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Twisted Metal: Black

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First release
Jun 18, 2001
Engine
Kinetica
Genres
Shooter, Racing · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller, Survival, Comedy
Platforms
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

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.

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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PlayStation 2
Jun 18, 2001
PlayStation 2
Dec 07, 2001
PlayStation 3
Sep 05, 2012
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 4
Dec 05, 2015
Game modes
Split screen, Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
vehicular combat, post-apocalyptic, death, monster truck, shooting
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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 1 Nov

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