Twisted Metal 2
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| Developer(s) | Sony Interactive Studios America / SingleTrac |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 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) | Chuck E. Meyers / Lance Lenhart / Tom Hopkins / Pinnacle Group, The [1] |
| Series | Twisted Metal |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation
PlayStation Network |
| Genre(s) | Car combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| 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. It was also released for download in Japan and North America on the PlayStation Network in 2007.
Overview
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.
Plot
2006: Los Angeles is left in ruins and its citizens left to struggle for survival after the conclusion of Twisted Metal, a brutal contest held by Calypso, exactly one year earlier on Christmas Eve. Aboard his airship (running the ticker "CALYPSO RULER OF THE EARTH") in the skies over the destroyed City of Angels, Calypso wonders where the next Twisted Metal will take place; fourteen of the world's best drivers are already assembled to compete for whatever prize they desire.
After defeating Dark Tooth, the winning driver meets with Calypso in New York to receive their prize.
Reception
Twisted Metal 2 was both a financial and critical success. The PlayStation version sold 1.74 million copies in the United States alone.[5] The PlayStation version has an aggregate score of 86% on Game Rankings, based on eight reviews.[6] The PC version averages at much lower 50% on the same website, based on two reviews.[7]
See also
- List of Sony Greatest Hits games
- List of best-selling video games
References
- ↑ Twisted Metal 2 on Discogs. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ↑ Sony staff (November 13, 1997). "Sony Interactive Studios America Unleashes Jet Moto And Twisted Metal 2 For The PC.". TheFreeLibrary.com (Press release). Farlex, Inc. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ Spencer (July 26, 2007). "Wild ARMs on Japan’s Playstation Store". Siliconera. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (November 1, 2007). "PlayStation Store Update: Twisted Metal 2, Y’All". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ "US Platinum Videogame Chart". The Magic Box. December 27, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Twisted Metal 2 for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Twisted Metal 2 for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
External links
- Twisted Metal 2 at MobyGames
- TM2 and TM2 PC version at GameSpot
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