Twisted Metal Sets Game Critics' Skulls Aflame
By Dr. Eleanor Vance | Published on January 01, 0001
After a decade of lurking in the darkness just outside of gamers’ views the evil clown rides back into town, guns blazing, engines roaring, and game reviewers rarin’ for a shot. In the world of car combat, Twisted Metal has reigned supreme since the original game hit the PC and PlayStation back in 1996. Potential usurpers have come and gone, but David Jaffe and Scott Campbell established a concrete rule about the genre in that early entry: Vehicular combat must have evil clowns. Without an evil clown, what’s the point?(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); The new Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3 is chock-full of evil clown, which is why it tends to get along modestly well with game reviewers. See how it fared while I field angry emails. G4TV After a long sabbatical, one of Sony’s most nostalgic franchises is back. Twisted Metal will be instantly familiar to the legion of gamers who spent hours orchestrating vehicular mayhem on their PSOnes. As it turns out, after so many years, very little has all yono rummy changed. Twisted Metal is a game that unabashedly services those old school gamers with its retro, arcade action, but it also unintentionally proves just how far action games in general and driving games in specific have come. Destructoid Although almost every Twisted Metal game exists within its own narrative bubble, this freshest iteration is as close to a full reboot as the series can get. The large cast of colorful characters, each with their own sick goals and personalized vehicles, has been tossed entirely out of the window in favor of one unified storyline. There are only four main characters — Sweet Tooth, Mr. Grimm, Dollface and Preacher — all of whom are totally reimagined as darker and, dare I say it, slightly more grounded characters. At least, as grounded as a demonic serial killer clown can get. Their tales intertwine as they each sequentially enter the Twisted Metal tournament, hoping to win their ultimate wish from the nefarious Calypso — and suffer an ironic fate in the process. There is still a large variety of cars, although they are now operated by generic “gang” members inspired by the four named drivers. Familiar rides such as Sweet Tooth’s ice cream truck and heavily armored Warthog are joined by such unique vehicles as the Meatwagon (a bloodstained ambulance that fires explosive patients strapped to remote-controlled gurneys) and the Junkyard Dog (a pickup truck that flings entire taxis at opponents). While many cars are unlocked during the course of campaign play, some of the more elusive rides will take momentous feats to obtain, such as completing all the story challenges on Twisted difficulty … and getting a gold medal in every one! Each car can also be given a custom paint job, for that all-important personal touch. GamesRadar There’s so much at your disposal, in fact, that getting the hang of it all can be a little tough. However, while there’s a quick, optional training mode you can dive into (which we recommend, as the deceptively simple controls hide a ton of not-so-obvious functionality), there’s no real tutorial in Twisted Metal; once you start, any learning you do will be through experimentation in the heat of battle. It’s an approach that fits in perfectly with the game’s old-school, tough-as-nails mentality; while the visuals might be a little more colorful than previous Twisted Metals, the action is just as unrelenting and the difficulty is even more unforgiving. Especially when you’re on your own. GameTrailers Twisted Metal‘s story mode can be
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