A woman, whose name has yet to be determined, drives an Indy car. Mike and Stew, two teenagers, drive the monster truck. Grimm is back in his cycle of death, complete with rockets and the whole sha-BANG! (His special attack is probably the most powerful.) There's Bruise, the new driver for the low-ridin' car known as Thumper from before. He's in the same type of junkyard car but with some modifications. The 12 characters are as follows: there's Roadkill from the first TM. Those include a volcano/lava pit, an iceberg that is constantly crumbling and probably one or two other wicked areas. and a few other locations that haven't been paired with actual cities yet. We're talking New York, Hong Kong, Paris, Moscow, the ruins of L.A. Second, the game is on a worldwide scale instead of one city and its nearby areas. Plus, there has been rumors of possible hidden characters in the game. What makes the sequel different from the first? Geez, where should we start? Scott Cambell, executive producer, says, "It's like the first Twisted Metal on steroids." First, there are 12 characters to choose from instead of 10. Remember, since the game is still in development, any info can change, but at press time all of the information in this feature is correct. Since they have twice as long, will the sequel be twice as good as the first? Though it's still in the middle of production, let's just say so far, so good. Single Trac has a full 16 months for Twisted Metal 2. Twisted Metal was completed in nine months which is a very aggressive approach for a game like that, according to Ryder. Since Twisted Metal was so popular, there was a demand for a sequel, and now that Single Trac is bigger, the schedule isn't as cramped as before. "We've had a great time doing this-starting small and growing," said Michael Ryder, president of Single Trac, talking about the development and roots of the company. Not bad considering Single Trac started out in the dining room of Todd Kelly, now CFO at Single Trac. Gave Twisted Metal game of the year! What more needs to be said? Can anything else be expected of Single Trac Entertainment Technologies Inc.? Gamers have already played their wildly popular titles before-namely the first Twisted Metal and Warhawk. We saw preliminary sketches, renders and other delicious unspeakables that made us drool in the worst way. That's to be expected, considering all of the carnage that has already been added to the sequel and all of the other goodies that'll be in the finished product.ĮGM recently had an opportunity to see first-hand what Twisted Metal 2 is all about. Twisted Metal 2 is nearing completion, and we have played an early version of what very well could be even more fun and impressive than the first. But what else is twisted? If a car was going 80 miles per hour and smacked into another car going that fast head-on, the metal of the cars just might twist a little. The games in the series usually contain a healthy dose of black humor.Try to think of things that are twisted in this world: tornadoes, trash bag ties and the creative mind of Stephen King may come to mind. However, there is a general "be careful what you wish for" theme in the game series, as nearly all of the winning contestants end up with "not-so-happy" endings,ĭue to the skill and proclivity of the hosts for twisting the words of their wish around often to deadly effect. The hosts of these games are the persons who are, through arcane means, capable of warping reality itself to grant the wish of the contest winner The winner is brought before the tournament host, who will grant the contestant a single wish. The general goal is to destroy all opponents apart from the other contestants, unique vehicles seemingly designed by the host themselves may stand in the competitors' path. In almost all of the games, the host is a man called "Calypso" however, in the series' fourth installment, perennial contestant Sweet Tooth briefly takes over. Although each individual game features its own storyline, they all revolve around the eponymous "Twisted Metal": a vehicular combat tournament hosted once a year.
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