

They are universally seen as inferior to the other games in the series, and the release of them prompted the formation of Twisted Metal Alliance. Twisted Metal III and 4 Main article: Twisted Metal III Main article: Twisted Metal 4Īfter SingleTrac stopped developing Twisted Metal due to a contractual dispute with Sony, Sony gave the job of creating the next two games to 989 Studios. It was released for the PlayStation on October 31, 1996. It is also the only game in the series to receive a PC release. The second game in the series, which takes place exactly one year after the events of Twisted Metal, on Christmas Eve 2006. Twisted Metal 2: World Tour Main article: Twisted Metal 2 It was released for the PlayStation on November 5, 1995. The first game in the series, which takes place during the 10th annual running of the Twisted Metal competition in Los Angeles, on Christmas Eve 2005. Twisted Metal (1995) Main article: Twisted Metal (1995) The contest is run by a mysterious man named Calypso, who grants the winner one wish, that, in his own words, has no limits on "prize, size, or.even reality." It was also released for download in Japan and North America on the PlayStation Network in 2007.The games in the series center around the eponymous Twisted Metal competition (that starts at Christmas Eve), which is a demolition derby which allows the use of ballistic projectiles, such as missiles and machine guns. Two years after its release, Twisted Metal 2 was re-released as a PlayStation Greatest Hits game, however under the developer 989 Studios instead of SingleTrac.

It also features multiplayer mode over a modem line or Internet.

The Microsoft Windows version features slightly cut-down graphics compared to the PlayStation version but doesn't require a 3D accelerator video card. It was developed by the game studio SingleTrac, published by Sony, and released in 1996 for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. Twisted Metal 2 (known as Twisted Metal: World Tour in Europe and Twisted Metal EX in Japan) is the second and most successful game in the vehicular combat series, Twisted Metal. NA: October 31, 1996EU: February 1997JP: August 28, 1997Microsoft WindowsNA: November 13, 1997PlayStation NetworkJP: July 26, 2007NA: November 1, 2007
