Twisted Metal: Black

Yet again, doing another review for a old video game that helped shape my childhood, for better or for worse.... Now, this game definitely is pure, unadulterated nightmare- fueled nostalgia for me. I remember switching this game on for the PS2, and hearing the beginning to Paint it Black from The Rolling Stones; this set the tone for this dark, evil, and gruesome game that awaited. Now, gameplay wise, the game wasn't THAT gruesome. Sure, you had some character that had a suicidal guy impaled on his car, or you had lots and lots of environmental destruction, but nothing super gruesome; that was the job for the intro videos. Instead of playing the game, you can access these videos through the main menu, and that's what me and my brother did. And boy oh boy, nightmares ensued! Seriously tho, almost every character intro video was somewhat traumatizing for me at this mere age of 7 years old. There's 2 intros that stuck out the most; the dead taxi driver that's remote controlled by his son, and the skeleton guy. I remember my brother literally freaking out and almost crying when we used to watch these. Literally amazing! I loved this game; this was the true Battle Royale and the only Battle Royale I'll actually revisit. If you haven't played this yet, do it. You might not regret it.

This games physics hasn't aged well but that doesn't stop if from being a blast. This is a challenge vehicular shooter with an extremely dark narative.

The King of Car Combat Games returns to the throne.

Twisted Metal is one of the first games I remember playing on the Playstation back then.

By the time the Playstation 2 role around it was excellent to see that one of the first games to believe for the system to become a hit would be Twisted Metal Black.

Twisted Metal Black took what makes the first two games in the series so great and improve passing the text with flying colors.

Many of the old school favorites like Sweet Tooth return and new characters come to the game.

The game story is Calypso will grant wish to whoever wins his Twisted Metal Contest.

Unlike the other games in the series this is Rated M for Mature so folks this is no kid friendly game. The game is dark and graphic with foul language.

The graphics in the game are some of the best made for the Playstation 2 and the level designs fit the game's dark theme plus the weapons in the game when you use them you will be seeing excellent effects.

The sound is very good and disturb the peace with the engines of your machine with the weapons like you heard in the movies the voice acting in the game is very strong with each actor making you get a feel for each character they voice.

The Game Play is flawless nothing like taking your favorite character and going to battle to see who will survive Twisted Metal.

Overall this is a must have for any fan of Twisted Metal and you can't have a Playstation 2 with Twisted Metal Black which called the best in the series.

I give Twisted Metal Black an 10 out of 10

This game blows away the previous Twisted Metals. 3 and 4 are a horrible mess, but this game picked the series back up. Gameplay is pretty much still the same in terms of fighting. The cars are more detailed and handle much better than they ever have. Top notch voice acting with well written stories and gameplay makes this a perfect game.

Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto, State of Emergency. These games are all attacked by the media repeatedly for being "too violent." If anything, Twisted Metal Black rises above these in terms of sheer horror. While GTA3 may come right at you with violence, it does not attack you mentally like Twisted Metal does. The storylines revolve around the demented minds of patients in an asylum and their quest to right a wrong. The game itself is one of the greatest on the Playstation 2 and without a doubt the best in the Twisted Metal series. About 15 characters in all, and each level gets progressively more difficult, making the game an everlasting experience. If you're looking for a game to buy on your PS2, I highly suggest this title.

Overall rating: ***** out of *****