Twisted Metal (1999)

Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat video game developed by Reflections, produced by Ubisoft Annecy, and published by Ubisoft Bucharest for the PlayStation, Dreamcast & PC. The game was released in North America on November 5, 1999, in Europe on January 13 and in Japan on November 15, 2000. The North American version was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits line-up on March 3, 2001. It is the first installment in the Twisted Metal series.

Story
The game's plot centers around a man named Calypso, the host of a vehicular combat tournament called Twisted Metal. He promises to grant the winner of the tournament anything he or she desires, without any limit of availability or even reality. The game's story takes place on Independence Day 2009, during the 10th annual running of Twisted Metal taking place in San Francisco.

Prologue
You can remember that six months ago, somewhere between midnight and morning, your computer signaled an incoming e-mail on the Global Online Network (G.O.N). When you saw the name of the sender, CALYPSO, your eyes glazed over with visions of your greatest fantasy, your ultimate desire. And then, when you read the message, you knew that this dream was within your grasp. The message, flashing in red, simply said: YOU READY FOR THIS SHIT, HOMIE?

Once a year the legendary Calypso, a man who dwells beneath the streets of San Francisco, holds the TWISTED METAL competition. The contest takes place all around the San Francisco area and calls upon vehicles of every kind to battle to the death. The one driver still alive at the end of the night is granted any request--any prize he asks for. There are no limits on price, size, or, according to some, even reality.

Your special invitation from Calypso has given you the chance to do battle in Twisted Metal. This is where all of your skills, all of your luck, and all of your guts, are put to the test. This is where life and death decisions occur every instant. This is where the Grim Reaper lurks around every corner, waiting to strike. And this is where your ultimate dream can come true. Welcome to the big time...WELCOME TO TWISTED METAL!

Contestants
The game counts with a total of 13 vehicles, in which 12 are selectable. Each vehicle has its own set of stats, including armor/resistance, speed/handling and power, as well as a unique Special Attack.


 * 1) John Tanner: The Driver of Roadkill
 * 2) Needless Kane: The Driver of Sweet Tooth
 * 3) Stanton Welsh: The Driver of Spectre
 * 4) Mr. Bone: The Driver of Yellow Jacket
 * 5) Robert Kane: The Driver of Darkside
 * 6) Sgt. Christian Heinz: The Driver of Outlaw
 * 7) Elijah Simpson: The Driver of Thumper
 * 8) Agent Cole: The Driver of Crimson Fury
 * 9) Ariana Frontera: The Driver of Pit Viper
 * 10) Lvt. Alex Whitaker: The Driver of Warthog
 * 11) Mr. Reaper: The Driver of Mr. Grimm
 * 12) Beck & Gray: The Drivers of Hammerhead

Boss Contestant

 * Manheim

Single Player

 * One Player Contest

One Player Contest allows the player to choose a vehicle and battle through the 6 arenas of the contest. If the player emerges victorious, he/she will be treated to an ending movie showing just how winning the contest works out for the character they chose. Each arena has a set amount of competitors that the player must defeat, but exactly who the player has to fight is completely random.

The first arena in the game is the Candlestick Park, where the player and one opponent square off for the right to compete in Twisted Metal. After the arena, the player moves into Oakland's Alameda district for a battle with three different opponents. Once the player wins that battle, he/she is rushed onto the SoMa Area, where five more opponents await. After the player secures SoMa, he/she goes to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and battles six more opponents. Should the player win the battle in the Golden Gate Bridge, he/she advances to the bloodiest battle of them all: Russian Hill. Here, the player must battle eight different opponents. Should the player be lucky enough to survive this devastating battle, he/she will be pushed onto the island of Alcatraz, where only three await. After the three remaining opponents are defeated, the player stays on the rooftops to battle Manheim, the winner of the previous contest. Should the player defeat Manheim, he/she wins the contest and is granted an audience with Calypso, the creator of the competition, to claim the desired prize of the player's chosen character. This is shown in the form of a cinematic. However, if the player loses all three of their lives at any point during the game, the story ends prematurely. The player can return to the last point they reached by entering a code given at the end of the previous match or in the pause menu.

Multi-Player

 * Two Player Duel

Single Player Battlegrounds

 * Stadium (1 Opponent)
 * Alameda Warfare (3 Opponents)
 * SoMa Free for All (5 Opponents)
 * Golden Gate Rumble (6 Opponents)
 * Russian Hill (8 Opponents)
 * Alcatraz Combat (3 Opponents)
 * Manheim Duel (1 on 1 against Minion, or 4 Opponents if password is used)
 * The Fight of your Life! (5 Opponents)