• Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2003
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Negative: 0 out of 29
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  1. Cheat Code Central
    50
    I've scored it low in the Overall category simply because it's a relatively short game and some of the cutscenes aren't all that great. Not to mention that the premise is anything but innovative.
  2. Edge Magazine
    60
    Another decent GunCon arcade experience from Namco, which shoots all of the (now very familiar) lightgun game boxes. Fun for a while, certainly, but there are no surprises. [Dec 2003, p.107]
  3. GMR Magazine
    70
    The most welcome addition to the series are the highly interactive backgrounds of Namco's arcade classic "Crisis Zone." [Nov 2003, p.84]
  4. netjak
    70
    This shooter's probably the best out there for the PS2, and the best ever on a console with the exception of "Elemental Gearbolt." The driving mission where you blow up the Jeeps is probably my favorite sequence ever in a light gun game.
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 22
  2. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. AnsonG.
    Jul 3, 2006
    10
    Wonderful, wonderful. The best guncon shooter of Namco.
  2. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    6
    I played this over and over because one of my HS friends loved it. I never got it, still dont get it. Its fun... for like an hour.
  3. Jul 8, 2023
    10
    You'd think after three tries there'd be less of a crisis and more of a time mismanagement Time Crisis With A Vengeance takes what works withYou'd think after three tries there'd be less of a crisis and more of a time mismanagement Time Crisis With A Vengeance takes what works with time crisis 2 and adds more guns, levels, a second player with unique enemy placement and much more rich and vibrant locations and enemies. Full Review »