Twisted Metal co-creator David Jaffe has recently revealed that anyone who picks up a new copy of the game next February will receive a coupon for PS2 classic, Twisted Metal: Black. To clarify this will be a downloadable version of the original Black, not the multiplayer variant, Black Online, Jaffe citing it as the series’ biggest milestone to date.
It has yet to be confirmed whether the Black re-release will fall into Sony’s “Classics HD” series or if the title will support trophies. Launching in the Summer of 2001, Black was met with an outstanding critical response, still sitting on a remarkable Metacritic average of 91.
It’s undoubtedly a great haul for long-time TM fans and newcomers alike, presenting a piece of the popular franchise’s heritage that isn’t tied into any retail-exclusive pre-order scheme.
Source: PlayStation Blog
xdarkmagician
twisted metal games were great back in the day but I wonder if there’s enough in this premise to keep peoples attention nowadays, after all we haven’t had a successful car combat game in like 10 years, and its not because there hasn’t been car combat games for sale. IMO TM was one of those games that was great back when the tech was limited, but after Skyrim, CoD, RDR and so on, driving around in circles shooting missles doesn’t really seem like something I’d want to do for more than 20 mins.
bunimomike
I’m curious if they’ll screw the Black release like the original EU version. They cut out every ending! The game shipped felt so unfinished it was untrue.