Underplayed Gems

Twisted Metal: Black (2001)

Twisted Metal: Black cover
Developer
Incognito Entertainment
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Genres
Shooter, Racing
Rating
4.0 of 5, 43 player ratings
Where to get it
PlayStation Store

How it feels

A grimly twisted vehicular carnage experience that feels relentlessly brutal and unsettling, with each explosive clash wrapped in a dark, asylum-nightmare atmosphere.

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About

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.

What players say

A grim, horror-flavored reboot of vehicular combat drenched in fog, night, and disturbing character backstories, giving it a bleak early-2000s mood; widely praised as the series peak and an underrated PS2 standout.

Screenshots

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