Twisted Metal 2

Twisted metal 2 is heaps of pedestrian killing , monument destroying fun for the whole family !

The aim of the game is simple: choose from a selection of combat vehicles (driven by some pretty messed up drivers ) and destroy your enemies ! (and everything else that gets in your way ). The battle fields on which you engage in the vehicular action are well detailed video game friendly versions of countries such as antarctica , france , china and America , all of which look nice.

And an ethically bad yet useful touch lets you regain health by running over a number of innocent bystanders !

But perhaps the games strongest assets are its characters and theyre endings. The characters are a collection of psycos,antiheros ,miscreants and beings of pure evil ! And when you complete the game with which ever character you chose, you get see his/hers/ its ending. And the endings are excellent ! they consist of EC horror comic style drawings , accompanied by dramatic voice overs and usualy end in a grim , ironic fashion.

So if you want to destroy a whole bunch of people , places and things without getting arrested once, play twisted metal 2!

"Twisted Metal" was a great game, but this is better. The world tour concept adds a greater texture and scope to the game and the levels are more exciting. The vehicles are better, there are more realistic physics and all (not that it really matters though) and the game itself is just about one of the best 2-player combat videogames on the market.

"Twisted Metal" had a few flaws in its actual gameplay and the vehicles weren't as nice as the ones here. Calypso is bada$$ in this and you get a wealth of new vehicles to blow stuff up with.

My favorite level is Paris, where you can actually go up into the Eiffel tower, arm your vehicle, then blast out the top and shoot your enemies on the ground as you're falling. Awesome, addictive stuff.

"Twisted Metal 3" came out next and was the worst of the series. "TM4" in 1999 fixed the problems.

Twisted Metal 2: World Tour (better known as just Twisted Metal 2) is a sequel that improves on the first. The story here is that one year after the first game, the city of Los Angeles has been reduced to rubble thanks to Calypso's Twisted Metal competition, and now. he is having trouble finding out where this year's will be held, as he has already chosen 14 of the world's best combat drivers to compete. Seeing the globe in his blimp, he decides the world would be his battleground this year, mentioning cities, Paris, Hong Kong, and even Antarctica as possible arenas And thus, the next Twisted Metal competition takes place in eight levels based on cities around the world, from the outskirts of Los Angeles, to the streets of Paris, to even the rooftops of New York City, where one winner will receive whatever his or her heart desires.

So, for this, the game does have some improvements. While the graphics are basically the same as its predecessor, a lot has changed. The levels are larger and have some interactions, some which open up new area (like the Paris level allowing you to destroy the Eiffel Tower, turning its top half into bridges to the rooftops where weapon pickups are placed). Also, the game has a good cast of characters, which include returning vehicles like Thumper, Hammerhead, and even Sweet Tooth (who is a hidden character) alongside new faces like Twister, a Formula 1 race car whose Special Weapon allows it to spin and form a tornado. Mr. Slam. a front loader construction vehicle who grab and slam opponents with the teeth of the loader, and Axel, a man strapped into a two-wheeled machine who can unleash a shockwave.

Weapon pick-ups have been redone. Other than the Fire Missile, Homing Missile, and Power Missile, we get new weapons like Remote Bombs, Napalm, Ricochet, and Lightning (which is used in few levels, but would be the influence of the Enviromental Weapon in Twisted Metal: Black). Also, the game introduces the concept of Advanced Attacks, which using a button combination, can do certain attacks like the Freeze Burst (which replaces the Freeze Missile of the last game for freezing opponents), as well as firing weapons from behind and jumping, at the cost of some of an energy meter that slowly recharges as the battle goes on.

With improved controls, a colorful cast of characters, and bigger and better levels, Twisted Metal 2 is a good improvement on its predecessor. A shame after this, SingleTrac would leave Sony, hence leaving 989 Studios to do the next games.