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| Developer(s) | Sony Interactive Studios America / SingleTrac |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment America |
| Director(s) | David Jaffe |
| Producer(s) | David Jaffe, Scott Campbell |
| Designer(s) | David Jaffe |
| Programmer(s) | Randy Zorko, Michael Badger, Polly Harris, Steve Poulson |
| Writer(s) | Daniel Bennett Phillips |
| Composer(s) | Joel Rakins |
| Series | Twisted Metal series |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation
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| Genre(s) | Car combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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| Media/distribution | CD-ROM |
Twisted Metal 2 (known on the title screen and in Europe as Twisted Metal 2: World Tour and Twisted Metal EX in Japan) is the second and most successful game in the vehicular combat Twisted Metal series. It was developed by the game studio SingleTrac, published by Sony, and released in 1996 for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.
The Microsoft Windows version features slightly cut-down graphics compared to the PlayStation version but doesn't require a 3D accelerator video card. It also features multiplayer mode over a modem line or Internet.
Two years after its release, Twisted Metal 2 was re-released as a PlayStation Greatest Hits game. A similar title was released in Japan in 2007. On November 1, 2007, it was also released for download in North America on the PlayStation Network.
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In concept, Twisted Metal 2 is a demolition derby which permits the usage of ballistic projectiles. Players choose a vehicle and an arena—or a series of arenas in the story mode—to engage in battle with opposing drivers. A variety of weapons are obtainable by pick-ups scattered throughout the stage. The objective of the game is to be the last remaining player.
The story follows up from the first game, having a man named Calypso host a vehicular combat tournament called Twisted Metal, which grants its winner a prize: Calypso will grant them one wish, while the other players are granted the wish of death.
The plot is set a year after the first game, taking place in cities all over the world.
The PlayStation version has a ranking of 86% on Game Rankings, while the PC version averages at 50%.
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