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#1 MuddyMaestro
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In the development of the original Twisted Metal, the game was originally to be named High Octane. It was later into the game's production that the game was renamed Twisted Metal. Do you think that it was a good decision to rename the series, or do you think High Octane was a better name for the series.

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#2 DMethot
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It would be a totally different feel for what to expect. High octane makes me think of speed, and then thinking its a racing game. Twisted Metal implied that cars are gonna be messed up and destruction plays a huge role. Not crazy about the name high octane.
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#3 raziellich
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Twisted Metal is just an awesome name. It would be nearly impossible to top it.
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#4 MuddyMaestro
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I think so too, High Octane would make an awesome name for a racing game, but not so much for a car combat game. The change in name is also a reason why they took out the ending movies in the first Twisted Metal, they refered to the contest as bing High Octane.
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#5 DMethot
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Good call I never notices that
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#6 spyroiskool
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High octane would have been cool but twisted metal fits it better. Everything is so jacked up. When you win you pretty much need a lawyer with a 1000 page report on what he can do but should not do for your wish to get it right. It would not work as well because these games are twisted
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#7 racer81
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Twisted Metal sounds more like what the game is about.8)
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#8 MuddyMaestro
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Another good point. I was jsut searching to see if there ever was a game made called High Octane, in case they switched the names just because of copyright issues, and I found another car combat game for PC named High-Octane made about a year after the original Twisted Metal released. That may have been the reason they changed the name. :o Either way, I still say it was a change for the better.
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#9 icecoldmarty
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Twisted Metal I think was a better name for it now I think the original title doesn't give the game justice.

Twisted Metal fits perfectly because it is a competition where drivers must battle to the death for a wish.

If the title was High Octane then I think many people won't buy the game.

I am not sure what the original means but the one they decided to put on the game I love it.

That was an interesting question thank you.

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#10 icecoldmarty
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I did check before posting this that it was also going to be called Urban Assault which makes more sense than calling it High Octane.

I think Twisted Metal was the best title because it fits everything so well that you can't top that no matter how hard you try.

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#11 MuddyMaestro
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It appears to be a unanimous decision. :P
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#12 icecoldmarty
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Well of course it is because how can you top such a fitting title as Twisted Metal.