Time Soldiers
SCORE: 63
Time has not been kind to some games. I
like history. I like to go back before my era and see how things once
were. In the video game industry we can see how far the industry has
progressed. In terms of games that are shooters, we can see what has not
really changed over time too. Time Soldiers is a lot like the Ikari
Warrior series. There are differences of course.
Time Soldiers looks bad. I hate having to say that, but on every single
level this game made me cringe. I found it hard to see what was going on
most of the time. The screen can be stretched which really does not
help, but a feature in every SNK Playmore game I have played on the
PS3/PSP and now PS Vita.
Old school shooter fanboys will eat up the difficulty in Time Soldiers.
Why? It is insane. Those that like to brag will do so if they can beat
Time Soldiers on a few credits. Time Soldiers emulates the arcade
machine. With the press of a button we have put a new quarter into the
machine. This hurts the difficulty setting. Why? We can beat it in one
sitting if we keep adding credits. Or we can let the game end and become
frustrated.
The death cry audio in Time Soldiers drove me up the wall. Why? For two
main and very important reasons. One its an extremely annoying sound.
Two it happens all the time. Dying in Time Soldiers is like breathing to
us human beings. It happens again and again, and well you get the
picture. The audio in Time Soldiers also shows its age.
Time Soldiers has two major control schemes. We can move the buttons
around which is an awesome feature. Anyways we can shoot where we are
running, or shoot where we point to with the shoulder buttons. Neither
control scheme is that great though. It is passable, but at times
extremely annoying. The best example would be the bosses.
The whole time travel concept is interesting, and a great way for
players to visit all kinds of different worlds. This is one of the
greatest aspects to Time Soldiers. I am surprised the ESRB gave Time
Soldiers an E10+ rating (Everyone 10 and older). I believe a 'T' for
Teen rating more accurately represents the violent level content.
- Mark
Graphics: 55%
Sound: 68%
Replay/Extras: 72%
Gameplay: 65%
Family Friendly Factor: 57%
System: PS3/PSP/PS Vita
Publisher: SNK Playmore
Rating: 'E10+' -
Everyone 10+
{Fantasy Violence}
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