Twisted Metal 2

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Twisted Metal 2
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North American cover art
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
Platforms PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network
Release date(s) PlayStation
      Microsoft Windows
        PlayStation Network
          Genre(s) Vehicular combat
          Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer, Split-screen multiplayer

          Twisted Metal 2 (known as Twisted Metal: World Tour in Europe and Twisted Metal EX in Japan) is the second and most successful game in the vehicular combat series, Twisted Metal. 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, however under the developer 989 Studios instead of SingleTrac. It was also released for download in Japan and North America on the PlayStation Network in 2007.

          Gameplay

          File:Twisted Metal 2- World Tour screenshot.jpg
          A screenshot showing Outlaw 2 targeting Twister

          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 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. Ultimately, Calypso decides that the world itself shall serve as a battleground. In addition to the remains of Los Angeles, drivers will also battle in Moscow, Paris, Amazonia, New York City, Antarctica, Holland, and Hong Kong.

          After defeating all the opponents in Amazonia, the player must face Minion before proceeding to New York City. The Dark Tooth boss fight takes place after the player defeats all the opponents in Hong Kong; once Dark Tooth (and his flaming head) is defeated, the driver meets with Calypso in New York to receive their prize.

          Development

          SingleTrac began brainstorming ideas for a Twisted Metal sequel in late 1995.[5]

          Reception

          Reception
          Aggregate score
          Aggregator Score
          GameRankings (PS) 86.44%[6]
          (PC) 49.50%[7]
          Review scores
          Publication Score
          AllGame (PS) 4.5/5 stars[8]
          (PC) 4/5 stars[9]
          Edge 7/10[10]
          EGM 8.25/10[11]
          Game Informer 8.75/10[12]
          GamePro 5/5 stars[13]
          Game Revolution (PS) B+[14]
          (PC) B[15]
          GameSpot (PS) 8.8/10[16]
          (PC) 6.4/10[17]
          IGN 7.3/10[18]
          Play 88%[19]

          Twisted Metal 2 was both a financial and critical success. The PlayStation version sold 1.74 million copies in the United States alone.[20] The PlayStation version has an aggregate score of 86.44% on GameRankings, based on eight reviews.[6] The PC version is claimed to have averaged at 49.50% on the same website, based on two reviews, though many other reviewers are in favor of said version too.[7]

          Frosty Treats, a major ice cream truck company, filed a lawsuit against Sony contending that Twisted Metal 2 infringed on the company's trademarks through the use of the phrase, "Frosty Treats", as well as similarities between the video game clown, Sweet Tooth, and the company's own safety clown. In Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled against the trademark claims because they were either too generic or were unlikely to cause confusion among consumers.[21]

          See also

          References

          1. ↑ Twisted Metal 2 on Discogs. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
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          External links

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