TimeSplitters is a 2000 first-person shooter eveloped by Free Radical Design and published by Eidos, and the first game in the Timesplitters series. It was released October 26, 2000 as a PlayStation 2 launch game. The game revolves around the concept of travelling through time, with each level in the story mode occurring in a specified year between 1935 and 2035 with characters and weaponry reflecting each setting. The game features a story mode, arcade mode, unlockable challenge mode, and map maker.