Time Crisis II

My 2nd go at this game on Oct 20th 2023 as an adult. The last time I tried this game at my local arcade machine in Singapore was in the early 2000s, going back some 20+ years ago. Memories of my early childhood years came flooding back. So much nostalgia! Gameplay mechanics, duck & shoot familiar as always. The game's background score sums up the chaotic thrilling nature of the Time Crisis series. Early 2000s were fun times. The era before social media.

Just a heads up, I don't recommend playing this game on the PCSX2 emulator with iGPU HD 4600. Many settings in the emulator had to be scale down (e.g. Internal Resolution) to 2x Native (~720p) for stable fps without sound stuttering issues due to it's low GPU performance. That said, the iGPU HD4600 functions very well on the PS1 Duckstation emulator for PC at 6x Native (~1440p). I guess it's less demanding?

Overall, Time Crisis II was a blastful thrilling ride.