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989 Studios struggle to do it again

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

989 took over the Twisted Metal series in order to take the Twisted Metal series to new heights, but 989 studios bored us with rubbish storylines, spoiling the current stories. 989 brings out TM4 with some fresh characters, but a lot of them resembling earlier characters, the stories are far-fetched and the endings are short and pathetic fot the hours of boring gameplay. The only good thing about this game is the awesome soundtrack.

TIGHT IN A 1/2!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this game is worth it.u can create cars like, cadillacs, mustangs, diablos, exbaditions, vans, hatchbacks, corveetes, bmws and many more!number 3 has more fun game play though,buy number 3 before u buy number 4!

Nothing like the first two

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have played all of the Twisted Metal games before this one and this is not up to the first two's quality. The story lines and endings of TM4 are sad. It is almost impossible to beat, and takes forever with god mode. The characters are the worst yet, and there is not a single original playable character in this game. Also, the secret characters don't have storylines. All and all it was pretty weak.

Save yourself the money!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well first of all; I have some thing to say to that gamer from Gameland PS USA, I just happen to like TM3. When your used to the TM1, TM2, TM3, It's terrible. The controlls are just terrible to go forward you press x to go back you do triangle insted or up, down right left. Don't buy this. The only good parts are the crane on level one and sweet Tooths specil.

Pretty good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Twisted Metal series first arrived a few months after the PlayStation's US debut. It was in the forefront of games that really showed off the difference between 32-Bit CD-based systems and the 16-Bit cart platforms that came before. While driving and shooting games had previously existed, Twisted Metal was responsible in part for defining the car-combat genre by putting over-the-top characters into vehicles with arsenals of weapons and special moves and letting them battle it out until only one remained. The second game in the line, Twisted Metal II: World Tour, was a longer, improved version of the original, and it is generally thought of as one of the best games ever released for the PlayStation. But by the time the third title came along, the series' developer, SingleTrac Studios, had been sold to GT Interactive, and publisher 989 Studios opted to bring the line in-house. While the game had new weapons, contestants, and multiplayer options, its levels lacked the originality of the earlier titles, and its new physics engine was more of a frustration than an improvement. Though it sold very well, Twisted Metal III was a huge disappointment, making the question of how Twisted Metal 4 has turned out all the more important for its fans. Rest assured; it's much, much better than its predecessor. To begin with, the level design in Twisted Metal 4 is a big improvement over Twisted Metal III's. There are more hidden areas than in the previous games, and you'll likely play a level more than a dozen times before finding everything. Standout levels include Amazonia 3000 BC, which has quite a few different tiers to sneak off to, and The Oil Rig, which has lots of satisfying places to set traps. Each stage also has a secret weapon that you can use on your enemies until someone comes and knocks you off the weapon's controls. For instance, in the first level you use a large magnet, which sucks your opponents high up into the sky, preparing them for a big drop. The levels aren't quite as epic as those in Twisted Metal II: World Tour, but they get the job done well. The only one that's kind of dull is the first - a construction yard with a lot of topographically flat spaces. The control and physics are also better than in TMIII, but they remain a little too touchy and unforgiving. It's still a little too easy to flip over, or miss a ramp, or go skidding off and get momentarily stuck on a ledge, but it doesn't happen nearly as often as in the previous game. Though prettier than those in TMIII, the graphics in TM4 aren't nearly as sharp as the graphics in its current main competitor - Activision's Vigilante 8: Second Offense - and while the game music fits well enough, it doesn't really draw you in. Each level has its own extended, looped version of songs by bands like Cypress Hill, Cirrus, and Skold; the best among them being remixes of the Rob Zombie tracks that appeared in Twisted Metal III.Several new weapons in the series will become quick favorites, such as the M.I.R.V., the freeze remote (a remote bomb that freezes everyone in the area), and the proximity mines (which work well when you leave them in teleport areas or drop them as you're being chased). Other welcome additions to the line are the new tournament contestants, which include the exterminator truck-driving Goggle Eyes and Rob Zombie, whose Dragula possesses a special weapon that grabs any vehicle in the area and holds it for a moment, while he shoots at it until it explodes. The new create-a-car option offers you three choices for size, style, and paint; four choices of special weapons; spoilers; and more than a dozen taunts. While this is a decent start and better than nothing, doubling the numbers would have really given you the ability to customize a ride just the way you like it. As it stands, you'll likely just use one of the vehicles already provided for you.
Another change is that instead of just having a mid-boss and an end boss, Twisted Metal 4 features bosses at the end of every level who are made up of one or two "super" versions of missing contestants (such as Axel and Thumper). It may sound like a good idea, but it ultimately ends up taking away from the feeling of dread you used to feel when a boss emerged in the past. (Remember when the words "Prepare for Minion" appeared in Twisted Metal and Twisted Metal II: World Tour?) At least that's the case for all the sub-bosses. When Sweet Tooth finally comes out in the end, you'll run like hell. The two-player multiplayer modes - co-op and deathmatch - still let you configure the split screen by horizontal or vertical cut as well as variations on a four-way split where the other two boxes are filled with radar, speedometer, and weapons info. (The four-way split modes are the best, since you view the world through a smaller version of the full screen.) The problem is that the frame rate in the multiplayer modes isn't nearly as fast as in the single-player levels. If you play as one of the larger, slower vehicles, you'll end up using the turbo quite a bit out of frustration. (Luckily, the framerate's not noticeably lower in four-player thanit is in two-player.) Even with this working against it, the multiplayer mode offers tons of replay value, whether in a deathmatch or a co-op tournament with a friend. And adding to the single-player side is the option to use a CPU ally to help you in the fight. While all these options were also present in Twisted Metal III, they're better realized here because TM4 is a game you'd actually want to play. In the end, Twisted Metal 4 is as huge a leap ahead of Twisted Metal III as the second was to the original. While the series hasn't quite reclaimed its former glory, it at least seems to be on the right track.

Good but not the best.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Good game I enjoy the game but I must say Twisted Metal 2 is still the best of the series.

The Best Twisted Metal game of the entire Twisted Metal series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This one has the best story line! In Twisted Metal 1-3 and Twisted Metal: Black, Calypso is the master of the game. In Twisted Metal 4, Sweet Tooth is the master of the game. This time Sweet Tooth grants the wishes. In this game Calypso is a playable character, but Sweet Tooth is the most powerful character in the game. However Sweet Tooth is only an unlockable character and he is the boss of the last level. With Sweet Tooth being the most powerful, he is difficult to defeat in the last level. You would have to play in God mode to beat him. To enable God mode, go to the Passwords option in Options and enter: Down, Left, L1, Left, Right. Laughter will confirm the entry. When you beat the game with one character, all the bosses in the game (including Sweet Tooth) will be unlocked. Rob Zombie is also a playable character in the game, which make Twisted Metal 4 even more interesting. Despite the poor graphics, it's a great game. I think it's the best of the Twisted Metal series.

Twisted Metal 4.........

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After recently getting Twisted Metal Head-On Extra Twisted Edition, I decided to go back and check out the older Twisted Metal games. In this case, Twisted Metal 4. While I agree with the majority that 989 Studios brought down the Twisted Metal series to some degree, it's saving grace was Twisted Metal 4. 989 Studios did try to rectify what they did wrong in Twsted Metal III by making more hidden areas than in the previous games, sharpening up the look of the game, bringing new characters to the fold(although some are downright forgettable), and improving the control of the game. It is, however, still too easy to flip over in the game--which was downright annoying in TM III or to miss a landing and whatnot. The soundtrack in the game is awesome with appearances by Rob Zombie, Cypress Hill, Cirrus and Skold. The create-a-car option is a good start but I agree with most that more variety in this area would've made a huge difference. In some respects, this game was refreshing due to its' new take on the series. It is a solid & fun game...alot more so than Twisted Metal III. Yet, still is an easily forgettable game in the series. I can only recommend this as a rental, at best.

what happened to my beloved TM series?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Wow! thats all i can say. This game should not have the twisted metal name on it. Im not saying that its a totally bad game, its just not a good twisted metal game. There are some features that are its saving grace, like creating your own car, but theres not much depth to it. I liked the ability to play as calypso, but what the hell did they do to sweet tooth! Its just a pathetic attempt to put a fresh new spin on a series staple. I cant recommend this game to anyone but the true TM hardcore fans. I must admit i own this game just for the sole fact that it has the TM name. P.S. i cant wait for TM for PS3.

a RIP-OFF, but still worth a few dollars

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am a DIE-HARD fan of 2 and also liked 1. When 3 came out I was with alot of fans in saying WTF is THIS!? It was weird jerky, shaky controls, horrible, and obviously rushed graphics, and they messed up all the stories. I feel so bad for Dave Jaffe to have to see his creation ground up, cheeze added and packaged with a brand name and sweettooth's face. 4 doesn't do much better, and yet has a few neat ideas added that make it not as awful and actually worth a bargain bin price.
The story is not one of those ideas, although sweettooth in charge was a nice idea, his being a circus mastermind with evil clown minions was retarded and Totally throws him in a different direction then he was meant to be.
The "Create-a-Car" was a single step in the right direction, although far too shallow, and MAKING you choose one of a handful of STUPID voices [warcries] to hear EVERY TIME you shoot your special will "MAKE YOU SHIVER WHEN I DELIVER" <
Bringing back older characters as bosses [and later playable] was nice. SUPER Axel, Super Thumper, Super Slamm, and Super Auger[from TM3]. Axel was the most fun of the super characters for me.
Another bad idea here, Captain Grimm? why is the grim reaper of motorcycles a pirate now? and not even a cool pirate, a cheezy amusement park pirate. well he wasn't MY favorite anyhow but I'm certain that was a deal breaker for all Mr.Grimm fans. Any fans of Rob Zombie would appreciate that he's brought his Dragula along and is actually a pretty good character.
Another interesting twist is that With Sweettooth in charge, Calypso's pretty pissed, and therefore competing, in a Scud missile truck. his special is to fire a scud into the air and then you bring it back down in a reticle, and it looks a LOT more powerful then it is.
I also want to mention the levels here in this one were better then 3. Of course nothing IN this game was better then the first 2, but in all Twisted Metal 4 proves to be a worthwhile car combat bargain bin game, but NOT a true Twisted metal Sequel. I gave it 4 fun stars becuase I was amazed how much I actually played it, it does have replay value to it, though $20 is still far too much for this.

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