@zimtiki's review of Twisted Metal 2
★★★★½
Twisted Metal 2. The first video game I ever owned. In this sequel, we see Calypso pondering where he’ll hold his Twisted Metal Tournament this year, and he decides it’ll take place over the WHOLE PLANET. As one of 14 combatants, you must fight across LA, Moscow, Paris, the Amazon, NYC, Antarctica, Holland, and Hong Kong. You can play as returning vehicles Outlaw 2 (the sister of the first Outlaw, attempting to rescue him from his fate of his wish in the first game), Thumper, Warthog (now in a kickass WWI tank), Mr. Grimm, Spectre, Hammerhead, Road Kill, and of course, Sweet Tooth. New characters are here too, including the spinning F1 Twister, the 2 Wheeled FREAK named Axel, the front-loader Mr. Slamm, the hearse Shadow, the leaping Grasshopper, and, using a code, the old champion Minion is playable. The gameplay has been refined here to a T. The levels are more complex with more secrets and hidden areas, and the vehicles are easier to handle as well, making you feel very zippy and precise. The difficulty absolutely went up here though, and you still only have 2 lives and now you have to get through EIGHT levels with those lives. Luckily you can use a code to get back to your place with full lives, something I fucking wish I knew when I was a kid. This is a game that’s hard to pick up and hard to master, but when you do master it? It’s fucking incredible. The fights feel so intense, so fun, so dramatic, so FAST, and the final boss is so intense, fuck it’s fun. You also have to pay closer attention to your enemies, as they’ll use special weapons like freezing you much more often than before, it can get super annoying if you don’t know how to dodge them though, so you might need to practice a little before hand. Overall, this is a game that challenges the shit out of you, and feels incredible to master. I love you, Twisted Metal 2 ❤️❤️❤️
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