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Arcade perfect is the words you want to hear when Time Crisis 2,
the 1998 arcade sequel,
is mentioned for the PS2 and it's fully justified, given the strength of the
consoles available at the moment and what can be done when they're programmed
properly.
Do you need to be told what this is about? If so, there is a plot such that it
is but these type of games, which have included Virtua Cop and
Confidential Mission
are just first-person shooters which involve you pointing a lightgun at the
screen, shooting the bad guys and hoping to last through each round as long as
possible.
Where TC2 differs from other shooters is in the ducking option. You'll start
off each section hiding from the enemy, but pressing the red button on the
side of the gun (I've been playing with the original G-con lightgun but these
have since been superceded for reasons that will become clear soon) will bring
you out into the open ready to blast your foe before retiring to reload.
As stated above, there's no detriment to this appearing in the home than what
you saw in the arcade and if you're playing on a 32" widescreen set, or larger,
you'll experience the full fun of the arcade. It certainly can't be played on
a tiny portable as the screen wouldn't be big enough to recognise the gun to
any worthwhile degree.
Sonically, it's all "bang bang bang" in stereo so that gets a bit repetitive
as does the overblown Hans Zimmer-esque movie theme music in the
background. Dolby Surround, or even Dolby Digital 5.1, would have added some
depth, but what's here will do fine. It just won't make you sit up in surprise.
It's very easy to pick up and play and those with the new breed of gun or, to
make a point, two guns will be able to blast away John Woo-style for the
singular gamer, whereas two-player options will allow an iLink hook-up to play
with two consoles over two TV screens, or both opponents having their small
screens together on the same TV side by side.
As for the extras, you'll get three mini-games to play first off with a
fourth available once you've completed the entire Time Crisis 2 story
mode. Agent Trainer places you in a shooting range first close-up and
then from a distance, Quick & Crash is a shooting gallery which ends
with blasting at a cup and Shoot Away 2 is the early 90s sequel to the
80s original from the days when clay pigeon shooting as a computer game was all
the rage.
Undoubtedly fans of the arcade game should get this, but longevity must be
considered, especially given the recent innovation in the arcade that is
Police 24-7 - like TC2 but with a motion-sensor unit in front of the
screen in which you stand and people nearby laugh at you as you ACTUALLY
duck down so as to avoid the bullets onscreen, then stand up, twist about
and reach around to pop a cap in the ass of the baddies. Now *that's*
what I'd like to see on here.
GRAPHICS SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC PLAYABILITY ORIGINALITY ENJOYMENT
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