00:00 Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we're taking a look at every Twisted Metal ranked.
00:12 For this list we'll be looking at every Twisted Metal game from worst to best.
00:17 Which Twisted Metal game is your favorite?
00:20 Which one has the best vehicles and characters?
00:22 Share us your thoughts down in the comments below and I will see you there.
00:26 I love Twisted Metal man, I'm so glad we're doing this video.
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00:39 Number 8, Twisted Metal 3.
00:48 Now we aren't going to exaggerate and say "Bah, Twisted Metal 3 is a god awful game
00:53 and everyone should be ashamed if they like it and they need to go sit in a corner."
00:58 No, for a standard vehicular combat game, it's okay.
01:04 The controls aren't up to snuff, the physics are all over the place, and the level design
01:08 is questionable at times.
01:12 But the game's biggest crime is how it fails to understand the tone and attitude of the
01:17 previous Twisted Metals.
01:18 Instead of the grit, attitude, and explosive mayhem, it tried turning the series into something
01:23 that was way more cartoony and kid-friendly.
01:27 The inclusion of Rob Zombie's music fit with the series, but that's really the only
01:31 good thing this game had going for it.
01:33 We try not to be so hard on TM3, given developer 989 Studios was only given 8 months to make
01:39 the game, but honestly, Twisted Metal 3 just ain't it.
01:48 #7 - Twisted Metal Small Brawl
01:59 The point of spin-offs is usually to explore ideas that might evolve a series or even spawn
02:04 a brand new series.
02:06 In the case of Small Brawl, neither was accomplished.
02:10 Much like the 989 games, it completely missed the mark on what made the original games marvelous,
02:16 and this came from Incognito Entertainment, the same people who made another Twisted Metal
02:22 just months prior to this one.
02:24 We can forgive this change from psychopaths to playground troublemakers and delinquents,
02:29 had everything else in the game been somewhat decent.
02:32 The speed and combat are noticeably slower compared to previous entries, and the visuals
02:37 are just abysmal for a game that launched this late into the PS1's lifespan.
02:43 Simply put, this was not the Twisted Metal that anybody wanted.
02:51 #6 - Twisted Metal 1995
03:01 Pitchforks down, people, we're not saying the first Twisted Metal is abhorrent in any
03:05 way.
03:06 Considering how revolutionary it was back then in terms of giving us an experience unlike
03:11 any other, it's a fantastic title and served as a solid first step in Sony's video game
03:16 venture back in 1995.
03:18 But that's the thing, it was good for 1995.
03:23 Today, the first Twisted Metal has not aged all that well, and we're not just talking
03:29 about the controls.
03:30 There are times where the game feels like it is out to make your life miserable, even
03:35 on the easiest difficulty.
03:37 Really the AI pulls some whacked out nonsense, man.
03:42 In other words, the game does not ease you into the madness in the slightest.
03:46 It was great for its time, but we would point anyone new to the franchise to other installments.
03:52 This just wasn't it, man.
03:53 This game is insanely difficult, and for no good reason.
04:01 #5 - Twisted Metal 4 Yes, it is odd that we would put TM4 over
04:13 the original, but admittedly, TM4 showed that 989 Studios could make a solid vehicular combat
04:20 game.
04:21 Even though they were still leaning into the cartoon goofiness that was introduced in TM3,
04:25 989 took another crack at it and improved on a couple of things.
04:29 First off, the level design was much more focused and creative, and it didn't feel
04:32 like it was haphazardly cobbled together.
04:35 Second, they spiffed the visuals up a notch, always a plus, and the controls were...ok.
04:41 But in addition to retaining Rob Zombie's music for the soundtrack, they went a step
04:45 further and allowed players to create their very own vehicles.
04:48 Granted, it was a bare bones customization feature, but regardless, TM4 had some excellent
04:52 ideas despite it straying a bit further away from the originals.
04:56 The only reason it's not any higher than this, and we're being generous here, is
05:00 because the AI is awful.
05:06 #4 - Twisted Metal 2012 Much like TM4, the PS3 Twisted Metal came
05:19 with a lot of unique ideas to bring the series forward.
05:22 For the first time ever in the series, players could pilot an air vehicle, a helicopter dubbed
05:26 Talon, the story mode was more focused and aimed to achieve a level of visual flair to
05:31 match AAA games at the time, and the online multiplayer offered up new dishes for veterans
05:36 as well as classic free-for-all deathmatch.
05:39 Unfortunately, all of this ambition came at the expense of a few things.
05:44 Much of the cast from previous titles were cut out, leaving only enough room for Sweettooth,
05:48 Dollface, Mr. Grimm, Calypso, and The Preacher.
05:51 They are key characters in the story, yes, but it would have been nice to see other characters
05:55 like Agent Stone or Krista Sparks.
05:58 Then there was the problem with the game's main attraction, Nuke Mode, being tied exclusively
06:02 to online multiplayer.
06:04 Basically, if you didn't have PlayStation Plus, you were missing out on half of the
06:08 entire game.
06:10 All of this isn't to say that Twisted Metal 2012 is a horrible game, and I wouldn't
06:14 even call it, personally, a subpar game.
06:17 I personally like Twisted Metal 2012.
06:20 It's fun, I like the way the AI is programmed, I like all the unique weapons and how specials
06:26 have two different forms.
06:28 It's really cool, but really, number four is as high as it can get.
06:37 Number three, Twisted Metal 2.
06:45 To this very day, Twisted Metal 2 remains to be one of the very best games to ever launch
06:49 on the first PlayStation console.
06:51 While retaining the core ideas of the original, TM2 improved with its visual fidelity, expanded
06:56 the roster of characters and vehicles, incorporated character-specific endings, had the AI take
07:01 a bit of a chill pill and balance the difficulty (though that is questionable in some circumstances,
07:06 depending on who you're playing as and what stage you're on), and it cranked up the
07:10 mayhem even further in its creative level design.
07:13 Plus, there were all kinds of neat secrets within the levels themselves.
07:18 Launch a missile at the Statue of Liberty to change her wardrobe, blow up the Eiffel
07:21 Tower to create a whole other section of the level, blast open the door of an Amazonian
07:26 statue to find an underground passageway beneath the lava.
07:29 This was what would set the precedent for future Twisted Metal games.
07:39 Number 2 - Twisted Metal Black
07:48 Twisted Metal Black is such a fantastic PlayStation 2 classic, and it boasted the most ambition
07:53 we had seen from the franchise at this point.
07:56 In a sense, this was Twisted Metal in full realization.
08:00 It reintroduced the black comedy of the original games.
08:03 It went a step further with its dark tones in each character's backstory and featured
08:07 excellent voice acting and writing.
08:10 Maps were larger in scale, and held plenty of secrets for hidden passages and bonus pickups.
08:15 And the gameplay was significantly faster than previous titles, making combat much more
08:20 intense and hectic.
08:22 And even though this is widely regarded as the hardest game in the franchise, there's
08:26 actually something much more satisfying here compared to the difficulty of, say, the first
08:32 game.
08:33 As far as the cat and mouse pacing goes, this was when Twisted Metal exercised that philosophy
08:37 most, and it did it with flying colors.
08:40 There just wasn't anything more satisfying than coming out of a chase and, like, assaulting
08:45 your attacker back and managing to blow them up in the process.
08:55 Number 1 - Twisted Metal Head On
09:05 For as much as we loved Black, and Twisted Metal 2, Head On reigns supreme as the best
09:11 in the franchise.
09:12 We'll love Black for its unique take on the IP and how it revived the series' original
09:17 identity.
09:18 However, Head On was pure Twisted Metal with a modern lens, and it was a perfect fit for
09:24 PlayStation Portable.
09:26 Difficulty was scaled back significantly compared to Black, focusing more on providing a more
09:30 arcade-like experience.
09:33 Portables now contained mini-games that tested your driving and shooting skills, and it rewarded
09:37 you with unlockable vehicles and weapon upgrades to make your campaign smoother.
09:42 Couple this with tasty music and a return to the comic book aesthetic from Twisted Metal
09:46 2, and you have what is the greatest Twisted Metal game in the franchise.
09:51 And as if this game couldn't get any better, the 2008 PlayStation 2 port came with a plethora
09:57 of goodies that showed the cancellation of the ill-fated Twisted Metal Harbor City, as
10:02 well as a look back on the series as a whole with creators David Jaffe and Scott Campo,
10:07 as well as other folks who have contributed to the franchise's success.
10:11 Really, it's a complete package that every Twisted Metal fan needs to have.
10:28 [outro]
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