Have an awesome idea for a special weapon for a Twisted Metal competitor? Post them here, and tell us what happens during the special, and what kind of vehicle would use it!
That special reminds me of Warthog's special in the early Twisted Metal games. It fired three or four missles that weren't really powerful, but together could do a lot of damage.
I'd like to see a self-supporting special, like something that restores the player's health. I don't think they've ever had a special like that, but the qustion is, how would they do it?
If warthog comes back as an army guy, I'd like to see him have a close range special, where you drive close to an opponent, then he punches out one of the windows and throws a strap of live grenades into the car. When it goes off smoke pours out of the windows and fogs that persons sight for a bit. Or if it was a secondary special like axel and shadow had in Black, that would be sweet.
there should be a special that the car throws a giant bomb that does a lot of damage but only activates when someone touches it,the bomb shines so much that you can see it from a far place.
Hmm, that might work in a co-op game, but out on the battlefield it's everyone for themselves, so it would be a little pointless in my opinion. Still, it's different, and I like that.
If thumper makes his way back into the series I'd like to see the big flame special come back too. I think in the new game you should be able to make the flame bigger if you do the special and use your turbo at the same time. That would be sweet.
Plus I think it would be cool if every character had a minor special that did decent damage but was unique to the driver. Like if Sweet Tooth could throw sticky grenades shaped like ice cream cones at other drivers, or something along those lines.
I just don't want to see projectiles unless they are really unique. I'd like to see more close range specials, like Axel's shockwave, Mr. Slam's loader-slam, and Thumper's flamethrower. With more close range specials, drivers are more likely to get in close range with opponents big groups of cars in a small area, and we know whenever that happens, hell breaks loose!
That's why I liked the character of TMHO, they brought back old competitors with their real drivers. The unfortunate thing was that I didn't think the TMB style-controls were suited for those characters like TM and TM2's controls fit them when most of them first appeared.
Because developers are always trying to improve on thier system. Also, the Twisted Metal team hadn't worked on a car combat game in years when they started Black.
 The PS2, PSX, and PSP are all very different systems. It wouldn't make sense for games to have the same control schem across the board. However, you can always edit what the various buttons do in the options menu.
I blogged about this a while ago. I hate how company's change control schemes drastically to make their game unique. No one notices these changes in a positive light. If they are too different, it gets a knock on overall ratings. My advice to game creators...DO WHAT HAS ALWAYS WORKED!
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