Oh the memories...great that it's still fun!

User Rating: 8.7 | Twisted Metal PS
This is one of the first games I EVER played. I played it when it first came out (my next door neighbor had it) and me and him played this game all the time. :P GAMEPLAY: Compared to the newer Twisted Metels, this one doesn't measure up, but this was the first game and you have to begin somewhere right? Great start! Basically this is the game that started the Car Combat genre. The gameplay is simple. You choose from one of the bad *** characters (some of the characters are a a bit cheesy. But the others are great. Especially DarkSide) and start the game. You start off in an arena. This is really training more than anything. The basic rules are to destory everyone else. You have several ways to do this, raming into someone , guns (that are attached to your car, these are the most simple of the weapons), or high power missles and other weapons. Each car has a special ability
also. But these special weapons MUST be picked up some where in the level. Also you can charge your car sometime (by going onto a special ramp) and get some of your health back. STORY: Yes, there is a story. Basically there is this crazy guy who thinks a to-the-death tournement would be fun. So he picks up people from psyche wards, prisons, etc. Bad people. It's a really dark story that progresses well through the games. GRAPHICS AND SOUND: Please remember that this game came out around the same time that the Playstation did. Because the graphics aren't that wonderful now. In fact they would suck. But I ALWAYS rate graphics by how the standards were at the time the game came out. And the graphics are alright if you look at it this way. Also the sound is nothing to get too worked up over. It's screaming and heavy metel music. Very dark stuff though. SUMMARY: This game lead to a revolution. And just for that, you might want to by it. Although by today's standards, the gameplay is old. But trust me, the story, graphics, levels, and sound is very dark. So if your into that like I am, you may want to by this game. ( but remember, it's not the best in the series)