<s>
TimeSplitters	B-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
October	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
24	O
November	O
2000	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
,	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
bears	O
several	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentational	O
similarities	O
to	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
similar	O
aiming	O
system	O
and	O
unlockable	O
options	O
through	O
quick	O
level	O
completions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
at	O
nine	O
fictional	O
locations	O
between	O
1935	O
and	O
2035	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
18	O
characters	O
 '	O
individual	O
attempts	O
at	O
defeating	O
their	O
own	O
foes	O
and	O
the	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
with	O
whom	O
they	O
have	O
sided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
player	O
picks	O
up	O
the	O
object	O
,	O
the	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
–	O
evil	O
mutant	O
creatures	O
–	O
spawn	O
endlessly	O
throughout	O
the	O
level	O
and	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeSplitters	B-Device
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Arcade	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
and	O
ten	O
computer-controlled	O
bots	O
can	O
compete	O
individually	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
different	O
teams	O
in	O
certain	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
and	O
test	O
their	O
levels	O
in	O
any	O
certain	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
saving	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
1999	O
,	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
development	O
team	O
—	O
including	O
David	O
Doak	O
,	O
Steve	O
Ellis	O
,	O
Karl	O
Hilton	O
and	O
Graeme	O
Norgate	O
—	O
left	O
Rare	O
to	O
form	O
their	O
own	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Nottingham	O
,	O
England	O
called	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeSplitters	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
for	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
eighteen	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graeme	O
Norgate	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Doak	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
"	O
action-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
other	O
elements	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
using	O
both	O
analog	O
controls	O
on	O
the	O
DualShock	O
2	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
will	O
be	O
fully	O
customizable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
additionally	O
included	O
a	O
"	O
sign-on	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
saves	O
individual	O
player	O
profile	O
and	O
preferences	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
Steve	O
Ellis	O
explained	O
that	O
"[g]etting	O
a	O
four-way	O
split	O
screen	O
working	O
at	O
a	O
good	O
frame	O
rate	O
is	O
a	O
problem	O
on	O
any	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
is	O
no	O
exception	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
for	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
as	O
it	O
would	O
reduce	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
drastically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeSplitters	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
23	O
October	O
2000	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
24	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrett	O
Kenyon	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
True	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
FPS	O
genre	O
will	O
enjoy	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
for	O
its	O
straightforward	O
presentation	O
and	O
simple	O
trigger-pulling	O
appeal.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooting	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeSplitters	B-Device
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fluid	O
and	O
action-packed	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favourably	O
to	O
the	O
Quake	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
credited	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
enemies	O
for	O
being	O
relentless	O
,	O
especially	O
during	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
