The gameplay is still a lot of fun, though it’s unforgiving and difficult even at its lowest setting. Is It Worth Revisiting?įifteen years is a long time, and graphically, Twisted Metal: Black does show its age. The blood and dark themes of the game certainly earned Twisted Metal: Black its Mature rating when it released in 2001, at which time it was deservedly given a 91 average score on Metacritic. Calypso isn’t known to be the kindest of souls - in fact, it’s questionable if he’s even human at all - and his granting of wishes often comes with a twisted catch. Successfully navigating the twisted metal (no, I will not apologize for that pun) of up to eight other vehicles across eight levels offers insight on your chosen driver’s dark history, including a fully animated and voiced intro scene, mid-game scene, and ending video. Series staples like the homing missile, ricochet shots, and energy attacks make a return, in addition to each vehicle’s special attack, such as Sweet Tooth’s ice cream truck transforming into a psychotic mecha-clownbot that you probably want to stay away from if you have “living” on your to-do list for the day.
Weapons are scattered around the map to be picked up and used against your competition. While previous games traveled the world and were bright and colorful, Twisted Metal: Black takes place entirely in the city of Midtown amid a wash of grays and browns, like it’s the city that color forgot. So, right now Jaffe – a very talented developer who has also worked on The God of War franchises – is free.Most of the characters have distinctly twisted stories, vehicles, and personalities themselves, and Black ups the ante on the dark subplots of each car’s driver. Combat is held in various levels, from a drive-in movie parking lot, to a sprawling suburbia complete with neighborhoods and a carnival on a hill (try shooting the Ferris wheel!). Having set up a new studio, The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency, only a few years ago, he’s recently had to lay-off staff after a game they were working on was cancelled by its publisher.Īt the end of February, it was confirmed that the studio is closing down. However, Jaffe’s career took a bit of a tumble in late January. The Twisted Metal franchise lies in the hands of Sony, and there’s not a word from them or any rumors to suggest a new game in the series will ever happen. Twisted Metal still has a passionate fan base who would love to see the game return.
Jaffe is still clearly passionate about the series and in his video believes it’s a “solid intellectual property.” Though he hasn’t heard anything about a new game in development, he believes it’s still possible.
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