The new levels are nice and you get all of TM:Black's characters (except Minion) instantly, but if they were going to call it story mode then it could've at least been designed like one. The story mode is an insulting, as it is just 3 levels long with the same goal of TM:Head-On (defeat 4 foes). Don't get your hopes too high because it's incredibly shallow even compared to TM:Head-On. The biggest extra that the game presents to you is the lost levels of TM:Black. Since the main game is so short, let me talk about the extras. The developers coul d have added an extra level or beefed up the opponent count from 4 to at least 6 on some levels towards the end. There are other modes such as survival and deathmatch, but the series is better in it's story mode and since every level is short (defeat 4 opponents as opposed TM:Black's standard 8 opponents per level) you get a short game. One could complete a character's "story" in less than a half hour. While I do enjoy the inclusion of the hilariously bad, cut videos of the first Twisted Metal and the lost Twisted Metal: Black levels, the actual game that gamers are paying for is too shallow for the PS2. However, when coming to the PS2, rather than adding more gameplay to the actual game, Sony felt that adding a slew of extras would be good enough. Twisted Metal Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition was originally a PSP game so I can understand if it was somewhat shallow on the handheld. I know most if not all hard core fans of the game will greatly miss the online experience. I would highly recommend this as a "rent first" game to see if you like it. The 4 levels are excellent on their own, it's mainly because they are so short that I would drop the score a little lower. The "Head-On" version of the game I would rate around average, while the 4 levels from Twisted Metal: Black I would rate between good and excellent. GAME RATING: This was a difficult game for me to rate. When I first heard of th is game in development (before it came out in stores) I thought it would have the option of playing online, and I was quite disappointed when I found out it didn't.
One of the biggest elements of the game that was missing was online play. The Twisted Metal: Black levels seemed to be made by the original game developers and the level design, graphics, and overall control of the vehicle is much better than the "Head-On" version of the game. Hard core fans will notice the control, look of vehicles and game play is not the same(or as good in my opinion)as the older versions of the game. It was strange- the "Head-On" version seemed like it was made from another company altogether. This game is like 2 games in 1- you receive the full Head-On version, and 4 "new" levels from the older Twisted Metal: Black game as a bonus. I'm a HUGE fan of the Twisted Metal series since it first came out on Playstation 1 around 1995. Okay game overall, but too short and no online play
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