Customer Reviews
old game better graphics 
2008-06-06
this game was ok but nothing inovative about it and got bored of playing it after a couple of times. i bought it for 49 dollars on a GB special and got about my money's worth back as a tradin at a local buy sell and trade store. overall atleast i didn't waste my money on it.
It would be Good if it was a $60 game But $80 is too much 
2008-04-06
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.
Superficial and short-lived. 2008-03-23
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.
Decent game; not so decent controller... 2008-02-22
I must admit, I'm new to the Time Crisis series of games, but have been a casual fan of light gun games over the years, including Duck Hunt, Area 51, and various others that you find in movie theatre arcades these days. I bought this game during one of Amazon's DotD (deal of the day) promos, so I got it for $39. I'd say it was worth it for that amount, but I would not pay much more for this set.
The game is fun, it's another light gun shooting game. The arcade mode is pretty much a typical light gun game, pretty fun, with variable difficulty and two characters to choose from, so there's plenty of gameplay there. There's also a "Complete Mission" mode that uses the additional controls on the Guncon 3 to make an FPS/light gun hybrid game. It's decent, although the character movement is a bit sluggish, but it is otherwise okay. Don't expect a deep story, it's the same tried and true good guys vs. terrorists that you get in a game like this, but hey, that's what this genre is about, mmkay? The target practice minigames are fun, and one of the only ways you can play multiplayer with only one Guncon.
The game is only half of this package, and I daresay the better part. The other part is the Guncon 3 controller, a lightgun in a series of three that Namco has made over the years for the various Playstation Consoles. This newest addition to the lightgun lineup is different, as it uses a system similar to the Nintendo Wii sensor bar to triangulate the position of the gun onscreen. They have to use this method because many modern TV's don't work with the older light guns because of the way that those older guns work by using light from the screen to detect the position of the pointer. The Wii sensor bar seems reasonably accurate to detect the pointing of the Wii remote. The Guncon Sensors are not. It's jittery, inaccurate, and requires constant calibration to get working. It will work, but get familiar with the calibration screen, you'll be using it a LOT.
This is a decent package, with a decent game, not great, but decent, and a sub-par controller. As I said before, if you can get this package for less than $50, it might be worth your while, but don't pay much more for it.
Time Crisis 4 
2008-02-22
This game is awesome. An innovative way to play a first person shooter with a gun controller. With the guncon 3 it allows you to play this first person shooter with more action adn detail than any other game. I just hope that they bring out more games that are compatible with the gun. The plot is thicker and seems to jut add to the game play. Also the stunning detail and resolution of this game make it the best gun game out thus far. The price was completely worth every penny.
Great Game! 
2008-02-21
Reborn on the Playstation 3, Time Crisis 4 includes a full FPS game mode, stunning HD quality graphics, a newly designed Guncon to enhance every aspect of the game and an intense new storyline.The U.S. Army's Internal Surveillance Group (ISG) has learned that a top-secret weapon developed by the armed forces is about to fall into the hands of the European terrorist organization known as W.O.L.F. In response, the ISG instructs Captain William Rush to head to California and investigate the incident. Arriving at Pier 5, the enemy's purported hideout, Captain Rush finds himself face to face with unimaginable enemy forces and menacing biological weapons. Meanwhile, having received similar information, the European Union dispatches Giorgio Bruno and Evan Bernard, two agents from the V.S.S.E. International Intelligence Agency. Upon their arrival in California, however, the pair is ambushed by a mysterious military force? Test your sharp shooting skills and complete your objective within seconds, or go head-to-head with a friend in a variety of challenging mini games. In addition to your standard weapons assortment, such as handguns and shotguns, upgrade to grenade launchers and mounted machine guns (FPS mode only) to increase your lethal arsenal. Also features unlockable console exclusive bonus weapons.
A Mediocre Game, Which Should Have Been More 2008-02-18
Time Crises 4 developers spouted raves about how great the game would be, stating the the GunCon would be the most advanced gun accessory for any home video game system. Well, they stated such claims prior to the release of Time Crises 4, at least.
The graphics are decent. Nothing to fancy, but it does remind me of actually going to the arcade. Unfortunately, that's where the allusions to arcade brilliance draw to a close.
The GunCon setup is needlessly difficult. You have to set up sensors on top of your TV, then you have to calibrate the gun every single time you play the game. Now, I won't berate the whole need to use LED sensors. Such is life. However, the need to set the gun up each time you fire up the game is indicative of how annoying this game is on multiple occasions.
Also, the gun isn't very accurate, which is never a good thing for shoot 'em up game.
All of that aside, the worst thing about the gun is that it's needlessly complex. Really. It has two small joysticks, which are locate in an awkward position, and a two buttons located on the front, back and left hand side. Yeah, that makes six small buttons to give you some hand cramps.
Last, but not least, the gun requires you to be a good distance from your TV to even use it. Particularly for HD TVs. In order to even play the thing, I ended up needing to stay behind my rear speakers. Only then would the gun even register.
So, all in all, my advice would be to pass on this game, unless you're desperate for a shoot 'em up. If that's the case, I wish you the best of luck, and would still advise you to wait for a sale. Maybe you'll get your monies worth once it's relegated to the bargain bin.
A Fun Time 2008-02-08
Time Crisis 4 has plenty of action and excitement enough to keep you intrigued for a long time.
Great shooter with limited game play 2008-01-29
My only experience with the Time Crisis series goes back to the original title that was on Playstation 1. My friends and I had a blast playing that game over and over.
Time Crisis 4 is similar in its game play but the graphics are obviously much better. Actually, I was surprised how good the graphics were as they appeared to be much better than any first generation PS3 game.
There are essentially two ways (storylines) to play this game. 1. The arcade way which is like Time Crisis 1 on the original Playstation or 2. a much longer version that is more involved and breathes new life into the Time Crisis series.
The 1st way is a lot of fun and will no doubt be the storyline your friends will play when they come over and visit. You merely start shooting and ducking which is easy and why anyone can play this game. There is a new element that allows you to take on enemies coming from multiple directions, meaning you have to turn your character to the left or right (very easy to do) to gun down your foes. You can also pick up 4 different weapons which you can cycle through while you're ducking/hiding. You can get through this entire sequence in 35-45 minutes if you don't die.
The 2nd way involves you walking through the game like any first person shooter (like Resistance: Fall of Man). There are two toggle joy sticks on the gun that you use just like in any other shooter. The difference is you don't have to hone your aim using the joysticks, you merely use the joystick to get your target on screen and then you aim the gun and fire. Your health level increases as you stand still for periods of time. This makes it initially pretty easy, but when you find yourself in a heated firefight, it can become a little dicey.
The first level I thought was pretty boring and I was beginning to dread the game, but after that, each of the following levels were much more engaging. I don't know why they made the first level so dull with an environment that has no interaction with your character. You can also jump, crawl, and zoom-in (sniper) much like any other shooter game. It will take you about 3 hours to get through this without dying.
There are also several mini-games you can choose from the top screen. They mostly mimic skeet shooting with discs or balloons and provide a good challenge, albeit it a frustrating one. (Frustrating because I'm not too good at it)
Regarding the accuracy of aiming the Guncon, I found the system to be nearly dead-on exact. Any slight discrepancy (and were talking centimeters here) I attribute to my own inability to correctly aim the gun when setting the 5 point targeting system. I play this on a 50 inch LCD rear projection Sony while sitting about 7-8 feet away from the TV. The aiming is just as good if not better than the original installment, which I always thought to be flawless.
I picked this game up on Amazon when they were selling it for the crazy price of $49.99. It was definitely worth the money considering you received the Guncon (about a $30 value in itself) with the game . I don't know if I would pay $90 or possibly even $80 for the same game though. This is primarily because I'm not drawn to play the game again now that I've beaten it...though that is probably because I spent so much initial time playing the game that I'm burned-out for the time being. I'm sure in a month or two I'll want to pick it up again.
pretty fun 2008-01-28
i had to replace my first order because the light sensors were defective. didn't know that sensors were supposed to light up (hard to see). once i got a set that worked, it was all game. haven't really tried any time crisis game before, but so far it kept me going for more.
