TimeSplitters. Underappreciated gem of the PS2 launch lineup. Awesome multiplayer modes to keep you and 3 friends busy for weeks.

Free Radical, the developers of N64s Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, and as of late, the TimeSplitters series, have answered just about every complaint gamers had about the original. Story mode feels alot like their previous console FPSs, with multiple objectives throughout the creative, story-based levels. Multiplayer is even more polished than the previous title, thanks to a slew of new modes and levels. 126 individual unlockable characters. The only problem that still lingers? Its hard. Not just "Hey, I gotta play this part over again" hard, either. Were talking "OMG I JUST THREW MY CONTROLLER OUT TEH WINDOW!!!!" hard.

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Unlock Characters in Story Mode
Beat the level and unlock these secret playable characters:

Medium level difficulty
2280 Return to Planet X: Ozor Mox
2019 NeoTokyo: Sadako
1853 Wild West: The Colonel
1972 Atom Smasher: Khallos
1920 Aztec Ruins: Stone Golem
1990 Siberia: Hybrid Mutant
1938 Chicago: Big Tony
???? Notre Dame: Jacque de la Morte
2280 Return to Planet X: Ozor Mox
2019 NeoTokyo: Sadako
???? Robot Factory: Machinist
???? TimePortal Station(?)



Retro Mini-Games
While playing the game, equip yourself with the temporal uplink and then press B. Doing this will bring up a menu where you can play some retro games. The two I have are Anaconda (like the Snake game on celphones) and an Asteroids type game. You unlock the games by locating hidden cartrdiges throughout the game.


Unlock Characters in Arcade Mode
Earn a Gold medal in "Adios Amigos" (Arcade Mode) and unlock playable characters Hector Babasco and Lean Molly.

Unlock Rotating Heads Cheat
Beat "Pane in the Neck" in Silver (Challenge Mode) to open up Rotating Heads cheat.

Unlock Cardboard Characters
Beat the game on Easy difficulty to unlock cardboard characters.

Unlock Streets Arcade Level
Beat the game on Easy to unlock the Streets arcade level.