14 Feb 2012
14 Feb 2012 - PlayStation 3
16 Mar 2012 - PlayStation 3
08 Mar 2012 - PlayStation 3
Twisted Metal is a vehicle combat video game developed by Eat Sleep Play and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is a reboot of the Twisted Metal franchise. The game was originally planned to be released in October 2011 but was delayed to early 2012.
The game focuses heavily on multiplayer combat, including various online game modes with up to 4 player split-screen and 16-players online. For example, the Nuke Mode is a new online game mode where you choose a faction to play against an opposing faction. In this mode, each faction has a giant metal statue that is being held in the air by a helicopter, which the opposing team must try to destroy. In order to destroy these statues, the player must abduct the enemy team's leader, then sacrifice the leader to a missile launcher that will, in turn, launch a nuclear missile. The person who sacrifices the leader and launches the missile has to control it to hit the opposing teams statue in the air. In order to win the opposing team has to repeat the process 3 times before the statue is destroyed for a team to win. There are four factions: the Clowns, the Dolls, the Skulls, and the Holy Men. The former having been announced as being inspired by Sweet Tooth and Dollface respectively. The latter are led by Mr. Grimm and the Preacher respectively.
But the gameplay? A wreck. Driving felt like trying to steer through a nightmare, the maps were a cruel joke, and the enemies especially bosses didn’t play fair with nonstop attacks that turned every fight into a mess where seeing the screen was a struggle. It wasn’t thrilling, just overwhelming. A battle should feel like a fight, not a sensory overload
It wasn't worth it. The fun bled out under the weight of it all.