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Twisted Metal: Black

2001 86 / 100 Racing Shooter

Twisted Metal: Black is a vehicle combat video game developed by Incognito Entertainment (formerly Incog Inc.) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the fifth installment to the Twisted Metal series and was released June 18, 2001. An online enabled multiplayer-only variant, Twisted Metal: Black Online, was released later as a free update.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplaySurvival MoodHorror Game feelChallenging GameplayCombat-focused

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Black is on a mission for another person to locate and murder Calypso. However the person who sent him has never before been seen and it is never revealed why exactly he is carrying out this mission. According to the original Twisted Metal created in the year 1995, in TM:B the entire storyline is darker, and is referred to as an "alternate universe," in comparison to the other Twisted Metal games. As stated, it is because it is all in Needles Kane's head. But there is even more to TM:B. Black, the driver of Manslaughter, made an appearance in TM(1995), Darkside's driver Mr. Ash's "lost" ending. In that ending he wants his demon "black" back, which makes one believe Mr. Ash is Satan. When he gets Black back, Calypso gets very upset. This is because Black is sent on a mission to kill a darker, more evil Calypso in the "Black" universe.

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Twisted Metal: Black: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Incognito Entertainment
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Franchise
Twisted Metal
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action, Comedy, Horror, Science fiction, Survival, Thriller
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PlayStation 2 Dec 07, 2001
  • PlayStation 2 Jun 18, 2001
  • PlayStation 3 Sep 05, 2012
  • PlayStation 4 Dec 05, 2015

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