Games Main games Twisted Metal (1995) and Twisted Metal 2 (1996)

The games in the series usually contain a healthy dose of dark humor. The hosts of these games are the persons who are, through arcane means, capable of warping reality itself to grant the wish of the contest winner however, there is a general 'be careful what you wish for' theme in the game series, as nearly all of the winning contestants end up with 'not-so-happy' endings, due to the skill and proclivity of the hosts for twisting the words of their wish around-often to deadly effect. The winner is brought before the tournament host, who will grant the contestant a single wish. The general goal is to destroy all opponents apart from the other contestants, unique vehicles seemingly designed by the host themselves may stand in the competitors' path. In almost all of the games, the host is a man called 'Calypso' in the series' fourth installment, perennial contestant Sweet Tooth briefly takes over. The last driver alive is the winner.Īlthough each individual game features its own storyline, they all revolve around the eponymous 'Twisted Metal': a vehicular combat tournament hosted once a year. A variety of weapons and upgrades are obtainable by pick-ups scattered throughout the stage. Players choose a vehicle, and an arena-or a series of arenas in the story mode-to engage in battle with opposing drivers.

Game is emulatable: Yes (as of April 17, 2021).In concept, Twisted Metal is a demolition derby that emphasizes the usage of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines, and other types of weapons (up to and including satellite-based weapons and nuclear weapons).

Vehicle handling/mechanics is very finnicky.

Very different pre-battle loading screen.

Choosing a character brings up a crude pop-up message asking to save the current settings.

When viewing the character bios, the music doesn't fade out to let the character monologue be heard so their voices get drowned out by the music that still keeps playing.

The order of cycling through the vehicles is different.

The vehicle Microblast is named Wind-Up here.

Slight differences for the vehicle selection, such as the text and the control functions at the bottom.Options menu has an additional item, 'Accept Changes'.No indication at the bottom that Triangle goes back in the menus.Background zoomed away, and Load Game is Memory Card instead.

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