Jaffe admitted that the team drew inspiration for the game's look from some of Hollywood's more troubling cinematic masterpieces like Jakob's Ladder, Se7en, and Silence of the Lambs. That in itself speaks volumes. But the most boisterous aspect of the new game is that the battlegrounds are no longer just for battle. Not only must you contend with getting shot at by a 80mm cannon, but you must also yield the right of way to oncoming traffic and other innocent passersby. Coupled with the ever-changing weather effects including snow and rain, TMB teems with a personality that not even the original had.
Some environments are multi-tiered making strategic planning and execution more valuable.
With new modes like Pure Death, Co-op, and Endurance Mode to add to the deathmatch flavor permeated by the game's spiffy new darkened persona, it certainly seems like things are back to the way they used to be for the Twisted Metal franchise. Throw in the slippery rate of 60 frames per second and there may not be much to complain about in the next generation of blood, sweat, and gears. We promise to have more for you as soon as Sony is ready to release the hounds. We just know we're going to have fun trying to corral this puppy.