Twisted Metal , a series all but forgotten by the growing games industry, seems to be making a welcome comeback in the form of a Sony-produced live-action show. Fans of the original games will recognize writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Deadpool, Zombieland as a near-perfect fit for the franchise's dark comedy tone, and they will certainly look forward to how the series grows as a result of the upcoming show.
While the franchise hasn't had a new entry in almost a decade, with the last title launching on the Playstation 3 in , there's plenty of backlog content to keep players excited for the series' inevitable revival. Fans and newcomers alike will delight to hear that most of the original games still hold up, and there are quite a few titles for better or worse to look back on and add to this spring's playlist.
From worst to best, this is every entry in the series, ranked. A strange turn of events in the series' history, Small Brawl isn't exactly where players saw or wanted to see the franchise going with its sixth entry. The premise of Small Brawl is fairly simple, taking the original games' concept and gameplay and translating it into a smaller-scale arena with remote control vehicles instead of life-sized ones. There's no big surprise in saying that this change takes out a lot of the fun of the originals, turns out toys aren't as shocking and devastating to destroy as actual full-sized ones, even with friends.
Not only did critics give Small Brawl confused and middling reviews, but the game itself launched at such an odd time that nobody can really blame it for falling under, regardless of its design flaws.
Twisted Metal III, well known as the series' first departure into new territory, is an interesting look at how creative differences and studio trade-offs can absolutely ruin a game.
Fans will remember that was the year that Twisted Metal's original studio SingleTrac handed the game's IP over to Sony's dev-team Studios after contractual disputes hit. Because of the circumstances, was put in a tough spot without access to SingleTrac's original engine, meaning they had to build their own while simultaneously dealing with time constraints and studio pressure. The inclusion of Pitchshifter and Rob Zombie on the soundtrack, as well as the multiplayer components, were enough to keep TMIII above water, but only just enough to make it a divisive piece of the franchise's history.
Head-On, studio Incognito's third game in the franchise after Black and Small Brawl , is another divisive look into the middle-ages of Twisted Metal's lineage. The biggest complaint here is the difference between the PSP and PS2 port, which is ironically that there is very little difference at all. Head-On wasn't a bad game by any means, following the same narrative and gameplay structure as near every game before it, and was a loyal addition to the timeline.
The PS2 port where things get a little stickier was announced to release two years later, obviously gaining some traction in the community with rumors of updated graphics and additional gameplay enhancements. Porting studio Eat Sleep Play delivered on at least part of the rumors, with some extra features and previously unreleased bonus content.
For the most part, this port got slightly less positive reviews, as the graphics hadn't received the update they deserved, and gameplay felt a little less smooth than on the PSP. The second in the series to follow Studios' development track, Twisted Metal 4 improved on all the negative feedback that III received. This entry focuses on fan-favorite mascot Sweet Tooth the clown , who is featured on most of the games' covers.
This time, instead of competing for a competition win, Sweet Tooth looks to overthrow Calypso, the franchise's "big bad," and take over the competition for himself.
TW4 , while gaining mostly positive reviews, still had a few negative points in regards to 's developments, citing some levels and mechanics as being unsatisfactory, and the physics as being problematic in parts.
Twisted Metal 2 hit a peak for the series, as SingleTrac had hit its stride. Objectively the most successful game in the series as a whole, TW2 takes the race worldwide. As a spin-off, it is aimed at a slightly younger audience than previous games, and involves radio-controlled cars, as opposed to full-size cars in the other games. An online version of Twisted Metal: Black.
It could be obtained for free by mailing in a card that came packaged with the PS2 online Network Adapter. After Sony stopped offering the disc, it was later included in subsequent reissues of Twisted Metal: Black on Greatest Hits, in a 2-disc set. It contains additional content, such as a documentary looking back on Twisted Metal, and ending movies cut from Twisted Metal, as well as the beta version of the unreleased sequel to Twisted Metal: Black.
Released February 14th, it was available to the entire public. Many who pre-ordered obtained Axel before everyone else. It features the same dark atmosphere as TM:Black , and is noted to have similar style.
This Twisted Metal game was canceled during its development. According to David Jaffe , Apocalypse would take place in a post-apocalyptic future where the world is dominated by Calypso's contest.
Each driver would have a different motive for competing in the contest. Aside from a new environment, every character would've been from a previous installment of Twisted Metal. The game was canceled because most of the members from the creative team were killed in an airplane crash. Twisted Metal Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?
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