Twisted Metal: Black
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| Developer(s) | Incognito Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Director(s) | David Jaffe |
| Producer(s) | Scott Campbell |
| Designer(s) | David Jaffe (lead), Scott Campbell, Steve Ceragioli, Kellan Hatch |
| Programmer(s) | Steve Poulson (lead), Michael Badger, Pierre Dufresne |
| Writer(s) | Mike Giam (story), David Jaffe, Scott Campbell |
| Composer(s) | Michael Reagan, Gregory J. Hainer, Kevin Riepl, Kevin Manthei |
| Series | Twisted Metal |
| Engine | Kinetica |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, PlayStation 4 |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Vehicle combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer, Split-screen multiplayer |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 88.52% |
| Metacritic | 91/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |   |
| Edge | 6/10 |
| EGM | 8.5/10 |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 |
| Game Informer | 9.5/10 |
| GamePro | |
| Game Revolution | A- |
| GameSpot | 9.5/10 |
| GameSpy | 94% |
| GameZone | 9.5/10 |
| IGN | 9.6/10 |
| OPM (US) | |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer |  |
| Playboy | 90% |
Twisted Metal: Black is a vehicle combat video game developed by Incognito Entertainment (formerly Incog Inc.) and designed 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 send away.
Both Twisted Metal: Black and Twisted Metal: Black Online were reissued as part of Sony Greatest Hits program. A standard downloadable version of Twisted Metal: Black is included in the first batch of copies of Twisted Metal for PlayStation 3, discernible by the "Limited Edition" tab near the top of the cover art. In December 2015, the game was made available for the PlayStation 4 through the PlayStation Network.
In concept, Twisted Metal: Black is a demolition derby that permits the usage of ballistic projectiles. Players choose a vehicle and an arena—or a series of arenas in the story mode—to engage in battle with opposing drivers. A variety of weapons and upgrades are obtainable by pick-ups scattered throughout the stage. The objective of the game is to be the last one standing.
The basis of the plot follows the same structure as in all the previous games: Calypso runs a car-based contest called Twisted Metal (though in the game the contest is never called that), in which the various characters compete risking their lives to claim the tournament's prize - any single wish they desire, no matter the difficulty, rarity or even reality of such wish. It should be pointed out that while Calypso is indeed malevolent, characters who have malevolent wishes (which make most of the cast) have their wishes granted without him tricking them on the wishes, while those seeking more noble ends (such as Outlaw's driver Agent Stone) find that Calypso usually has the last laugh.
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