Twisted Metal 4 (2003)

Twisted Metal 4 is a vehicular combat video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft Bucharest for the PlayStation 2, XBOX, GameCube & PC. The game was released in North America on October 31, 2003 and was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits line-up in 2004. Like the previous installment, it wasn't released in the PAL regions.

Twisted Metal 4 is the fourth installment in the Twisted Metal series and the second and last installment to be developed by Red Storm Entertainment. The game's plot centers on Roadkill's son, William Tanner, who is looking to dethrone Hammerhead, who has taken over Twisted Metal and renamed it to Babes 'N Cars.

Twisted Metal 4 received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who considered it to be an improvement over the previous Twisted Metal III, particularly in terms of level design.

Plot
The game is set in the year 2013, a year after the events of Twisted Metal III. Hammerhead's pilots, Beck & Elliot have taken over Twisted Metal and renamed it to Babes 'N Cars. The game mostly is set in New San Francisco, which is recovering from the "Great Earthquake of 2011". Aside New San Francisco, the player can race on Sydney, Egypt, Monaco, Tokyo Streets, Gobi Desert, Annecy, Greece & Mars.

After taking down all of the bosses, the Player faces Hammerhead in the Hot Chick Manor, who is outraged at having all of his allies lose over the Player. The Player then defeats Hammerhead, takes his truck from the 2011 Twisted Metal Competition and leaves.

Contestants
The game includes a total of 13 selectable characters from the start, and a total of 22 including the bosses. Most characters were original characters created for the game, whereas a few of the returning characters appears as stage bosses without story. Unlike previous games in the series, each stage counts with its own boss to defeat in order to advance. Every boss becomes selectable after defeating it.