Platforms
- PlayStation 5Jul 18, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics8.1825 Players
- PlayStation 4Jul 18, 2023NAplayscoreNA0 Critics8.1804 Players
- PlayStation 3Feb 14, 20127.7playscore7.332 Critics8.64.85K Players
32 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- You’ll find a number of technical issues plaguing the game, from scenery clipping to inconsistent collision and some hideously low resolution textures. But the game’s relentless dedication to giving you violent bangs for your bucks goes some way to compensating for them. Because Twisted Metal at its best delivers exactly what it sets out to: a messy, manic and tasteless treat.
Edge Staff · Mar 23, 2012 Reviewed on PS3 - The core experience of charging around in a car armed to the eyeballs with fantastic weapons is as compelling as it always has been in Twisted Metal. There’s just too much nonsense obscuring the good stuff.
Lee Bradley · Mar 20, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Eat Sleep Play might not be upfront about all of the game’s mechanics, but the joy is in discovery — it’s a game that encourages you to experiment and rewards you for doing so. A strong, if brief, single player campaign and stellar split-screen support headlines the package, but it’s the online multiplayer that will consume most of your time; while this could have been better implemented, the appeal of the mechanics will keep you coming back regardless.
Sammy Barker · Mar 13, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - It moves like butter, looks good, and provides some good old school chaotic fun. It has to be said, people looking for an easy game should search elsewhere, as you will not find it here. If you are up for a challenging, great looking car combat romp brimming with destruction however, snatch this game up asap. Amp it up a few notches on the fun scale by having friends over for some local split screen, or playing MP online (once it's patched). Believe me, blowing the hell out of your friends online hasn’t been this much fun in years.
Cuguy · Mar 02, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Twisted Metal sticks very close to its roots and chances are that if you are a fan of the Twisted Metal series as a whole you are going to love this game. That being said, I did find that a lot of the details and intricacies are lost upon the more casual gamer. There’s some campy fun in the live action cut scenes but Twisted Metal’s complex control scheme makes it tough for anyone other than the more hardcore and/or twitch gamer to become proficient.
Shad Forsyth · Feb 23, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Even though this Twisted Metal might be a decade newer, it doesn’t stray far from its series’ heritage. It makes driving a vehicle equipped with weapons of every kind as fun as it sounds. It’s a title aimed directly at bringing heart-racing competition to the living room and the unique vehicles, powerful weapons, and complexity make it the perfect title to enjoy with friends. It isn’t every day that you play a game that rewards you for driving fast and blowing enemies up, but that’s exactly what Twisted Metal is an expert at.
Jonathan Leack · Feb 22, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - It was a probably a good idea to update Twisted Metal for the PS3, and the combat and ambience is intact, but there's nothing here to push the medium beyond the 1990s era that spawned the original. Hardcore fans of Twisted Metal will find a lot to like with this reboot , but unless you have a burning love for heavy metal music, cinematics depicting brutal violence, or NASCAR, you can probably pass.
Greg Tito · Feb 22, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - The best part about Twisted Metal on the original PlayStation was sitting down with a group of friends and having a blast blasting each other to bits. Twisted Metal on the PS3 certainly keeps that spirit alive with a truly great multiplayer experience. The story itself may not make you shriek in excitement (remember that grandma from Twisted Metal II that only wanted to watch her soap operas?), but the multiplayer certainly will.
Josh Fernandes · Feb 21, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Certain franchises go overboard, producing sequels so frequently that you don't have time to miss them before the next installment is upon you, like a houseguest whose company you enjoy but who overstays his welcome. With Twisted Metal, the effect is the opposite. This brand of vehicular combat is every bit as thrilling today as it ever was, and you may be left wondering why it stayed away for so long. But what really matters is that it's back now, and it is great; Calypso hasn't forgotten how to throw one hell of a competition.
Carolyn Petit · Feb 15, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Like its predecessor from more than 15 years ago, Twisted Metal celebrates an eccentric kind of action that shoves fun down the collective throat of the gaming masses. It includes an enjoyable, challenging single-player campaign and incredible multiplayer support for both on and offline. Twisted Metal only falters when it comes to its storytelling and an occasionally stubborn lock-on system.
Ryan Clements · Feb 14, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
High atop his penthouse office, a mysterious ringleader named Calypso lords over the contest of vehicle combat known as Twisted Metal. He returns again to host the ultimate contest of skill and destruction. Contestants have been chosen to compete and, should they emerge victorious, win whatever prize their heart desires.
Developer: Eat Sleep Play