Time Crisis: Razing Storm, known in Japan asBig 3 Gun Shooting,[3] is a compilation oflight gunrail shooter video games developed byNex Entertainment and published byNamco Bandai Games for thePlayStation 3.[1] Featuring full compatibility with both theGunCon 3 light gun and thePlayStation Move motion control system, the compilation consists ofports of various arcade games.[4][5] Developed byNex Entertainment and published byNamco Bandai Games, the compilation was released in 2010 in North America on October 19,[2][6] and in Japan on October 21, which is the launch date of thePlayStation Move in Japan.[1] It was released as part of a bundle with the PlayStation Move, PlayStation Eye and the Shooting attachment for the PlayStation Move in Japan and other Asian countries.[7]
A spin-off of theTime Crisis series, the game takes place in a destructible environment in a South American country under a bloody revolution. Players, who fight futuristic terrorists and renegade soldiers, represent members of a special forces unit called S.C.A.R. (Strategic Combat and Rescue), sent to capture the leader of the rebels, who masterminded an attack on the United States. The First Person Shooting Mode wraps up the cliffhanger from the arcade edition of the game and fills in some of the game's plot holes.
A re-release of the fourth game about the trio of agents William Rush, Giorgio Bruno and Evan Bernard in their mission to stop terrorists and their biological insect-like weapons - Terror Bites - from using hidden agendas.
A rail shooter game, inDeadstorm Pirates the player is given unlimited bullets and a navigation system. The story details the Pirate's attempt to findPoseidon's Breath, a treasure galleon with a valuable trinket.
Two-player cooperative gameplay inTime Crisis: Razing Storm, with on-screenreticles
In addition to the original arcade mode, new gameplay modes inTime Crisis: Razing Storm include a sentry mode, a story mode, and an online battle mode. In sentry mode, up to four players take turns trying to achieve a high score by stopping prisoners from escaping in the penitentiary riot scenario. Story mode and online battle mode both feature a newfirst-person shooter-style navigation, in which the player can freely navigate the environment "off the rails". In online battle mode, up to 8 online players can play together in any of a number of battle modes.[4]
In addition to PlayStation Move support,Time Crisis 4: Arcade Ver. (based on the Arcade Mode from the 2007 PlayStation 3 release ofTime Crisis 4[1]) andDeadstorm Pirates both feature online ranking, and support 1–2 players.[5]
Razing Storm received "mixed" reviews from critics according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic.[9]IGN said, "Leave this one on the shelf, because no one should have to be this frustrated."[19] In a slightly more positive review,GameSpot noted that "Time Crisis: Razing Storm can be fun when it sticks to its arcade roots, but everything else in this shooter package misses the target completely".[16] In a positive review,Cheat Code Central said "compared to most light gun games you'll find lots of great content here" and "there are two really solid games in this package".[22] In Japan,Famitsu gave it a score of one eight, two sevens, and one eight for a total of 30 out of 40.[12]
^Gantayat, Anoop (July 6, 2010)."Sony Readying PS Move Bundles for Japan".IGN. IGN Entertainment. RetrievedDecember 29, 2016.Big 3 Gun Shooting, known elsewhere in the world as far less awesomeTime Crisis: Razing Storm, will be available as part of the PlayStation Move Big 3 Gun Shooting Perfect Pack.
^abc"Namco Bandai Games announces Time Crisis: Razing Storm for the PlayStation 3 system". Namco Bandai Games. June 15, 2010.Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. RetrievedJuly 14, 2010.An online ranking system will be available in both Deadstorm Pirates and Time Crisis 4, so players can see how their performance stacks up against the world. Both games will also be compatible with the PlayStation Move motion controller and Guncon 3.
