Editing TimeSplitters 2 (section)

===Story mode===
The main story mode of ''TimeSplitters 2'' is divided into ten levels.<ref name="IGN"/> Each level is in a different time period and contains a series of objectives that must be completed. Some objectives are present at the start of the level, while others are added during play.<ref name="GSpot"/> A few levels have secondary objectives, which are not required to complete unless on the normal or hard difficulty setting. Each level includes a single checkpoint in the middle where the player can restart if they die or fail to complete an objective (with the exception of the last level on any difficulty and the fourth level on easy).<ref name="GSpy"/> For each level, the player must choose from three [[difficulty level]]s. These difficulty levels not only change the strength of the enemies, but also increase the length of the level by adding additional objectives; for instance, in both easy and normal levels, there are optional secondary objectives, whereas in the hard levels, all secondary objectives are now primary and must be completed. At the end of every level, a time crystal must be recovered. After it is picked up, a time portal will appear which must be entered in order to complete the level. However, this is sometimes made more difficult by TimeSplitters that [[Teleportation|teleport]] to the player's location. In secret places of certain levels, there are [[ROM cartridge|cartridges]] of old school arcade games such as ''[[Snake (video game genre)|Snake]]'', that can be picked up and played on the player's Temporal Uplink, the device that normally shows the map of the current level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/timesplitters-2-gcn-479934 |title=Time Splitters 2 Cheats, Codes, Unlockables - GameCube |website=[[IGN]] |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403222114/http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/timesplitters-2-gcn-479934 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The game's story mode can be played alone or cooperatively with another player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/games/timesplitters-2/ps2-16581 |title=TimeSplitters 2 - PlayStation 2 |website=IGN |accessdate=8 May 2014 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403201640/http://www.ign.com/games/timesplitters-2/ps2-16581 |url-status=live }}</ref> When playing [[Cooperative video game|co-op]], in order to balance the game, the two players' health amounts are lowered.

Along with the story mode, there are two single-player modes: an Arcade mode and a Challenge mode where a player is given a scenario and must complete it within certain requirements.<ref name="GRthrive">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/classic-game-appreciation-section-timesplitters-2/|title=TimeSplitters 2 was an FPS a whole generation ahead of its time. Now games have caught up with its ideas, the series deserves to thrive|first=David|last=Houghton|work=[[GamesRadar+]]|date=15 August 2018|accessdate=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605214220/https://www.gamesradar.com/classic-game-appreciation-section-timesplitters-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> The objective ranges from collecting bananas to shooting heads off zombies. After the objective is completed, the game will end, and a medal will be awarded depending on the number of points obtained. Certain medals allow the player to play as new characters in multiplayer or use cheats. Cheats can be turned on in the options menu to activate features such as unlimited [[ammunition]] or the ability to shoot [[paintball]]s. Free Radical's website implies that there are also controller-activated cheats that have never been released. They say they like to keep things "as impossible as possible."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frd.co.uk/faq.php?id=19 |title=FRD FAQ |publisher=[[Cheats]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227130531/http://www.frd.co.uk/faq.php?id=19 |archivedate=December 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 27, 2008}}</ref>