Twisted Metal: Head-On

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Twisted Metal: Head-On
Twisted Metal: Head-On (Cover)
Developer(s) Incognito Entertainment (PSP)
Eat Sleep Play (PS2)
Publisher(s) SCEA
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Release date PSP
NA March 24, 2005
PS2
NA February 5, 2008
Genre(s) Vehicular combat
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen
Media UMD, DVD-ROM
System requirements 802.11b-compatible Wi-Fi (Internet play)

Twisted Metal: Head-On is a video game developed by Incognito Entertainment and released by Sony on March 24, 2005 for the Playstation Portable and February 5, 2008 for the PlayStation 2[1]. Head-On shares not only the distinction of being the seventh game released in the Twisted Metal series, but also is the first game in the series to ship fully online-enabled.

Head-On is considered a true sequel to Twisted Metal 2. This makes Twisted Metal: Head-On, for all intents and purposes, the "real" Twisted Metal 3 when following the Twisted Metal plot line.

Akin to other games in the series, Head-On revolves around the same theme of a man named Calypso holding a vehicular combat tournament called "Twisted Metal" with the promise of granting the winner whatever they ask for. There is a general "careful what you wish for" theme, as many of the contestants wind up with not-so-happy endings.

Amongst the use of regular ammunition, such as bullets, missiles, and landmines, vehicles and their operators also has their own special and unique weapon. For instance, the vehicle Twister can create twisters while Mr. Grimm can fling flaming, explosive skulls at enemies.

In 2006, Twisted Metal: Head-On was one of the first games in the PSP Greatest Hits line in the U.S.

Contents

[edit] PlayStation 2 port

Cover of Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition
Cover of Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition

In 2007, it was announced by David Jaffe that Twisted Metal: Head-On was to be ported to PlayStation 2 and was released on February 5th, 2008. The game was developed by Jaffe's newly formed studio Eat Sleep Play and was retitled Twisted Metal Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition.[2] The game received a graphical overhaul with new special effects, higher resolution textures, and 60fps gameplay.

It contains extra features and bonuses such as the never before seen live action end movies from Twisted Metal 1, a behind the scenes documentary, and a concept art book.[3] There is also a code to download a Twisted Metal soundtrack. The game contained an answer to a question Twisted Metal fans have been asking for a long time. After fans deciphered a message in the Dark Past documentary as reading "TWISTED METAL IS COMING ON PSTHREE", Jaffe confirmed it himself.[4] Unfortunately the Playstation 2 port did not have online play.[5]

[edit] Twisted Metal: Head-On

The full game is ported over from the PSP to PS2 with all the same modes from the PSP version.

  • Story Mode
    • Drivers choose their vehicle and progress through a series of arenas.
  • 2-player split-screen
  • Challenge Mode
    • Drivers choose their vehicle, arena, AI controlled enemies, then go off to battle.
  • Endurance Mode
    • Drivers take on an endless onslaught of AI controlled opponents until the driver's death.
  • Has an exclusive level, Transylvania Castle.

[edit] Twisted Metal: Lost

Plays like a separate game. Here, players can play as classic characters and vehicles from the Twisted Metal: Black universe in Twisted Metal: Lost, a special tour through the lost world of Twisted Metal: Black 2, also known as Twisted Metal: Harbor City, which was cancelled after the rumored death of 6 key development team members.

[edit] Sweet Tour

Players can run around as Sweet Tooth and explore a new level on foot and learn factoids about the Twisted Metal franchise straight from the developers.

[edit] Twisted Metal: The Dark Past

Fans will be able to view a video documentary on the history of the Twisted Metal franchise.

[edit] Twisted Metal: The Lost Ending Movies

Never before seen from the editing room floor, check out the ending movies that never made it into the final version of the original Twisted Metal.

[edit] Characters

  • Twisted Metal: Head-On
    • Grasshopper
    a custom green Volkswagen offroad buggy. (Driven by Krista Sparks, the daughter of Calypso)
    • Mr. Grimm
    the Grim Reaper on a specially equipped motorcycle.
    • Outlaw
    a modified Chevrolet Camaro police car. (Driven by Captain Jamie Roberts/Sergeant Carl Roberts)
    • Roadkill
    a type of offroad racer from the 80's resembling a scrapped Plymouth Road Runner. (Driven by Marcus Kane)
    • Shadow
    a Cadillac hearse. (Driven by Mortimer Scharf)
    • Spectre
    a white and blue 80's type Dodge Charger. (Driven by Chuckie Floop)
    a fat homocidal clown in an beat up ice cream truck. The mascot of Twisted Metal, he has competed in every Twisted Metal tournament since the beginning. (Driven by Needles Kane)
    • Thumper
    a female driving a pink 1964 Chevrolet Impala lowrider. (Driven by Angel)
    • Twister
    a special type of Grand Prix car. (Driven by Miranda Watts)
    • Warthog
    a green heavily armored Hummer H1 Alpha slantback. (Driven by Colonel Hall)
    • ATV
    standard Yamaha.(Driven by Gene Ruttish) (Unlockable)
    • Axel
    car consisting of two giant wheels, which are connected to his robotic hands and feet. (Unlockable)
    • Cousin Eddy
    a mentally retarded man on a built-from-scratch RV. (Unlockable)
    • Crimson Fury
    a FBI agent driving a red Lamborghini Diablo FBI car. (Driven by Agent Shepherd) (Unlockable)
    • Dark Tooth
    a black gigantic six wheeled ice cream truck. (Driven by Marcus Kane/Needles Kane) (Unlockable)
    • Hammerhead
    a blue green monster truck. (Driven by Catfish) (Unlockable)
    • Mr. Slam
    on a front loader construction vehicle. (Driven by Simon Whittlebone) (Unlockable)
    • Tower Tooth
    a huge tower with a restaurant at the top and tank treads at the bottom.Final boss of the game. (Driven by Marcus Kane/Needles Kane) (Unlockable)
  • Twisted Metal: Lost (PS2 Exclusive)

The following characters are selectable only through TM: Lost, which is a separate game included in the PS2 Port. TM: Lost takes place in the TM: Black universe, which takes place in Sweet Tooth's head.

    • Axel
    locked into a wheeled torture device.
    • Brimstone
    a white El Camino. (Driven by the delusional Jebidian, AKA Preacher)
    • Crazy 8
    a modified classic, VW Beetle-like car. (Driven by ex-boxer Frank McCutcheon, AKA No-Face)
    • Darkside
    a black semi truck with a police car chained to the grill. (Driven by the mysterious 'Dollface')
    • Junkyard Dog
    a tow truck. (Driven by the newly-homicidal Billy Ray Stillwell)
    • Manslaughter
    a dump truck. (Driven by the enigmatic bio-weapon, Black)
    • Mr. Grimm
    an armored motorcycle. (driven by the cannibalic war veteran Mr. Grimm)
    • Outlaw
    a S.W.A.T. SUV. (Driven by the suicidal Agent Stone)
    • Roadkill
    a green scrap-car. (Driven a John Doe clone)
    • Shadow
    a lavender hearse. (Driven by the macabre hero, Raven)
    • Spectre
    a blue Corvette. (Driven by the psychotic bridesmaid, Bloody Mary)
    • Sweet Tooth
    the tasty treats ice cream truck. (Driven by the eternally demented Needles Kane, AKA Sweet Tooth)
    • Warthog
    a station wagon mounted to a flametank. (Driven by Cage)
    • Yellow Jacket
    a beat-up yellow taxi cab. (Driven by the creepy Charlie Kane and 'Son')
    • 12-Pak
    a rusty stock racing car. (Driven by Sam Boomer AKA Severed Sam) (Unlockable)
    • Gold Tooth
    a gold-plated version of Sweet Tooth's ice cream truck. (Driven by Needles Kane AKA Sweet Tooth) (Unlockable)

[edit] Levels

  • Twisted Metal: Head-On
    • Big Blue Stadium
    A baseball stadium.
    A mix of the TM2 and TM3 level.Here you fight ATV first , then Cousin Eddy
    A remake of the TM2 level.
    Possibly inspired by the TM3 level.
    • Roman Ruins
    Including the great Colosseum.
    The surroundings include the Kremlin and Red Square.
    The environment focuses on the famed race track in Monte Carlo.
    • Tokyo
      • Tokyo Streets
      A remake of the Hong Kong level from TM2. Here, you fight Dark Tooth first, then Tower Tooth.
      • Tokyo Rooftops
    • Transylvania Castle (PS2 Exclusive)
  • Twisted Metal: Lost (PS2 Exclusive)
    • Stadium Slaughter
    • Suburban Terror
    • Carnival of Darkness
    • Death Port (Unlockable)

Head-On also includes minigames that players can access via teleporters, which range in location from the Eiffel Tower, to the Great Pyramids. These are small games where users must collect power ups while circumventing obstacles that require a variety of tactics, including jumping over chasms, and destroying helicopters using napalm bombs. The catch is that the games are timed, forcing the user to think on their feet, as it were, while maintaining a balance of caution and risk. Users reaching the end of the mini-game prior to the timer's ending keep all their powerups. Several characters can only be unlocked by completing the minigames on certain levels.

[edit] Trivia

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Twisted Metal: Head-On ported from PSP to PS2 this Christmas; New Eat Sleep Play studio PS3 and PSP games coming in 2008
  2. ^ Randy Nelson, " Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition: A surprise gift for Metal fans from the series' creator," PlayStation The Official Magazine 003 (February 2008): 44.
  3. ^ Casey Lynch, "Review of Twisted Metal: Head On: Extra Twisted Edition," GamePro 235 (April 08): 80.
  4. ^ Jaffe - Twisted Metal PS3 is Next Project
  5. ^ David Jaffe speaks on PSP-to-PS2 ports, Eat Sleep Play's PS3 game, and more

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