, 15 months before the release of ''[[Perfect Dark]]'', several members of [[Rare (company)|Rare]] that were part of the ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]'' development team, including Steve Ellis, Karl Hilton, [[Graeme Norgate]], and [[David Doak]], left to form their own company called [[Free Radical Design]]. After they developed the first ''[[TimeSplitters (video game)|TimeSplitters]]'', ''TimeSplitters 2'' went into development, trying to create a more fulfilling story mode alongside the Arcade and MapMaker modes.  The game was developed over a 23-month period, with around half of that time devoted to creating the opening level.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/2013/01/23/out-of-time-the-free-radical-story-%e2%80%93-part-one/ |title=Out of time: the Free Radical story – Part One |last=Cook |first=Dave |website=[[VG247]] |date=23 January 2013}}</ref>

It was also one of the first multi-platform games to be re-released on both the [[PlayStation 2]] ''[[Greatest Hits (PlayStation)|Greatest Hits]]'' and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] ''[[Platinum Hits|Classics]]'' labels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frd.co.uk/corporate.php |title=FRD Corporate |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |publisher=Free Radical Design |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120114403/http://frd.co.uk/corporate.php |archivedate=January 20, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The location of the health bar and other gameplay features are reminiscent of ''GoldenEye 007'' and ''Perfect Dark''. Some gameplay present in ''TimeSplitters 2'' is also very similar to ''GoldenEye 007''; both games contain a similar aiming system and both lack the ability to jump.<ref name="GRthrive"/>

===Releases===
There are a few minor differences between the console versions of ''TimeSplitters 2''. For example, the PlayStation 2 version has a smaller playing field for [[minigame]]s such as ''Anaconda''. This consequently makes high scores on the PlayStation 2 version lower than the Xbox and GameCube versions which both have bigger playing fields for the minigames.<ref name="releases">{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=6 September 2002 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/06/timesplitters-2-in-october |title=TimeSplitters 2 in October |publisher=[[IGN]] |accessdate=6 September 2002 |archive-date=16 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116041506/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/06/timesplitters-2-in-october |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="zelda">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/02/timesplitters-2-system-link-capability |title=Timesplitters 2 System Link Capability |author=IGN staff |website=[[IGN]] |date=2 August 2002 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403213437/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/02/timesplitters-2-system-link-capability |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are four different versions of cover art for the North American release of the game. Some of the versions had a unique tag line for the GameCube and Xbox ports. The GameCube version displayed the quote "Heir apparent to ''GoldenEye''", by Electronic Gaming Monthly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/timesplitters-2 |title=TimeSplitters 2 |publisher=[[MobyGames]] |access-date=2009-01-14 |archive-date=2015-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915151224/http://www.mobygames.com/game/timesplitters-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Xbox version said, "First ''Halo'', now this".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=xbox&game=timesplitters2 |title=Archived copy |website=Gaming Age |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030110061536/http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=xbox&game=timesplitters2 |archive-date=10 January 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Other versions include the [[Player's Choice]] edition and the original release without the quotes.

Other release changes include removal of the map editor function and the renaming to ''Time Splitter: Invaders of the History'' on the Japanese release of the PlayStation 2 version. In addition, Europe, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United States each have different box art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frd.co.uk/iaq.php |title=Infrequently Asked Questions |publisher=Free Radical Design |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205230702/http://www.frd.co.uk/iaq.php |archivedate=5 December 2006 |url-status=dead |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref>

In ''[[PSM3]]'', Doak expressed interest in remaking ''TimeSplitters 2'' with HD visuals and online multiplayer.<ref name="TS2HD">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/187112/the-campaign-for-timesplitters-2-hd/|title=The campaign for TimeSplitters 2 HD |author=PSM3 staff |magazine=[[PSM3]] |date=17 April 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204115736/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/187112/the-campaign-for-timesplitters-2-hd/ |archivedate=4 December 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref>

In an October 2012 interview, Free Radical co-founder Steve Ellis said, "We had a "HD" downloadable version of ''TimeSplitters 2'' in development at Free Radical in 2008. I don't know what happened to that but yes, I'd love to see it released at some point. Maybe it could be the catalyst that is required in order to raise enough interest in ''TimeSplitters 4'' that a publisher might want to fund it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.notenoughshaders.com/2012/10/01/crash-lab-life-after-rareware-and-free-radical// |title=Crash Lab: Life After Rareware and Free Radical/ |last=Rogers |first=Emily |publisher=NotEnoughShaders.com |date=1 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004232142/http://www.notenoughshaders.com/2012/10/01/crash-lab-life-after-rareware-and-free-radical |archivedate=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref>

''[[Homefront: The Revolution]]'', a game developed by [[Dambuster Studios]] (the corporate successor to Free Radical Design in accordance with [[Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006|British business transfer law]] due to the closure of Crytek UK),<ref name=gameinformer-crytek>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/30/deep-silver-now-owns-homefront-new-studio-handling-development.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730173253/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/30/deep-silver-now-owns-homefront-new-studio-handling-development.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=July 30, 2014 |title=[Update] Deep Silver Buys Homefront, UK Staff To Transfer To New Dambuster Studio, Crytek USA Scaled Back |last=Futter |first=Mike |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=30 July 2014 |access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> contains an [[Easter egg (media)|easter egg]] featuring two playable levels from the game, accessible via an [[arcade cabinet]] located in one of the main game's locations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-17-heres-timesplitters-2-playable-in-homefront-the-revolution |title=Watch: TimeSplitters 2's first level in Homefront: The Revolution |last=Phillips |first=Tom |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=17 May 2016 |accessdate=17 May 2016 |archive-date=18 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518104523/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-17-heres-timesplitters-2-playable-in-homefront-the-revolution |url-status=live }}</ref> One of ''Homefront''{{'s}} programmers, Matt Phillips, revealed in 2021 that he had placed the whole of ''Timesplitters 2'' at a [[4K resolution]] as an Easter egg from one specific arcade cabinet, but had lost the code to trigger it. Shortly after announcing this on social media, one of the people that Phillips had shared the code with was able to provide it, proving the existence of the game.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.pcgamer.com/lost-cheat-code-to-play-4k-timesplitters-2-in-homefront-the-revolution-is-found/ | title = Cheat code to play 4K Timesplitters 2 in Homefront: The Revolution revealed after 5 years | first = Rich | last = Stanton | date = April 9, 2021 | accessdate = April 10, 2021 | work = [[PC Gamer]] | archive-date = April 10, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210410053959/https://www.pcgamer.com/lost-cheat-code-to-play-4k-timesplitters-2-in-homefront-the-revolution-is-found/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

The original Xbox version of ''TimeSplitters 2'' was made backwards compatible on [[Xbox One]] and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] on November 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Tom |date=November 15, 2021 |title=Microsoft's Xbox backward compatibility program returns with 76 new games |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782746/microsoft-xbox-backward-compatibility-76-new-games |access-date=October 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115182209/https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782746/microsoft-xbox-backward-compatibility-76-new-games |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| Allgame_NGC = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38635&tab=review |title=TimeSplitters 2 (GC) - Review |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |publisher=AllGame |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115090348/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38635&tab=review |archivedate=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Allgame_XBOX = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38867&tab=review |title=TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox) - Review |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan |publisher=AllGame |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115084615/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=38867&tab=review |archivedate=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Edge_PS2 = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TimeSplitters 2 (PS2) |author=Edge staff |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=116 |date=November 2002}}</ref>
| EGM_NGC = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TimeSplitters 2 (GC) |last=Shamoon |first=Evan |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=161 |date=December 2002 |page=236}}</ref>
| EGM_PS2 = 8.33/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1487808,00.asp |title=TimeSplitters 2 (PS2) |author=EGM Staff |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=161 |date=December 2002 |page=224 |accessdate=9 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040514054047/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,2053,1487808,00.asp |archivedate=14 May 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| EGM_XBOX = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1491562,00.asp |title=TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox) |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=161 |date=December 2002 |page=270 |accessdate=9 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040321180517/http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1491562,00.asp |archivedate=21 March 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| EuroG_NGC = 9/10<ref name="EuroG">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_timesplitters2 |title=TimeSplitters 2 |last=Reed |first=Kristan |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=19 October 2002 |accessdate=4 March 2013 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221401/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_timesplitters2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EuroG_PS2 = 9/10<ref name="EuroG"/>
| EuroG_XBOX = 9/10<ref name="EuroG"/>
| Fam_PS2 = 30/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite web |url=http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/14/t191940-magazine-review-scores/ |title=Magazine Review scores |publisher=Neoseeker Forums |date=20 February 2003 |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075400/http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/14/t191940-magazine-review-scores/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI_NGC = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TimeSplitters 2 (GC) |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=116 |date=December 2002 |page=128}}</ref>
| GI_PS2 = 8.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TimeSplitters 2 (PS2) |magazine=Game Informer |issue=116 |date=December 2002 |page=123}}</ref>
| GI_XBOX = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0730.1733.37448.htm?CS_pid=210175 |title=TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox) |last=Reiner |first=Andrew |magazine=Game Informer |issue=116 |date=December 2002 |page=141 |access-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119003035/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200212/R03.0730.1733.37448.htm?CS_pid=210175 |archive-date=19 November 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GamePro_NGC = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/26607.shtml |title=TimeSplitters 2 Review for GameCube on GamePro.com |author=Bro Buzz |magazine=[[GamePro]] |date=14 October 2002 |accessdate=9 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204231411/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/reviews/26607.shtml |archivedate=4 February 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GamePro_PS2 = 5/5<ref name="gprorev">{{cite magazine |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/26528.shtml |title=TimeSplitters 2 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com |author=The D-Pad Destroyer |magazine=GamePro |date=8 October 2002 |accessdate=9 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209083339/http://gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/26528.shtml |archivedate=9 February 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GamePro_XBOX = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/26807.shtml |title=TimeSplitters 2 Review for Xbox on GamePro.com |author=Dunjin Master |magazine=GamePro |date=28 October 2002 |accessdate=9 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208024040/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/26807.shtml |archivedate=8 February 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GSpot_NGC = 8.7/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/timesplitters-2-review/1900-2884943/ |title=TimeSplitters 2 Review |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=8 October 2002 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222050238/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/timesplitters-2-review/1900-2884943/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_PS2 = 8.7/10<ref name="GSpot"/>
| GSpot_XBOX = 8.7/10<ref name="GSpot"/>
| GSpy_NGC = 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/timesplitters-2/545764p1.html |title=GameSpy: TimeSplitters 2 (GCN) |last=Steinberg |first=Scott |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |date=7 November 2002 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220435/http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/timesplitters-2/545764p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_PS2 = 4.5/5<ref name="GSpy">{{cite web |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/timesplitters-2/594510p1.html |title=GameSpy: TimeSplitters 2 (PS2) |last=Meston |first=Zach |publisher=GameSpy |date=19 October 2002 |accessdate=4 March 2013}}</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/timesplitters-2/577376p1.html |title=GameSpy: TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox) |last=Pavlacka |first=Adam |publisher=GameSpy |date=7 November 2002 |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101000830/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/timesplitters-2/577376p1.html |archivedate=1 January 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameZone_PS2 = 9.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/timesplitters_2_ps2_review |title=TimeSplitters 2 - PS2 - Review |author=Tha Wiz |publisher=GameZone |date=23 October 2002 |accessdate=9 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005040808/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19003.htm |archivedate=5 October 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN_NGC = 9.1/10<ref name="IGNXB"/>
| IGN_PS2 = 9.1/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/07/timesplitters-2-2 |title=TimeSplitters 2 (PS2) |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |website=IGN |date=7 October 2002 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 9.1/10<ref name="IGNXB">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/11/timesplitters-2 |title=TimeSplitters 2 (Xbox, GCN) |last=Casamassina |first=Matt |website=IGN |date=11 October 2002 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref>
| NP_NGC = 4.7/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TimeSplitters 2 |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=161 |date=October 2002 |page=193}}</ref>
| OPM_PS2 = 5/5<ref name=opm/>
| OXM_XBOX = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TimeSplitters 2 |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |date=December 2002 |page=147}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev1_NGC = B−<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2002/10/04/timesplitters-2 |title=TimeSplitters 2 Review |last=Keighley |first=Geoff |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=675–676 |date=4 October 2002 |page=158 |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archive-date=22 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222204729/http://ew.com/article/2002/10/04/timesplitters-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1_PS2 = B−<ref name="EW"/>
| rev1_XBOX = B−<ref name="EW"/>
| MC_NGC = 88/100<ref name="MCGC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/timesplitters-2/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=TimeSplitters 2 for GameCube Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=4 March 2013 |archive-date=31 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231130900/http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/timesplitters-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_PS2 = 90/100<ref name="MCPS2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/timesplitters-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=TimeSplitters 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=4 March 2013 |archive-date=1 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901160451/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/timesplitters-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 88/100<ref name="MCXBOX">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/timesplitters-2/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=TimeSplitters 2 for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |accessdate=4 March 2013 |archive-date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250207134329/https://www.metacritic.com/game/timesplitters-2/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

The PlayStation 2 version of ''TimeSplitters 2'' received "universal acclaim", while the GameCube and Xbox versions received "generally favorable reviews", according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCGC"/><ref name="MCPS2"/><ref name="MCXBOX"/> It won ''GameSpot''{{'}}s annual "Best Shooter on GameCube" award, and was nominated for "Best Shooter on Xbox", which went to ''[[MechAssault]]''.<ref name=bestworst2002>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207155400/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/ | url=http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/ | title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Best and Worst of 2002 | author=''GameSpot'' Staff | date=December 30, 2002 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archivedate=February 7, 2003 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In comparison to the first game in the series, ''[[GamePro]]'' called "''TimeSplitters 2'' [...] everything the original game was and more" and "outdoes most other PS2 shooters in the process".<ref name="gprorev"/> ''[[GameSpot]]'' said that the game "may very well be the best split-screen multiplayer-focused first-person shooter ever created."<ref name="GSpot"/> The publication later named it the best GameCube game of October 2002.<ref name=gotm>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031017065623/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/110202/index.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/110202/index.html | title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Game of the Month, October 2002 | author=((Editors of ''GameSpot'')) | date=November 2, 2002 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archivedate=October 17, 2003 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[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.<ref name="IGN"/> [[GameSpy]] criticized 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."<ref name="GSpy"/> ''[[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."<ref name=opm>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1487810,00.asp | title=TimeSplitters 2 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040326112309/http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1487810,00.asp | archivedate=26 March 2004 | last=Rybicki | first=Joe | date=December 2002 | page=176 | magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] | accessdate=10 April 2010}}</ref>

During the [[6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''TimeSplitters 2'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Action Game of the Year|Console First-Person Action Game of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2003&idGame=400 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details TimeSplitters 2 |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>

The game has also been compared to ''GoldenEye 007'' because of its many similar game elements, shared developers and references to that game,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detstar.com/files/features/ts2_goldeneye.cfm |title=TimeSplitters 2 - Goldeneye Lives On |publisher=Detstar |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030808181055/http://detstar.com/files/features/ts2_goldeneye.cfm |archivedate=8 August 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  such as both games beginning on a [[Siberia]]n [[dam]].<ref name="IGNXB"/>

==Legacy==
The game features in the film ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' being played by the main characters Shaun and Ed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/shaun-of-the-dead-power-of-friendship-pain-of-growing-up/ | title='Shaun of the Dead,' the Power of Friendship, and the Pain of Growing up | website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date=3 October 2022 | access-date=23 July 2024 | archive-date=24 March 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324053417/https://collider.com/shaun-of-the-dead-power-of-friendship-pain-of-growing-up/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://whatculture.com/gaming/12-times-movies-got-video-games-wrong?page=12 | title=12 Times Movies Got Video Games Wrong | date=29 March 2019 | access-date=23 July 2024 | archive-date=23 July 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723124325/https://whatculture.com/gaming/12-times-movies-got-video-games-wrong?page=12 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The game is also playable within ''[[Homefront: The Revolution]]'' as an arcade machine within the Restricted Zone.
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