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Twisted Metal

FightingShooterRacing

Trophies: 31
Platinum possible: Yes
Time to beat: about 3 hours

Overview

Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat video game developed by SingleTrac and Sony Interactive Studios America, published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1995, with a port to Windows 95 published by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1996. The game's plot is centered on the titular competition in which various drivers in modified vehicles must destroy the other vehicles in an attempt to be the last one alive. The winner meets the organizer of the competition, a mysterious man named Calypso, who will grant the winner a single wish, regardless of price, size or even reality. A commercial success, it was followed up by a sequel, Twisted Metal 2 (1996), as part of the Twisted Metal series.

Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat game in which the player takes control of one of twelve unique vehicles. While in control of a vehicle, the player can accelerate, steer, brake, reverse, activate the turbo, turn tightly, toggle between and activate weapons using the game controller's d-pad and buttons. The game can be played in either the one-player mode (in which the game's story takes place) or the Duel Mode (in which two human players can select a battleground on which to compete in). In the one-player mode, the player must progress through six combat arenas of progressively increasing size and featuring progressively more opponents. To clear a level, the player must destroy all of the enemy vehicles in that level.

The game takes place in the streets of Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, 2005. The contest featured in the game is the tenth annual running of the competition thus far. The first level, the "Arena", is an underground arena. The second level, "Warehouse District Warfare", takes place in the warehouse district of downtown Los Angeles. The third level, "Freeway Free for All", takes place on the freeways of Los Angeles.

Twisted Metal was developed by SingleTrac and produced by Sony Interactive Studios America. David Jaffe, a tester and later designer for Sony Imagesoft (a division of Sony Computer Entertainment) was appointed to head the design of a game for its first home console, the PlayStation. Jaffe had difficulty establishing positive relationships among industry developers due to his hubris. Given one final chance, Jaffe joined fellow designer Mike Giam and their boss, Sony Santa Monica's Alan Becker, for a meeting with the Evans & Sutherland company in Salt Lake City. Evans & Sutherland, a commercial and military computer simulation firm, had been contracted by Sony to create a 3D game for the new system.

Twisted Metal received positive reviews from critics. It received an aggregate score of 66.88% on GameRankings. Game Revolution praised the game's action and variety of the vehicles, but noted that the graphics were "a little sloppy". IGN criticized the single-player mode's short length of "just a couple of hours", but remarked that the two-player mode "more than makes up for the one-player mode's lack of length". Twisted Metal was awarded the 1995 "Game of the Year" from the editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly.

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Game details

Genres

Fighting, Shooter, Racing

Developer

SingleTrac, Eat Sleep Play Inc.

Publisher

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Series

Twisted Metal

Platforms

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player: Yes
Local multiplayer: No
Online multiplayer: Yes
Co op: No

Age ratings

ESRB: T

Release dates

Platform	Region	Date
PlayStation 4	Worldwide	2023-07-18

Subscription history

Service	Tier	Added	Left
PlayStation Plus	Premium	18 Jul 2023

Trophies

Trophies31

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum: 1
Gold: 3
Silver: 25
Bronze: 2
Total: 31
Points: 1350

Twisted Champion Unlock all trophies in Twisted Metal. Platinum 13.13% of players
The Beginning of the End Complete level 1, Arena Duel. Bronze 16.36% of players
Not Here to Deliver Complete level 2, Warehouse District Warfare. Bronze 14.83% of players
Highway to Carnage Complete level 3, Freeway Free for All. Silver 14.03% of players
Water Is for People, Not Cars Complete level 4, River Park Rumble. Silver 13.77% of players
Watch Out for Pedestrians Complete level 5, Assault on Cyburbia. Silver 13.55% of players
Watch the Edge Now Complete level 6, Rooftop Combat. Gold 14.61% of players
Tank You for the Memories Complete the final round and defeat Minion. Gold 13.91% of players
Candy Bag Collect your winning prize as Sweet Tooth. Silver 13.66% of players
Unfortunate News Collect your winning prize as Yellow Jacket. Silver 13.42% of players
The Demon's Keeper Collect your winning prize as Darkside. Silver 13.26% of players
Space Sheriff Collect your winning prize as Outlaw. Silver 13.21% of players
South Central Hero Collect your winning prize as Thumper. Silver 13.2% of players
Special Agent Collect your winning prize as Crimson Fury. Silver 13.17% of players
Sneaky Snake Collect your winning prize as Pit Viper. Silver 13.15% of players
To Protect and Serve Collect your winning prize as Warthog. Silver 13.23% of players
The Bell Tolls for Calypso Collect your winning prize as Mr. Grimm. Silver 13.14% of players
How Does a Ghost Drive? Collect your winning prize as Spectre. Silver 13.17% of players
New Tire Discount Collect your winning prize as Hammerhead. Silver 13.18% of players
Captain's Lament Collect your winning prize as Road Kill. Silver 13.2% of players
Freefalling Cause either yourself or your opponent to fall off the rooftop in the Rooftop Combat level. Silver 14.44% of players
Pump 'em Full of Lead Defeat an opponent with the machine gun. Silver 15.27% of players
If You Can't Beat Them, Ram Them Defeat an opponent with collision damage. Silver 15.31% of players
I Have a Special Power Defeat an opponent with a special weapon. Silver 15.8% of players
Resourceful Driver Collect 5 weapons in any level. Gold 15.92% of players
Can't Hide from Me Destroy all Calypso crates in the Arena Duel level. Silver 14.54% of players
You Shouldn't Have Parked There Eliminate a car in the Warehouse District Warfare level. Silver 15.18% of players
You Thought a Barrier Would Stop Me? Blast through a road work site on the Freeway Free for All level. Silver 14.49% of players
Strategic Break Drive through an alley in the River Park Rumble level. Silver 13.89% of players
Can I Ban the Van? Eliminate a van in the Assault on Cyburbia level. Silver 13.87% of players
Pyramid Secret Destroy the pyramid on the Rooftop Combat level. Silver 13.98% of players