Twisted Metal 2 takes what was great about the original and turns it up to 11 taking you on an explosive trip around the world. And there's animated endings this time. Also, Axel was voiced by Bortus from The Orville if anyone wasn't aware of that.
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Regional Differences#
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The Japanese version received some changes in addition to dubbing the voiceovers in the animated FMVs. Curiously, the English text in the Car Info screens was not translated into Japanese.
Title Screen#
The title screen was changed to reflect the game's title in Japan. Despite having a different name in Europe, the title screen was not changed.
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Other Changes#
- Some of the control schemes were renamed.
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Run N' Gun |
Run & Shoot |
Control Freak |
Super Control |
Deadly Force |
Super Shoot |
- The headers of the 1 and 2 player menu screens were removed.
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- The opening "driving" FMV that leads to the title screen was removed, perhaps due to the name change.
Revisional Differences#
The emulated 2025 re-release on PS4 and PS5 made a few graphic changes due to legal reasons.
Red Cross#
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Health pickups have had their icon changed from a Red Cross symbol to a heart due to the symbol being owned by the Red Cross organization.
Hollywood Sign#
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The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles - Quake Zone Rumble was changed to a Los Angeles sign, due to Hollywood and its sign being trademarked by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
References#
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Twisted Metal • Twisted Metal 2 (Prototype) • Twisted Metal 4 (Prototypes) • Small Brawl (Prototypes) |
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