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Too much for too much

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 45 / 64
Date: November 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Time Crisis series has been an Arcade and Playstation hit for years. With the evolution of the Guncon we now have a PS3 version. Now some of you may be wondering is an $80+ game worth the price. For me it's a resounding no. Of course on the outside this game has quite a bit of potential. Two versions of the game and even some mini games to keep you busy. It sounds like quite the deal but sadly isn't.

Setting up this game is not easy either. When you open the large box you get the new Gun Con 3 with an 8 foot usb cord. The game also comes with two infared devices that go above the t.v. These also connect via usb. For those of you who have a 40 gig PS3 you have just used both your usb ports. Setting up for calibration is not very easy and seems to be rather inaccurate.

The biggest shining light for this game comes from the exciting arcade edition of Time Crisis which still looks good on the PS3. The arcade edition is a lot of fun and feels exactly like the arcade game with all the action. Point down and the gun reloads. Simple controls for an overall good game. This was my first experience with this game and it was really quite an enjoyment.

The major downfall of this game was the PS3 edition of Time Crisis that was made especially for the PS3. Unfortunately where this game lacks is in it's complexity. What really hurts is the several functioning buttons on the Guncon 3. When I say several buttons I mean as many as a normal PS3 controller. I couldn't make up my mind whether I was playing a first person shooter or a gun game. From the beginning you not only go thru the normal shooting but the movement. Trying to get the calibration to work correctly was not very easy. I noticed several times that my shooting was off because of this. I was beginning to feel this would be done much better on the Wii. Having to worry about moving your character in every direction and shooting several enemies is no easy task. I played long enough to realize I didn't want to have to deal with remember the functions of a half dozen buttons.

I have played several Time Crisis games and this one fails on being too complex. Nothing felt natural about having to use a gun to move my character. In all this game had a lot of potential but tried to go way to far. If anything they would have made a simpler game for people who just want to shoot. I would not advise this to anyone unless they are a die hard Time Crisis fan and even then it would be ill advised.

Superficial and short-lived.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you think that playing this game will fulfill any of your overly nostalgic memories of playing Time Crisis at the local Golfland, then you'd be sadly mistaken. The gun does not seem very accurate, and has somewhat of a lag time between where you aim it on the screen and where the reticle appears. Plus the arcade-shooting portion of the game is very, very short. The added FPS mode is insipid, and feels like it was just tacked on to make this a complete game. All-in-all, just a two-star product. I would only purchase this if Amazon (which is rockingly awesome) had it for about $30 again.

Big disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Arcade mode is very fun for a while, and this is currently the only light gun game that works with flatscreens. However, the overall implementation is pathetically shoddy. The guncon3 does not work on my 46" tv, only on a 27" one. The calibration is only accurate if you don't move, and the LED lights you have to put on your tv are an annoyance. The gun itself feels cheap and is awkward for me to use in FPS mode because I am left handed. Speaking of FPS mode, this "feature" is so badly implemented as to make it unplayable. AI, graphics (especially in FPS mode), story, and voice acting are insultingly bad.
2-player is a necessity, but there is no way to buy a second guncon at this point, another major disappointment. Other letdowns: no online, no wireless guncon, long loading times in menus, no compatibility with large screens, no compatibility with other games. Hell, the PS3 even calls the guncon an "unrecognized USB device" outside of the game.

However, if you get past all this, and get the guncon to work, arcade mode is very fun (while it lasts) and makes for a great party game. Multi-screen battles in arcade mode are also fun, if you realize that the joysticks can be used to switch screens, which is not mentioned in the game or manual at all.

Overall, I'm glad to own this game, but only because there is no better alternative.

Careful...the gun may not work that well

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was actually one of the things that tipped the scale and made me purchase a PS3 (I already own an Xbox 360). I wish I could say it plays better than it does.

Graphically, it does not push the PS3. In terms of gameplay, if you have played this game at an arcade, you know what to expect--it's pretty straightforward as to what this game is.

I am extremely disappointed in two things. First, the Complete Mission mode has to be played with both hands as you try to move and shoot using the little toggle knobs on the gun controller. That is just plain awful. To say this part of the game is painful to play would be an understatement. And why the gun is not wireless I can't understand.

In Arcade mode, there are areas where pointing the gun to the left or the right of the screen is supposed to make you turn to fire at oncoming bad guys. Out of seven or eight sessions, I have only gotten that feature to work once. Awful.

The best thing I can say about the game is the third mode, called Extra if memory serves (and it may not). This is just a plain old aim and shoot area where you have to shoot targets of various colors and arrangements. To be honest, this is the only reason I haven't Ebayed the game yet--that and the fact that I am waiting on someone to post a saved game with a "hidden" part of the Extra mode unlocked.

The gun is pretty accurate though. I am hoping that some other company comes out with a game that will really take advantage of the gun system. Time Crisis 4 does not do that in my opinion.

Dont Bother

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Game is alright, but is plagued by a horrid setup requiring corded sensors strung across one's television. The gun itself is unbalanced, awkward, and simply ugly. The game gets dull after the first few minutes of playing and simply never picks back up.

It would be Good if it was a $60 game But $80 is too much

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is a port of an arcade game. One of the features is the included light gun that requires a ugly tangled mess of wires and a sensor array that you have to hang on top of your television. It takes about 5 minutes of setup to play this game if you don't like ugly crap hanging off your HDTV. The light gun and the sensor bar each also take up a usb port on your ps3. Now once you get this mess of a device set up you can begin playing the game.

The Guncon has an number of analog sticks and buttons on it for switching to the different weapons, and a button for reloading and hiding. I found holding the second handle to be uncomfortable for long periods, and you left handed shooters are out of luck. This is a bad un-ambidextrous design for the gun. The game itself is pretty fun, but just simply mucks up the fun with having one button to switch between the different guns you may carry. I really like Time Crisis 1 and 2 much better due to the simplicity of weapons and not having to deal with an uncomfortable posture holding this gun.

There is also a side game that uses the analog sticks to move around like halo, but I found the level design really un inspired. The control scheme sounds great on paper, but do to having to aim with the unergonomic design of the light gun, playing in this mode got tiring after a while and actually hurt my wrist, back and shoulder.

On the bright side, the game itself is pretty good for a light gun game and contains your usual point and kill style of game that you are expecting. Overall the game is a pretty big dissapointment due the the implementation of hard and is way overpriced. If the gun was one handed and didn't feel like I was operating a belt sander I would have scored it better.

Good game, lousy controller.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Ordered the game as a gift for a friend and he brought over his PS3 and we played it. The game looks great, and is just like the arcade game.

However, the light gun controller is WIRED, which I didn't realize. The cord is 10-15ft, but that's still pretty close if you have a big TV. Also, you have to add some WIRED transmitters to your TV in order for the light gun to work. So that's two ugly wires coming out of your PS3, one to the TV and one to your remote.

Also, I found the gun very unergnomic. My hand hurt after 5-10 mins of play.

Overall, I'd say this game is still worth buying if you get a good deal on it--but it ain't great.

Bringing the Arcade Home

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Time Crisis 4 can be a blast; a lot like having one of the arcade machines in your house. No wireless and lack of 2nd controller combined with the $90 price point was a disappointment.

Overall Time Crisis 4 delivers on exactly what it advertises to deliver: An arcade experience in your house. The addition of the FPS mode helps make the game about double the time in length with some interesting game dynamics (if you have ever wanted to play a normal FPS with a light gun, this gives you a taste of that).

When you review a game like this, you can only compare it to other games like itself, because that is what it's competing with. So right now likely the closest match to Time Crisis 4 is Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles for the Wii. Given that, I think Time Crisis 4 delivers a really fun, arcade-like experience that pulls off a lot of things really well.

That's not to say the game is perfect. There are some omissions that I felt were a bit lazy, namely online support (online co-op would have been a big hit with me). This single omission really kept this game from being a star higher (4/5) for me, but thankfully doesn't detract from it still being a fun single-player experience.

(Full Review at The "Break it Down" Blog)

Good game but too expensive for it's price

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've been waiting for the next installment of Time Crisis 4 to hit the PS3 for a few months now and sad to say I'm a little disappointed. There are both positive and negative things I can say about this game. I will start with the good news. The calibration in this game is pretty accurate and the response is fast. The sensor works a lot better than the Wii's sensor bar so it beats the Wii Zapper. The mini games are pretty short and fun. You can play two players and hit the targets as they appear -similar to Duck Hunt. Compete to get the most amount of targets. The FPS (first person shooter) mode is something entirely different for the Time Crisis franchise and I'm happy to say they did a good job on it. You get to move around and shoot just like any FPS game. In addition to your new set of movements, you also get to use different weapons (i.e. shotguns, machine guns, knives, etc). Your health bar can also revive itself you you're idle long enough. I am glad they added this new feature to the game it makes the game a lot better. Decent FPS but don't expect it to be anything like Resistance: Fall Of Man or Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Now the bad, one thing I didn't like about this game was the # of continues they offered. 3 continues for each player. Unlike the arcade...if you need to continue you can simply insert coins and continue playing until you're done or out of coins, not the case here. If you've used up your 3 continues for arcade mode it's game over for you. Also, rumor has it that Namco will NOT be selling separate Guncons. You will have to buy a second game with a Guncon or play with a friend who purchased this game. Now to the price. In my opinion I don't think it's worth $59.99 but if you're a big fan of this series you probably won't want to miss out on this one. If you are planning on buying this game get it through Amazon as they are selling it for $59.99 compared to retail stores which are going for $79.99 and up. Realistically, you can't compare it to the arcade version, as the whole experience and environment is different. However, I will say it is a good alternative at home if you don't want to shell out change down at the arcade.

My first guncon on PS3

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I played TC2&TC3 on PS2 before and both are fun. TC4 is somewhat the same game with better graphic(I give it a 4 stars). However the guncon requires much more work to setup right for you to really enjoy the game(minus 1 star here to make it overall experience 3 stars). Once the setup is done, you should have good time w/ the game. The game is also harder than the previous ones. You will "game over" many times before you can pass the game (at least I did). I haven't tried playing with 2 guns yet, so I don't know how that feel. I think it should only be more fun with 2 man playing together. If you like the TC2, TC3, you should definitely own this game.

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