The game retains the dark humor present in Twisted Metal 2 and the ending videos are depicted in a comic book style which matches the game’s somewhat cartoon-y presentation and aesthetic. Each driver has their own backstory and motive for joining the contest and many of the wishes are used against them. Even though some of the vehicles return, many of the drivers do not. Many of the vehicles from Twisted Metal 2 are present, although some did not make the cut like my favorite vehicle in the series, Minion. The winner is granted anything they wish. Drivers compete in the Twisted Metal contest run by the mysterious Calypso, and the goal is to drive around various battlegrounds and destroy all of the opponents. Twisted Metal: Head-On is a vehicular combat game and a direct sequel to Twisted Metal 2. The Extra Twisted Edition also comes with bonus material like the live action ending videos for the original Twisted Metal that were cut before release, commentary from developers of the series like David Jaffe and Scott Campbell, and a Sweet Tour mode where you run around as Sweet Tooth and learn about the series history. Not only does it come with Head-On but it also comes with Twisted Metal: Lost which is the unfinished sequel to Twisted Metal: Black. The Extra Twisted Edition is like two games in one. The biggest downside to the PS2 version is it doesn’t come with online multiplayer but as far as I’m concerned it’s the definitive version of the game.

This version contains some new content and if I remember correctly, new copies came with a code to download the series soundtrack. It was ported to the PS2 as Twisted Metal: Head-On Extra Twisted Edition in February 2008 which is the version I played for this review.

Developed by Incognito Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, Twisted Metal: Head-On was released for the PSP for March 2005. I eventually got a PSP and the games and played them non-stop.

When the PSP was in its heyday, I wanted one for two games – Liberty City Stories and Twisted Metal: Head-On.

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