Our quick take
Twisted Metal - 4.0 / 5
Twisted what?
Carnage
This is a good thing because the combat in Twisted Metal takes place incredibly quickly. Your car, no matter how big, is capable of stopping on a penny and can turn itself around on a sixpence. It also appears to be able to carry hundreds of missiles and bullets and switch between them on the fly. Once you have nailed the controls and playing technique, then most of the game is spent tearing around flinging every possible piece of weaponry you can imagine at opponents.
Carz n Gunz
The diversity of vehicles on offer is huge, as is the special weapons they have. Take Sweet Tooth, he can transform from ice cream van to flying robot. Alternatively there are things like Reaper, a motorcycle with a chainsaw special weapon. Pull a wheelie, and it will catch fire, and do extra damage. Never, ever does the car combat in Twisted Metal get stale, simply because you have so many different vehicles to choose from. Special credit also needs to be given to the boss battles, which are very inventive. Each vehicle you fight, without spoiling things, requires a play tactic totally different from the normal game. Clever stuff, and it breaks up the single player that can, at times, get a tad repetitive, particularly given the later levels are so tough and you only have a single life to play with.
Multiplayer
To recap
A return to form for Twisted Metal
