Time Crisis II 1997

About

Time Crisis II came out on December 1, 1997 for Arcade, then for PlayStation 2 on October 1, 2001. The main story takes about 1 hour, doing everything about 3 hours.

Time Crisis II is a light gun arcade game and the second installment in the Time Crisis series. It introduces co-operative multiplayer to the franchise. The game was first released in arcades in April 1998, with an enhanced port released on the PlayStation 2 in October 2001, bundled with the GunCon 2 controller.

Story

In 1997, NeoDyne Industries announces it plan to launch a series of 64 satellites, codenamed the "StarLine Network", that will help to unify the world's communication networks. However, V.S.S.E. agent Christy Ryan discovers that the company's CEO, Ernesto Diaz, plans to launch an experimental nuclear satellite into space and sell it to the highest bidder. Escaping to a safehouse with a suitcase of incriminating data, she quickly finds herself tracked down and captured by NeoDyne mercenaries, led by Jakov Kinisky, moments before V.S.S.E. agents Keith Martin and Robert Baxter arrive to collect her. While Christy is taken to Diaz, Kinisky flees with the suitcase, forcing the agents to pursue him. After killing him during a boat chase, the pair retrieve the case and learn that the experimental satellite is being transported via train. Locating the train, Keith and Robert board it, and attempt to destroy, but are thwarted by NeoDyne's mercenaries and security, who manage to extract the satellite. Learning that Diaz is preparing to launch the satellite from a remote spaceport, the pair travel to the site, encountering further resistance led by Wild Dog - a former crimeboss that was defeated by the V.S.S.E. but whose body was never found. Both agents quickly are forced into a firefight with Dog, who keeps them at bay with a prosthetic mini-gun that replaced his right arm and additional assistance, but is defeated. Before he can be forced to surrender, he commit suicide with explosives, leaving the agents to focus on the satellite.

What is happening now

Time Crisis II is a light gun shooter that debuted in arcades before finding ports on Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. The arcade cabinet became a fixture in gaming venues throughout the late 1990s, defined by its pedal-based cover mechanic and fast-paced on-rails shooting gameplay. Recent interest in the PS2 version has been spurred by the release of the Intec Time Breaker Lightgun, a modern peripheral designed to address a longstanding problem for console players: playing light gun games on contemporary displays. The accessory offers an alternative to chasing down original Guncon controllers, making Time Crisis II and similar light gun titles viable again for players on modern televisions.