Twisted Metal 4

Twisted Metal 4 is, you guessed it, the fourth game in the Twisted Metal series. This time, Sweet Tooth overthrows Calypso and takes over the Twisted Metal contest. Also, Rob Zombie himself is playable in the game furthering the insanity of Twisted Metal.

Like its predecessor, it was developed and published by 989 Studios, before the original developers of the series returned in the next title, Twisted Metal: Black. Also, like its predecessor, it received mediocre reviews.

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Prototype Info Prerelease Info

Cheats#

Several unique cheats that internet sites seem to not have reported can be input in the Password screen.

Placeholder Car Description Images#

Several placeholder graphics can be found on the disc from Twisted Metal III. It's likely the unlockable characters were going to have descriptions to them.

Development leftover FX input#

By inputting Up, Down, Right, Left, Right in gameplay, the car explosion effects alongside the death scream will be triggered. This costs the whole energy bar, and the effect is merely visual.

According to lead engineer Jim Buck on the Twisted Metal Federation discord, this is a development leftover:

is this the shipped version of the game or some prior beta? i did have a feature to make the car explode as a debug test thing so that i can test the car parts being spawned/etc. correctly

yeah, that's my test code, but i'm surprised i left that in a final build.. it's only a visual effect, i think.. i don't think it actually kills your car but does an in-place explosion effect only

Oddities#

Inconsistent Models In Character-Bios and Ending FMVS#

Characters, like Orbital and Calypso, have different models in their ending FMVS than their bios. Orbital in the bio screen has a black suit while in his ending FMV has a white and red color scheme. Calypso has a unique model for the bio and intro while his ending FMV reuses his Twisted Metal III model.