In 2401, the space marine Sergeant Cortez leaves the space station. He stops at the tail end of his last journey. Soon after, he realizes that the crystals he has discovered have the potential to power a time machine. After finding evidence of TimeSplitter activity in several different periods on Earth, Cortez climbs aboard the time machine. He travels to these periods hoping to assist several other characters in their struggles against the forces of evil.
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect is a first-person shooter in which players engage in combat to progress through thirteen different story missions spread across six different periods. Players can choose to complete these missions alone or with a friend. The protagonist’s arsenal changes depending on the period he travels to. For example, traveling to 1924 will allow Cortez to wield World War I weapons; a Soviet setting in the 1960s contains various local firearms of that period; stages in the future feature corresponding futuristic weaponry, etc.; the list goes on. There is some stealth gameplay, vehicle driving, and fast-paced shooting gameplay.
A variety of multiplayer modes are included, the same as in the previous games in the series. Players can face off against computer-controlled opponents on any of the arcade’s fifteen different maps, or they can create their own. Additionally, players can compete for awards in dozens of varying arcade league matches and challenges. It is possible to pick a character from a pool of 150 available options and engage in head-to-head combat with other players, either in a split-screen mode supporting up to four players or via the internet or a local area network (LAN).
