Description
Every year, a mysterious man named Calypso sends e-mails to renowned drivers, inviting them to compete in a tournament called Twisted Metal. The conditions of the tournament are anything but ordinary: opponents fight each other in armored vehicles with mounted weapons. The winner receives an audience with Calypso, and is granted a single wish - a wish without limits, be it money, power, or even our reality itself. In 2005, the annual tournament is held again in Los Angeles, and twelve drivers, each with his own agenda, have come to compete to death.
Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat game. The player selects one of the twelve available drivers and takes part in the competition. In the one-player story mode, the player must progress through six combat stages; all the opponents must be destroyed in order to win the race. In the two-player co-op mode, players choose a battlefield and control two cars in an attempt to get rid of the competition.
All the vehicles are equipped with two mounted machine guns; though relatively weak, they have unlimited ammunition. Other weapons can be picked up by driving over them during the races. These include fire and homing missiles, land mines, tire spikes, and others. Each participant has a life bar, which can be replenished by entering a specific area on the stage.
Alternate Titles
- "Urban Assault" -- Second working title
- "High Octane" -- First working title
- "ツイステッドメタル" -- Japanese spelling
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The Press Says
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) |
PlayStation |
Dec, 1995 |
9.3 out of 10 |
93 |
| GameFan Magazine |
PlayStation |
Dec, 1995 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| Video Games & Computer Entertainment |
PlayStation |
Dec, 1995 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Game Players |
PlayStation |
Jan, 1996 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Game Revolution |
PlayStation |
May 24, 2002 |
B+ |
83 |
| GamePro (US) |
PlayStation |
Feb, 1996 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| Just Games Retro |
PlayStation |
Feb 27, 2012 |
  |
80 |
| IGN |
PlayStation |
Nov 26, 1996 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Super Power (Sweden) |
PlayStation |
Feb, 1996 |
67 out of 100 |
67 |
| The Video Game Critic |
PlayStation |
Jul 27, 2000 |
B- |
67 |
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Trivia
It was named #130 out of 200 of the "Greatest Games of Their Time" by EGM Issue #200 (Feb. 2006).
