So demo comes out today...I have lots of good memories with this game on ps1 and ps2

1/31/2012 4:01:07 PM

i didn't even know this was in the works...wish i had a ps3.

as a side note, this old school intro is pimp as hell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2L-2cOIwAc

1/31/2012 4:20:29 PM

I downloaded the original version to the PS3 from the Sony store and played the shit out it. My friends and I had some epic battles back in the day.

1/31/2012 6:21:50 PM

Must get my hands on the demo today. Thanks for dropping that knowledge.

I also didn't realize that Twisted Metal Head On was a different game than Twisted Metal Black.

I need to get my PS2 back from Dad so I can run through that one.

1/31/2012 7:02:56 PM

Twisted Metal 2 is an all-time top 3 game for me

played the shit out of it when it first came out and have still had a blast playing it as recently as 3 years ago

1/31/2012 7:10:53 PM

^ same here. whenever i didn't have shit to do on a weekend i'd stay up playing that game till dawn back in the day. i loved putting as many enemies as possible on the NY and Antartica levels and bombing them off cliffs! and every match on the Antartica level got tougher because the land would drop away until you were fighting on a small ass patch of ice! haha damn i gotta play that again tonight!

1/31/2012 8:05:20 PM

Mr. Slam may have been my favorite character from the Twisted Metal series.

I've been playing the Demo on PS3 and it's not bad. The only vehicle I've used is Darkside. I'm not sure if I like the fact that you pick driver independent from vehicle. I think I liked it better when the car and driver were a unit with a backstory, but we will see how the full version handles it.

1/31/2012 9:07:26 PM

I used to run shit with Outlaw 2

1/31/2012 9:10:54 PM

I've never been a big fan of the area of effect attacks in those games simply because I thought the damage was low.

Early on in a crowd it's banging, but when you're down to targeting one or two cars I've had to rely on scouring for pickups.

[Edited on January 31, 2012 at 9:43 PM. Reason : Apparently it locked on to one target in the second one? rated a 3/5 ]

1/31/2012 9:31:57 PM

Quote :

"Twisted Metal 2 is an all-time top 3 game for me played the shit out of it when it first came out and have still had a blast playing it as recently as 3 years ago"

The last video game I played with my dad. He usually ran Axel and I ran Shadow. We played the crap out of that game almost every night. Of course now I've moved out and shooters aren't his thing. Good memories. I still have that scratched-all-to-piss disc laying around somewhere.

1/31/2012 11:35:45 PM

pretty sure it's the only video game me and my dad ever played together

1/31/2012 11:43:24 PM

For me it was one out of maybe 2 or 3... the only other game I remember him playing with me or my brother was the original Super Mario Brothers.. but I was barely old enough to articulate a controller properly at the time. I definitely look back on it as a pretty special thing. He's not technologically-inclined in the least with respect to the computer "age" (grew up on a farm/golf course, never really had any tech other than mechanical stuff). I imagine half the reason he even played was just to spend time with us.


[Edited on January 31, 2012 at 11:48 PM. Reason : ]

1/31/2012 11:45:39 PM

i bought a ps2 off ebay in 2003 that came with like 9 games...didn't play twisted metal black until 2 years later. probably my favorite game for the ps2 outside of staples like madden

1/31/2012 11:46:38 PM

If any of you have a way to play PS1 games and love the Twisted Metal series, there is a game you need to play called Rogue Trip.

It was made by the folks who made TM2 before the franchise got shipped to 989. That game is AMAZING when playing 2 player Co-Op.

I'd say I've beaten it well over 100 times with my friend.



[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 12:02 AM. Reason : Critical Depth for PS1 was neat too but way too hard for me.]

1/31/2012 11:57:16 PM

i love rogue trip.

i, too, am a huge fan of twisted metal 2. definitely towards the top of my all-time list. we played it with my uncle a lot growing up, seems a lot of people had an easy time getting adults to play

as i recall, that game was pretty tough, but it gets much easier if you unlock minion.

that intro MisterGreen posted, as well as all the endings for all the characters, were awesome.

2/1/2012 12:17:59 AM

I always loved the dark endings for Twisted Metal 2, and each one was worth the effort to view it.

As far as I remember the same goes for TM: Black for the most part, but beating Warhawk or whatever was ridiculous with some characters.

I'm glad to see someone else played Rogue Trip. I still have my copy and just pulled it out of the closet.

LOL I'd forgotten about the black CDs PS1 used.

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 12:50 AM. Reason : Apparently the wikipedia for Rogue Trip needs more info.]

2/1/2012 12:38:22 AM

I got into Multiplayer online today and wrecked some shop with Darkside. I took a share of first place in my first match.

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 2:23 PM. Reason : Game ordered with release date delivery from Amazon]

2/1/2012 2:20:10 PM

ahhh Twisted Metal 2. Man did I play the fuck out of that game. Makes me sad that nothing else in the series really offered an experience similar to that game.

I still remember the cheat code to use Minion's special on any car - Up, Down, Up, Up + Machine Gun.

I think New York was my favorite level. When playing with friends they hated it because you could fall off the buildings

2/1/2012 2:49:03 PM

^ I wonder which car you used.

2/1/2012 3:02:09 PM

downloading the demo now, maybe finally get a chance to play tonight

i was hoping that at least the two player coop vs. bots was fun enough that we could have a couple drunken nights playing it

2/1/2012 6:14:28 PM

How is the demo?

2/1/2012 9:33:11 PM

The One Player Challenge mode is hard as balls. I've read that the AI will not be as tough in the full release.

Getting into a multiplayer deathmatch online is tough, but they are working on it and I believe it's easier to get onto now than it was this afternoon and certainly easier than last night.

I'm definitely looking forward to the full release here in a couple of weeks.

[Edited on February 1, 2012 at 9:39 PM. Reason : It took me a bit to get used to the gas button but now we're cool.]

2/1/2012 9:38:59 PM

I am a bad man online with the big rig, but it seems like kids who are really good with the copter or the bike can beat me in deathmatch.

2/2/2012 3:07:26 AM

seriously? no one played with Sepctre? and how did axle get the shout out, he sucked

2/2/2012 10:49:11 AM

y'know, Specter really isn't that hard to spell.

his special ability was so IMBA

2/2/2012 1:13:02 PM

]The character in the Twisted Metal series spells it Spectre.



The More You Know.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 1:31 PM. Reason : ]

2/2/2012 1:29:26 PM

get a clue Specter

2/2/2012 1:43:06 PM

Quote :

"seriously? no one played with Sepctre?"

wrong either way, bro.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM. Reason : ]

2/2/2012 4:50:18 PM

Quote :

"axle"

2/2/2012 5:01:44 PM

So has anyone else gone online?

If so who have you used and how much success have you had?



Ya'll know that shit doesn't have an E in it.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 6:17 PM. Reason : ]

2/2/2012 6:15:43 PM

I get the matchmaking error. Cant get into a game. Sucks...

I did challenge mode and can't tell if I like classic or the new analog better. Oh and the computer beats my ass

2/2/2012 7:19:49 PM

Yeah, the computer is tough in Challenge mode, but the AI in the full release shouldn't be as difficult.

It takes a handful of tries, but if you keep at it you will eventually get in and it's worth it.

2/2/2012 7:39:23 PM

I've had a much easier time getting into matches this afternoon. I think whatever was causing the error has been resolved.

2/3/2012 5:23:34 PM

Am I the only one getting into matches?

2/4/2012 12:04:09 AM

Darkside/Outlaw 2012

2/4/2012 8:47:53 PM

Which control scheme are you using? I don't know which one I like

2/5/2012 11:36:01 AM

preordered.

2/5/2012 12:28:26 PM

the default sensitivity is terrible, it's like steering with a baseball bat. what are you guys doing about that?

2/5/2012 1:29:27 PM

I use the controls where gas/turbo is R2, Tight Turn is L1 and Brake/Reverse is L2, change weapons are Triangle and Circle. Not sure the name but I hope that helps.

I use Darkside, so maybe I can make my turning better, but I haven't had a need to. I've been decimating people in Deathmatch all weekend.

2/5/2012 1:58:23 PM

Don't have a ps3 so I won't be playing this but man this thread brought back the memories of TM1 and 2, I played the hell out of those games. I am not sure if I would enjoy that type of game now but it definitely makes me wish I had a ps3 right now.

2/5/2012 10:16:39 PM

I <3 winning a deathmatch with Darkside and seeing two or three people switch to the big rig only to get destroyed and go back to their usual ride.

[Edited on February 5, 2012 at 11:33 PM. Reason : I JIPed a match with 3:30 of 10:00 to go and fought my way from 10th to 2nd.]

2/5/2012 11:31:20 PM

shipped

2/13/2012 8:43:34 PM

INDEEED! UPS doesn't deliver until later in the afternoon around here though.

2/13/2012 9:44:24 PM

Just arrived. I'm going to download Twisted Metal Black while I run some errands then come back and drive in.

2/14/2012 2:53:32 PM

gonna pick up a copy this weekend.

2/14/2012 5:52:29 PM

Got mine in the mail today. Can't play until tomorrow though...mixed reviews coming in but I thought it was good enough as long as people play coop or online.

2/14/2012 6:48:53 PM

Story mode has been pretty easy until I got to Iron Maiden, that was a bitch.

Putting in lots of time in multiplayer on the demo has paid off I guess. I just unlocked Darkside.

2/14/2012 10:09:45 PM

I'll say this, I can certainly understand some criticism.

2/14/2012 11:12:42 PM

I don't know if it's patchable or not, but it's really bothers me that they didn't make the bots fight eachother in SP.

2/15/2012 6:41:18 AM

I suck at playing video games...I just can't get into them anymore. BUT, I want this game...if only for the nostalgia factor.

2/15/2012 10:00:17 AM