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Twisted Metal: Black

PlayStation 3 · Released June 18, 2001 · Developed by Incognito Entertainment · Published by Sony Computer Entertainment

★ 81Total 86Single playerMultiplayerCo-operativeSplit screen

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Summary

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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IGDB Rating

81.01 / 100

44 ratings

Total Rating

85.50 / 100

45 (user + critic)

Game Modes

Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen

Perspective

Third person

Themes

Action · Science fiction · Horror · Thriller · Survival · Comedy

Engine

Kinetica

Developer

Incognito Entertainment

Release history (6 entries)

Date	Platform	Region
Jun 18, 2001	PlayStation 2	—
Dec 7, 2001	PlayStation 2	—
Sep 5, 2012	PlayStation 3	—
Dec 5, 2015	PlayStation 4	—
Dec 5, 2015	PlayStation 4	—
Dec 5, 2015	PlayStation 4	—

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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.