Twisted Metal

Game: Twisted Metal
Developer: SingleTrac
Platform: Sony PlayStation
Release Year: 1995
Stephen's Rating: 6/10

Basic Plot

The setting is Christmas Eve 2005 and the competition is called Twisted Metal. Twisted Metal involves various vehicles engaging in combat. The last surviving vehicle wins.

Gameplay

This is a third person car game with the primary objective being combat rather than racing. Players can pick from a variety of vehicles and are put together in an arena. There, a group of vehicles engage in a combat free-for-all until the last car is standing.

Each vehicle was different. They had different speeds, could take varying amounts of damage before being destroyed, and handled differently.

Weapons, health, and ammunition was scattered around each arena and replenished over time. Every car was also equipped with twin machine guns which did minimal damage but had unlimited ammunition (although they could overheat).

The single player game involved six arenas which were bound together into a campaign.

Mutliplayer was done over split screen so your opponent could see where you were at all times. This made it quite tricky to be sneaky.

Positives

A good multiplayer experience. Fun, not trying to be anything other than a bit of rough and tumble. Easy to pick up.

Negatives

No story, kind of annoying characters and sound design in general.

Memorable Moments

We played this game over a weekend when hiring out a PlayStation on more than one occasion.