TimeSplitters studio reformed with original founders

TimeSplitters studio reformed with original founders

The founders of Free Radical Design got together to start a new Deep Silver studio and they are working to bring the acclaimed Timesplitters series back to life. Yeah you read that right!

The team will be headed by legendary Rare developers Steve Ellis and David Doak, both of whom worked on GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64.

More to come …

Deep Silver studios says that work has not yet started on a new game in the series, but they will update fans once they have more information to share.

But hell yeah TimeSplitters! For those who do not know TimeSplitters 2 was one of my favorite shooters (and is roughly 20 years old).

About TimeSplitters 2

A first-person shoot-’em-up crammed with enough guns, grenades and searing explosions to put the combined might of a year’s worth of Hollywood action flicks to shame. The aim: thwart the homo sapiens-hating aliens (the eponymous TimeSplitters) by stealing the crystals that power their time portal. The real aim: fill your face full of smile as you blast and puzzle your way through ten monstrous enemy-packed levels.

As the TimeSplitters dip in and out of history to execute their sinister plan, each level is set in a different time period. Expect to be dragged from modern-day Siberia, where zombies lurk beneath a colossal dam complex, to a 24th century Robot Factory, decked out in complex metallic scenery and littered with mission-thwarting futuristic shields – and beyond.

While intelligent missions and stealth are rife throughout TimeSplitters 2 – flip a switch here, creep past a security camera there, locate and collect the time crystal – it’s flying bullets that form the game’s real backbone. Sniper rifles, flamethrowers, plasma autorifles, Electro Tools with bolts that rebound terrifyingly off walls and scenery… wielding these monsters and levelling wave upon wave of bad guy is lip-smackingly good fun.

The perfectly-pitched play is carried over to one of the Nintendo GameCube’s finest multiplayer modes. Give up to three of your friends what for in 16 sprawling arenas, with Deathmatch, Capture-The-Bag and Last Stand just three of the slew of modes on offer. You can adjust everything from game speed to background music – and, incredibly, even design and save your own levels with the inbuilt Mapmaker. New characters, minigames, cheats and more are waiting to be unlocked through persistent play – but we guarantee you won’t need any such impetus to be still tearing enemies apart at 4am.

TimeSplitters 2 offerd a near-flawless barrage of bad guys and bullets.