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TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

(2005, Video Games - First Person Shooter, Rated M, Play it on: PlayStation 2, Xbox)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Creative, but too violent for young sci-fi fans.

Why We Rated This not for kids

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Raises some realistic questions about time travel.
  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Lots of shooting in this one, plus characters explode, heads roll, and mass quantities of blood spill from bodies, pool, and stain walls.
  • Sex:

    Sex is implied, though not explicitly shown. A sexy teen character wears a shirt that says SLUT.
  • Language:

    Goddamn is used once, plus there is that shirt.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

This review of TimeSplitters: Future Perfect was written by Raffi Kevorkian

Parents need to know that there's lots of shooting, plus characters explode, heads roll, and mass quantities of blood spill from bodies, pool, and stain walls. The time travel elements may appeal to even young science fiction fans, but the violence makes it appropriate only for the most mature teens and adults. It has wide online gaming appeal, but Common Sense Media does not recommend online play for kids under 12.

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What’s the Story?

Anyone fascinated by the idea of time travel will be intrigued by TIMESPLITTERS: FUTURE PERFECT. Taking the role of the Vin Diesel-like character called Cortez, players travel forward and backward in time, searching for time crystals. The storyline is simple: Find the time crystals and save the world, or else the TimeSplitters, monstrous beasts from the future, will destroy humanity.

Although the game functions well enough for a single player, 150 characters, vast virtual worlds, and the ability to customize controls makes the game best for multiplayer action. The game begins on a futuristic earth that resembles the desert of Southern Utah. From here players will travel to different eras and centuries. The most authentic period is the 1920s, which ironically takes place in and around a castle that seems much older.

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Is It Any Good?

Although a standard first-person shooter in many respects, memorable characters and varied worlds keep experienced players interested. The idea of traveling through time sounds great, but this aspect is only moderately interesting. The worlds are imaginative, but they aren't grounded in reality and players don't get the sense that they are actually traveling to a different time period. The enemy AI is average, but the weapons have a realistic range that enhances gameplay.

This would be a great game for younger players if not for the violence, which is intense. A flamethrower in certain scenes ensures screaming deaths; bodies are enveloped in a cloud of blood when shot; and blood pools on the ground. Parents should be aware of Vampire Mode, where the player is able to restore health by killing other players. Parents should take great caution before allowing younger teens to play online: Because of the game's violent nature and M-rating, your kid is likely to play with much older players.

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Publisher’s Details

Released on 3/22/2005, price $49.95, not online enabled
ESRB rating: M

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0

    Not for the faint hearted

    One of the best games i have ever played,tho there is alot of blood and gore and the haunted mansions and the underground levels are very scary,by zombies walking at you with baseball bats,shotguns and all sorts of stuff and when you get a head shot there heads fall off,very graphic too,there is also ALOT of jumping out too,i reckon the funnest level is when ur on the train!!

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 5.0

    Not For Younger Gamers

    It's a great game, deffinately one of my favorites, but the gore and blood in it is intense. When you score headshots, their heads fall off and roll to the ground, and often stay there and can be then launched with your Temporal Uplink ray. Also, there's a level which features an undead moose, which is extremely grotesque, and suprises you (made me jump). There's also undead cows which are skinned, beheaded, and have their innards viewable. Later in the game, there are extremely deformed mutants called Hybrid Mutants, which you can only kill by shooting them with a dart, making them explode and release blood EVERYWHERE. This is a great game, but you might want to turn down the volume on the haunted mansion levels.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Second Favorite!

    Blood is plentiful here, but still, I have beat this game 28 times and have yet to see a huge quanity of blood! Blood is at a normal amount here! Language is used alot, though they only say the D word. This is my second favorite shooter and time travel is awesome. You play the good guy!

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Better than Halo

    I Freakin love this game! It is one of the Funniest, best games on the PS2 and Xbox (Gamecube Version sucks). The story is one of the best since Metal Gear Solid. There is quite a bit of Sexual Indo if you listen into Gaurds Conversations, Here what the Characters say when you choose them in Arcade, ETC. But nothing over the Top. The violence can get quite Graphic when Facing Mutants or Zombies, but other than that, The Violence isn't to bad. There's the odd time when someone swears, but not that Much. I also like how realistic they made the Consiquensizes of Timetravle. Overall, I say if your kid's 13 or older, and wants a FPS (First Person Shooter), Go pick him up this. It's alot cheaper thn Halo, and in my Opinion, WAYYYY more fun!

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    a must

    i really love this game

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