Twisted Metal: Head-On

Last updated
Twisted Metal: Head-On
Twisted Metal Head On.jpg
European PlayStation Portable cover art
Developer(s) Incognito Entertainment [lower-alpha 1] (PSP)
Eat Sleep Play (PS2)
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s) David Jaffe
Producer(s) Scott Campbell
Designer(s) David Jaffe
Scott Campbell
Writer(s) David Jaffe
Composer(s) Inon Zur
Series Twisted Metal
Platform(s) PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation Portable
  • NA: March 24, 2005
  • EU: November 4, 2005
PlayStation 2
  • NA: February 5, 2008
Genre(s) Vehicular combat
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Twisted Metal: Head-On is a vehicular combat video game developed by Incognito Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment on March 24, 2005 for the PlayStation Portable and February 5, 2008 for the PlayStation 2. [1] Santa Monica Studio assisted on development for both titles. Head-On was the seventh game released in the Twisted Metal series, and the first game in the series to ship fully online-enabled.

Contents

Premise

Head-On is a direct sequel to Twisted Metal 2 , while ignoring the events of Twisted Metal III and Twisted Metal 4 and other installments. Akin to other games in the series, Head-On revolves around the same theme of a man named Calypso holding a vehicular combat tournament called "Twisted Metal", with the promise of granting the winner whatever they ask for.

PlayStation 2 port

A PlayStation 2 port of Twisted Metal: Head-On was released on February 5, 2008. The game was developed by Jaffe's newly formed studio Eat Sleep Play and was retitled Twisted Metal Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition. [2] It was never released outside of North America and is thus only available in NTSC format.

The PS2 port contains extra features and bonuses, such as the unreleased live action end movies from Twisted Metal , a behind the scenes documentary and a concept art book. [3] Each physical copy also comes with a code to download a Twisted Metal soundtrack. The documentary includes an answer to a question Twisted Metal fans have been asking for a long time. After fans deciphered a message in the Dark Past documentary as reading "Twisted Metal is coming on psthree", Jaffe confirmed it himself. [4] It also lacks the online play feature of the original PSP version. [5]

Minigames

Head-On also includes minigames that players can access via teleporters, which can be found in each level during Story Mode. These are bonus levels where players must collect power ups while circumventing obstacles that require a variety of tactics, including destroying taxicabs, jumping over chasms, and destroying helicopters using napalm bombs. The catch is that most of these minigames are timed, forcing the player to think on their feet, as it were, while maintaining a balance of caution and risk. Reaching the end of the mini-game prior to the timer's ending allows the player to all their powerups. Several characters can only be unlocked by completing the minigames on certain levels.

Reception

The game was met with average to positive reviews upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 78.84% and 79 out of 100 for the PSP version, [6] [8] and 73.16% and 73 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version. [7] [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Santa Monica Studio assisted on development.

Related Research Articles

<i>Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim</i> 2003 video game

Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim is a 2003 action role-playing game developed by Nihon Falcom. It was first released for Windows before being ported by Konami to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and the PlayStation Portable in 2006. It was the first English release of the series since Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, and the first to make it to Europe since the Master System version of Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished, the European version also being the first game in the series to be localized to western languages other than English. An English localization of the Windows version was released by Xseed Games in 2015. Ys VI was used as a base for Ys VI Mobile, a free-to-play MMORPG released in Japan in 2021 and worldwide in 2022.

<i>Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition</i> 2005 video game

Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition is a 2005 racing video game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third installment in the Midnight Club series. Like previous installments in the series, the game is an arcade-style racer and focuses on wild, high-speed racing, rather than realistic physics and driving. The name is derived from a partnership between Rockstar and DUB Magazine, which features heavily in the game in the form of DUB-sponsored races and DUB-customized vehicles as prizes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D3 Publisher</span> Japanese video game developer and publisher

D3 Publisher Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on February 5, 1992. The company is known for the Simple series of budget-priced video games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, GameCube, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii U, Android, and iOS.

<i>WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006</i> 2005 professional wrestling video game

WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 is a professional wrestling video game and developed by Yuke's that was released on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable by THQ in 2005. It is part of the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw video game series based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and is the successor to the 2004 game of the same name. SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 was also the first game in the series to be released on PlayStation Portable and the last game in the SmackDown!/SmackDown! vs. Raw series that was PlayStation exclusive.

David Scott Jaffe is an American video game designer best known for directing the Twisted Metal and God of War series. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vicious Engine</span>

The Vicious Engine is a game engine that offers functionality for rendering, sound, networking, physics, game play scripting, and lighting. It was developed by Vicious Cycle Software, and was first released in January 2005. No additional third-party libraries are required, and all source code is included. It supports GameCube, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, and Microsoft Windows. The engine would become dormant as a part of the closure of Vicious Cycle Software in 2016.

<i>Fight Night Round 3</i> 2006 boxing video game developed by EA Sports

Fight Night Round 3 is a boxing video game developed by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to EA Sports' previous boxing title, Fight Night Round 2, which was released in 2005. Fight Night Round 3 was released on February 20, 2006, for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The Mobile phone version was released on November 30, 2006, and the PlayStation 3 version was released five days later.

<i>Virtua Tennis 3</i> 2006 sports video game

Virtua Tennis 3, known in Japan as Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3, is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, Virtua Tennis. The arcade version of Virtua Tennis 3 is powered by the PC-based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. Ports for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis minigames that the home versions of Virtua Tennis are known for. In 2009, Sega updated and re-created Virtua Tennis 3 in Virtua Tennis 2009.

<i>Madden NFL 07</i> 2006 American football video game

Madden NFL 07 is an American football video game based on the NFL that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the first in the video game series to debut for the PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles as launch titles and the last Madden game to be released on the Game Boy Advance. Former Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander is on the cover.

<i>NBA 07</i> 2006 basketball video game

NBA 07 is a basketball video game which was released on September 26, 2006. It was developed by San Diego Studio for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable versions and by A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games for the PlayStation 2 version. It is the second installment of the NBA series by Sony Computer Entertainment, and the first one for the PlayStation 3. It was one of three PlayStation 3 titles released at launch that supported the 1080p high definition video output. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers served as the cover athlete.

<i>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</i> (video game) 2007 video game

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 action-adventure video game. It is based on the 2007 film of the same name. The game was released for mobile devices, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, and Mac OS X.

<i>MLB 07: The Show</i> 2007 video game

MLB 07: The Show, produced by San Diego Studio, is a baseball video game for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP. It is the only first-party MLB-licensed video game for the 2007 season, and the only baseball game available for the PlayStation systems aside from Major League Baseball 2K7.

<i>The Bigs</i> 2007 video game

The Bigs is an arcade-style baseball video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii and PlayStation Portable. It was released in June 2007 in North America, and in October in the PAL region. A sequel, The Bigs 2, was released on July 7, 2009.

<i>NBA Live 08</i> 2007 basketball video game

NBA Live 08 is the 2007 installment of the NBA Live series by EA Sports. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows and PlayStation Portable. This is the first NBA video game to include all three next-generation consoles, the first game to be released for Sony's PlayStation 3, and the last NBA Live game for the Windows platform.

<i>NBA 08</i> 2007 basketball video game

NBA 08 is an NBA basketball video game developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released on September 26, 2007 for PlayStation 3 and October 12, 2007 for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable versions of the game were developed by San Diego Studio, and the PlayStation 2 version of the game was developed by A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games.

Eat Sleep Play, Inc. was an American video game developer, formed in 2007 by Scott Campbell and David Jaffe, director of the Twisted Metal series and God of War. Eat Sleep Play entered into an exclusive platform deal with Sony requiring the completion of either three console/handheld games or three years of development time, with plans to release its first original game in 2010. The first game released by Eat Sleep Play was a port of the PSP game Twisted Metal: Head On that was retitled as Twisted Metal Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition for PlayStation 2 and was not one of the three game console exclusive deal.

<i>Toy Story 3</i> (video game) 2010 video game

Toy Story 3 is a 2010 platform game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Disney Interactive Studios. The game is based on the 2010 film of the same name. It was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Microsoft Windows. The game was ported to OS X by TransGaming. A Nintendo DS version was developed by n-Space, while Disney Mobile Studios developed and published an iOS game based on the film. Another version was developed by Asobo Studio and released for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

<i>Twisted Metal</i> (2012 video game) 2012 video game

Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat video game developed by Eat Sleep Play and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the second reboot of the Twisted Metal series. The game was originally planned to be released in October 2011 but was delayed to early 2012.

Sony has released a number of previously released PlayStation video games, remastered in high-definition (HD) for their newer consoles, a form of porting. A number of related programs exist, the most prominent two being "Classics HD" and "PSP Remasters". The former consists of multiple PlayStation 2 games compiled on one Blu-ray Disc. The latter are individual PlayStation Portable games republished on Blu-ray. These games are not direct ports, but remastered versions in high-definition, to take advantage of the newer consoles' capabilities. The remastering of the games include updated graphics, new textures, and Trophy support, and some of the remastered games released on PlayStation 3 have included 3D and PlayStation Move support. Some HD remasters have also been released individually or in bundles as downloads on the PlayStation Store; others are released exclusively as downloads.

References

  1. ↑ Twisted Metal: Head-On ported from PSP to PS2 this Christmas; New Eat Sleep Play studio PS3 and PSP games coming in 2008
  2. ↑ Randy Nelson, "Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition: A surprise gift for Metal fans from the series' creator", PlayStation The Official Magazine 003 (February 2008): 44.
  3. ↑ Casey Lynch, "Review of Twisted Metal: Head On: Extra Twisted Edition", GamePro 235 (April 08): 80.
  4. ↑ Jaffe - Twisted Metal PS3 is Next Project Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ David Jaffe speaks on PSP-to-PS2 ports, Eat Sleep Play's PS3 game, and more Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1 2 "Twisted Metal: Head-On for PSP". GameRankings . Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  7. 1 2 "Twisted Metal: Head-On - Extra Twisted Edition for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  8. 1 2 "Twisted Metal: Head-On Critic Reviews for PSP". Metacritic . Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  9. 1 2 "Twisted Metal: Head-On - Extra Twisted Edition Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  10. ↑ Edge staff (June 2005). "Twisted Metal: Head-On". Edge . No. 150. p. 94.
  11. ↑ EGM Staff (June 2005). "Twisted Metal: Head-On". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 192. p. 109.
  12. ↑ Androvich, Mark (2008-02-05). "Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  13. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (2005-12-21). "Twisted Metal: Head-On Review". Eurogamer . Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  14. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (May 2005). "Twisted Metal: Head-On". Game Informer . No. 145. p. 128. Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  15. ↑ Miller, Matt (April 2008). "Twisted Metal: Head-On - Extra Twisted Edition". Game Informer. No. 180. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  16. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (2005-03-07). "Twisted Metal: Head-On Review for PSP on GamePro.com". GamePro . Archived from the original on 2005-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  17. ↑ Lynch, Casey (2008-02-05). "Review: Twisted Metal: Head On: Extra Twisted Edition". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  18. ↑ Dodson, Joe (2005-03-23). "Twisted Metal: Head-On Review". Game Revolution . Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  19. ↑ Hurh, JP (2008-02-19). "Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  20. ↑ Kasavin, Greg (2005-03-18). "Twisted Metal: Head-On Review". GameSpot . Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  21. ↑ Rivers, Trevor (2008-02-06). "Twisted Metal: Head-On - Extra Twisted Edition Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  22. ↑ Williams, Bryn (2005-03-23). "GameSpy: Twisted Metal: Head-On". GameSpy . Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  23. ↑ Graziani, Gabe (2008-02-08). "GameSpy: Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition". GameSpy. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  24. ↑ "Twisted Metal Head On: Extra Twisted Edition". GameTrailers. February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  25. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (2005-03-21). "Twisted Metal: Head-On - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  26. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (2008-02-04). "Twisted Metal: Head On: Extra Twisted Edition - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  27. ↑ Clements, Ryan (2008-02-01). "Twisted Metal: Head-on: Extra Twisted Edition Review". IGN. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  28. ↑ Sallee, Mark Ryan (2005-03-18). "Twisted Metal: Head-On". IGN . Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  29. ↑ "Twisted Metal: Head-On". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . June 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  30. ↑ Mastrapa, Gus (2008-02-03). "Twisted Metal: Head-On - Extra Twisted Edition". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  31. ↑ Schaefer, Jim (2005-03-27). "A FAB FIVE: First PSP games race to the front of the pack". Detroit Free Press . Archived from the original on 2005-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.