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'Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition' (PS2) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 14, 2008 @ 12:35 p.m. PST

Eat, Sleep, Play, founded by God of War's David Jaffe and Warhawk's Scott Campbell, is working on Twisted Metal: Head On featuring enhanced graphics, playable Sweet Tooth character, lost levels from the never released Twisted Metal: Black Part II, new Twisted Metal: Head-On level, and a documentary on the series.

Developed by Eat, Sleep, Play, a newly formed company founded by David Jaffe, a former creative director for SCEA's Santa Monica Studios; and Scott Campbell, the founder of Incognito Entertainment, a dedicated development studio also under the SCEA Santa Monica Studios banner.

Featuring enhanced graphics and key gameplay features from the popular PSP title, Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition features four never before seen "Lost" levels that were built for the never-released Twisted Metal: Black sequel, plus an all-new never before seen Twisted Metal: Head- On level. Additionally, for the first time ever, fans will be able to take "Sweet Tooth" out of his ice cream truck and explore, on foot, an all new level filled with factoids about the Twisted Metal universe straight from the developers. Also, included with the game is an art booklet featuring never released concept art from the franchise.

Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition provides all the fast-paced vehicular combat and destruction that fans of the franchise have come to know and love. The latest installment in the multi-million selling franchise provides a variety of gameplay options, as gamers can go head-to-head or compete against the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deliver the devastation as they strap themselves into one of 14 lethal machines on wheels equipped with machine guns, turbo boosts and special attacks unique to each vehicle.

Features:

Twisted Metal: Head-On

  • Modes of Play
    • Story Mode – Drivers choose their vehicle and progress through a series of arenas.
    • Challenge – Drivers choose their vehicle, arena, AI controlled enemies, then go off to battle.
    • Endurance – Drivers take on an endless onslaught of AI controlled opponents until the end.
    • Players – Single-player or 2-player split-screen.
  • Vehicles – Choose from different destructive vehicles. Each vehicle is armed with serious firepower, turbo boost and each with a unique devastating specialty attack.
    • Vehicles: Roadkill, Shadow, Mr. Grimm, Sweet Tooth, Thumper, Spectre, Twister, Outlaw, Grasshopper, WartHog, Axel.
    • Unlockable Vehicles: Mr. Slam, Crimson Fury, Hammerhead, Cousin Eddy, ATV, Dark Tooth, Tower Tooth.
  • Environments / Battlegrounds – Unleash mayhem in a variety of different levels, including: Paris, Egypt, Tokyo, and Los Angeles, plus a bonus level, exclusive to the PS2 version.
  • Weapons – Players can collect an arsenal of weaponry to deliver explosive attacks on opponent vehicles, including: homing, fire and power missiles, machine gun, ricochet disc, napalm, remote bomb and swarm missiles.
  • Upgrade Power-Ups – Players can finish off opponents and collect Upgrade Power-Ups to enhance vehicle and weapon performance.

And now it’s running at 60 frames/second, has improved textures and art, and even has a new level created specifically for this version (Transylvania Castle).

Twisted Metal: Lost

  • Modes of Play
    • Story Mode – Drivers choose their vehicle and progress through a series of arenas.
    • Challenge – Drivers choose their vehicle, arena, AI controlled enemies, then go off to battle.
    • Endurance – Drivers take on an endless onslaught of AI controlled opponents until the end.
    • Players – Single-player or 2-player split-screen.
  • Vehicles – Reminisce with classic characters and vehicles from the Twisted Metal: Black universe.
    • Vehicles: Roadkill, Crazy 8, Mr. Grimm, Shadow, Brimstone, Axel, DarkSide, Outlaw, Sweet Tooth, Yellow Jacket, Junkyard Dog, Spectre, Manslaughter, Warthog.
    • Unlockable Vehicles: 12-pak (NEW), Gold Tooth (NEW).
  • Environments / Battlegrounds – 4 exclusive never before played levels from Twisted Metal: Black.

Bonus Content

  • Sweet Tour: Players can run around as Sweet Tooth and explore a new level on and foot and learn factoids about the Twisted Metal franchise straight from the developers.
  • The Twisted Metal Symphony: folks who purchase the game will get a free code to let them download a free copy of The Twisted Metal Symphony. TMS is a compilation soundtrack of the greatest musical tracks from TM1, TM2, TM:BLACK, and TM:HEAD ON. Yes, old school TM fans, Rooftops from TM1 WILL be on there!
  • A Continuous Suicide Of Reason: The Art Of Twisted Metal- a pack in art booklet filled with concept art dating back to the very first Twisted Metal game. Check out some shots:
  • Twisted Metal: The Dark Past: Fans will be able to view a video documentary on the Twisted Metal franchise.
  • The Lost Ending Movies: Back in 1995, David Jaffe wrote and directed some live action end movies for the very first Twisted Metal. Because they were deemed too sexist and too violent, they never saw the light of day. But it’s 2008 now and what was once offensive is now just- to most folks- cheesy and charming. So these flicks are on the disc for folks to finally judge for themselves if they are cinematic masterpieces or the final proof of my total lack of talent.

Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition is set to crash onto the PS2 in Fab. 5, 2008.

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