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 Shifty... February 22, 2008
-- (Gondor, IN)
There are plenty of good shooters out there. Maybe that's why "TimeShift" got mostly dismissed by the gaming press when it was released last year. Despite some problems, however, this one definitely qualifies as good. That in itself is a shame, however, as it could have been great had the developers been able to rewind time and compensate for its many faults.
If you need a reason to strap on your guns and wade through the corpses of enemies in an FPS game, you'll be disappointed from the start. In essence, you're a guy in a prototype suit that allows you to control time. You must infiltrate an alternate reality and stop the villainous Dr. Krone, who has transformed this reality into a dystopian nightmare over which he presides as ultimate ruler. Joining a ragtag resistance movement with nary a word escaping your lips to add anything resembling a personality to your alter-ego, it's your job to stop Krone once and for all.
Despite the wounded attempt at storytelling, the setting, at least, will grab you from the word "go." Think City 17 from "Half-Life 2" meets the future world of "Terminator" and you're close to the money. A bleak, war torn cityscape plagued by torrential rains, patrolled by jackbooted thugs and robots that snuck out of a showing of "Robocop", will be your first stop. It may not be particularly original, but it looks amazing. The graphics on display here truly are inspiring, complete with amazing lighting. They suck you into the setting despite the lack of an involving narrative.
The gameplay is equally compelling. The weapons you find have a good solid feel to them, complete with alternative firing modes. Some of them are more satisfying than others, but there's no denying the thrill of the Thunder Bolt, a crossbow-like weapon that launches explosive arrows into your hapless foes, to name but one standout. Enemies react accordingly to where they have been shot more often than not, sometimes even being so kind as to gib into chunks of red gore. It's unfortunate that sometimes they seem a little too resilient to open fire, however, like walking bullet sponges just waiting to absorb your shots.
Elements of "Halo" and the aforementioned "Half-Life 2" mix liberally with the revamped "Prince of Persia" series and its hook of being able to manipulate time. Why nobody thought of this before is beyond me. Thanks to your prototype suit, you can not only slow down time ala "Max Payne," "F.E.A.R.", and "The Matrix," but freeze it indefinitely or rewind it as well. Fortunately this isn't some tacked on gimmick, as you will need to master these abilities and think on your toes in some cases to progress. Overall, these abilities are very well-implemented and really enhance what would otherwise be a merely decent shooter.
Unfortunately, the game has more faults beyond its unfortunate excuse for a storyline. Repetition is one of them. Most of the time you'll spend in the game facing the same generic grunts or performing the same switch-pulling objectives that have been with the genre since "Doom" and even earlier. Add to that later levels that overkill industrial settings and a weak finale and you have what amounts to a bit of a disappointment. The game is so much fun early on that it's a shame its designers couldn't maintain its appeal to the very end.
That said, if you're not in the mood for a classic, and could use some hands-on time with a solid FPS, you could do a lot worse than "TimeShift."
(Technical score: 3 and a half stars)
 Time Shift March 14, 2008
M. Preston
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Time Shift is a game that was released on October 30, 2002 it is rated M for mature. Time Shift is only playable on X Box 360 and playstation 3. it approximatly cost $59.99. Time Shift is about a scientist from the near future have been working on a viable timemachine. the project results in the creation of two devices , the alpha suit, a less advanced prototype jump suit, and the Beta suit, a more advanced, so-called military grade with features the Alpha suit lacks. The director of the project, Doctor Aiden Krone takes the Alpha suit and travels back into the past when there be alters the timeline, placing himself as the ruler. The protagonist, a fellow scientist whose name never spoken, then takes the Beta suit and follow Dr. Kane to !939 to a place called Alpha district. He then proceeds to assists the Occupant Rebellion against Dr.Kane.
Jeremy B.
 Single Player Campaign haven't played multiplayer March 14, 2008
J. Mijal (Lost In Iraq, Iraq)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well Timeshift... while it is a decent game it holds nothing that hasn't been seen in a 1st person shooter before. Ok maybe the ability to stop and rewind time is a new experience but other than that it lacks in a multitude of categories. Stop time, shotgun a couple of dudes go hide until your time powers recharge, do it again... huh, dumb. This is the easy way to beat the game, I took this path a little later in the game when it got boring just to beat it. Since shooting people in the grill (i.e. The Face) doesn't kill them it isn't even remotly realistic. This realisim has been present since 007 Goldeneye so there is absolutly no excuse for it not to be present in this game at all. Tagging people with grenades... seen it in more than just Halo so nothing new, but it's still fun. Short game to so rent it beat it, and get the gamerscore increase. Haven't been able to play it multiplayer, Iraq doesn't give me the opportunity to play Xbox Live and nobody else that I know has this game so if the Multiplayer is good than it might get three stars.
Good April 5, 2008
Jason A. Hubbard
This game has the best rag doll physics that could every be put into a game other than that there really isnt anything else
 Good but a bit too easy May 4, 2008
Turtle502 (Pitman, NJ USA)
I believe this game was overlooked when it first came out. Overall, this is a good game that is fun to play. The time controls add a unique challenge to this game, forcing you to look at certain situations in terms of "time" in order to complete them successfully. The controls are well-designed, and there is nothing difficult in terms of controlling this game. The sound and graphics are decent. The graphics look good for a next-gen game, although they have a unique feel to them -- I'd call the graphics "action figure", since they're not entirely realistic. The sounds are very realistic but the soundtrack is totally lacking. In terms of challenge, the game has very good AI, and the enemies will attempt to surround you and outflank you. However, the time-controls make this game somewhat easy to beat, even on the hardest setting. You will find yourself using the same time-control over and over again to beat enemies. There's a good array of weapons, and some of the more rare weapons are needed to beat certain enemies, however, once you get a hold of certain weapons, you'll use the same weapon over and over again -- again, the game is not that challenging once you acquire certain weapons.
It's a good game that can probably be beat somewhere between 10-20 hours on the hardest setting. Playing about 1-2 hours per day, you will definitely beat this game in 2 weeks. I don't think there is a lot of replay value, but it is a lot of fun the first time through.
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