TimeShift Review

What would you do if you had the power to control time? That is the question that will be answered in TimeShift. TimeShift is a first person shooter video game that is available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows. The storyline in the game revolves around time travel. Scientists are developing a way to travel through time. Aiden Krone becomes corrupt with greed and wants this time travel technology all to himself. He travels to the past in an effort to formulate his own personal agenda. As a result, the protagonist is sent to the past to thwart Aiden's nefarious plan. The plot in the game attempts to add variety to an unoriginal premise, but it fails miserably. In terms of gameplay, gamers can manipulate time in various ways. You are presented with a combat suit that has the capability to reverse, stop, and slow time (ala Max Payne, FEAR, and Stranglehold) altogether. When players strive to alter time, they are shown a meter at the top right corner of the screen. This meter signifies how long they can adjust time. After the meter depletes, you are unable to utilize the time abilities. Waiting for the meter to replenish is the best course of action at that point in time (no pun intended). Gamers can accomplish all sorts of tricks with that handy suit. For example, slowing down time will make an adversary as immobile as a cow. As the game is in slow motion, you can pilfer weapons from opponents with ease or simply shoot at them. Furthermore, you can use the slow motion effect to perform evasive maneuvers such as dodge incoming enemy fire. When the game slows down, foes that are equipped with jetpacks are drastically less arduous to defeat.