Underplayed Gems

Twisted Metal: Black Online (2002)

Twisted Metal: Black Online cover
Developer
Incognito Entertainment
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Genres
Shooter, Racing
Rating
2.0 of 5, 1 player ratings

How it feels

Frantic online car-combat skirmishes where blowing up rivals across familiar arenas matters more than story or spectacle.

chaoticvehicular combatcompetitivefast-pacedviolentmultiplayer-focuseddestructivegritty

About

First offered as a freebie in the United States with purchase of a PlayStation 2 Network Adapter for its initial release (and later included again for free as part of the Greatest Hits package for Twisted Metal: Black), this online version of the hit car combat game features all of the cars and carnage of the original game across all 18 stages (including all full stages and mini-stages from the full game) of Twisted Metal: Black. The violent cinemas and story mode were excluded in this network-only version (partially to tone the ESRB rating down to a T), but the multiplayer modes for online play still include all four modes – deathmatch, last man standing, collector, and manhunt – with options for power relic modifiers to be turned on. Online play originally was limited to only 4 players (2 over 56k), and chat functionality was not included. However, via server fixes, the player count was upped to 8 online via broadband, and a chat function via USB keyboard/on-screen input was also made unlockable when a secret code is entered on the lobby screen.

Screenshots

Twisted Metal: Black Online screenshot 1Twisted Metal: Black Online screenshot 2Twisted Metal: Black Online screenshot 3Twisted Metal: Black Online screenshot 4Twisted Metal: Black Online screenshot 5Twisted Metal: Black Online screenshot 6

More games like this

More by Sony

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.