|
| 
 enlarge
| From: Sierra
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $15.98
You Save: $14.01 (47%)
New (30) Used (15) from $13.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 3552
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 72621
Model: 72621
UPC: 020626726214
EAN: 0020626726214
ASIN: B000H94PVO
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Shifty... February 22, 2008
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)
 Prince of Persia Meets Halo January 19, 2008
I am not a total gaming guru, but I do love first person shooters and have played almost all of the good ones within the past 3 years, Halos, Blacksite, Gears of War, etc. This game was great. Some fun weapons, a cool time suit, etc. Its controls reminded me of the Prince of Persia series where one has the ability to slow, stop and rewind time. Some of the guns could have been a little bit cooler, but all in all, a fun game worth the money.
 Hyped and Hooked January 9, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I feel like a fish that was hyped in to buying this game only to realize I was hooked and yanked from my 'comfort zone'... When I saw the video hype of this game, I should've realized that there are games, and there are games that should be movies and not games.
The only thing different about this FPS is that it is on my XBox and not a computer. Nothing remarkable about the graphics or the gameplay at all. Does Goodwill or the Salvation Army take game donations, because I don't think I can give this one away.
Remarkable disappointment.
I spent months with this game... January 2, 2008
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
I worked at Vivendi (Sierra is a 'fake' company owned by Vivendi). While there, I spent a few months testing this awful game. Total lack of plot, painfully easy gameplay, followed by ridiculously difficult gameplay, sprawling maps that appear open but are actually strictly linear... if you accidentally travel outside of where they want you to go (not always obvious), you'll be lost for hours. Oh, and if you wander too far and find a way *around* where they want you to go, you'll find yourself stuck, having to reset to the last save.
This game was originally set for the original X-Box, but took so long to develop that they had to upgrade it to 360 status. The problem is that they didn't upgrade enough.
This game leads you by the nose, and is fun for twenty minutes or so, before getting frustratingly familiar.
Please don't buy this game unless you've already played through it and for some reason really like it. Renting this game will save you money.
A GREATLY UNDERRATED ROMP December 29, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm amazed that this game hasn't gotten better reviews! The story is literally the only weak portion of the game, it has superb graphics with no frame rate issues or jaggies, super fun and diverse gameplay, and competent AI to make your stay enjoyable. I've beaten it on Easy and I can definitely see playing it at LEAST one more time on a harder difficulty. Big thumbs up from someone who plays a lot of console FPS. $29.99 from Amazon? A steal....
|
|
|
Copyright action-web.net 2007 | |
