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IMMEDIATE RELEASE TWISTED METAL:BLACK™ BRINGS HELL-RAISING
CAR COMBAT TO THE PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM Latest Installment of Popular Twisted
Metal® Franchise Now Available FOSTER CITY, Calif., June 19, 2001 –
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today the release of
Twisted Metal:Black exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system. Based on the successful Twisted Metal® franchise,
Twisted Metal:Black brings a whole new look and feel to the series,
catapulting players into a deeper and darker gameplay environment than ever
before. Designed by Sony Computer Entertainment America, Santa Monica and
developed by Incog Inc. Entertainment, Twisted Metal:Black utilizes the
technological prowess of the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system to
bring the team’s shocking and imaginative vision to life through superior
graphics and outstanding special effects. Twisted Metal:Black is designed and developed
by the creators of Twisted Metal 1 and 2. When the original Twisted Metal game
was released in 1995, the development team was credited with establishing 3D
car combat in next generation videogaming. Twisted Metal 2 was released to
critical claim in 1997 and remains one of the best-selling games of all time,
with more than 1.9 million units sold in North America to date. Overall, the
Twisted Metal franchise has sold close to five million units in North America,
making it the best-selling car combat series ever. "Back in 1995, we introduced PlayStation
fans to a new genre in gaming with Twisted Metal; now in 2001, we plan to
redefine it with Twisted Metal:Black," said Ami Blaire, director, product
marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. "With the creative
minds of the original Twisted Metal team and the advanced technological
capabilities of the PlayStation 2, gamers will experience a familiar franchise
with a whole new look and feel that provides a deeper and darker reality than
ever before." "With the technological advancement of the
PlayStation 2, art direction has become an integral part of the video game
development process, just as it is in the movies," said Dave Jaffe,
director and lead designer, Sony Computer Entertainment, Santa Monica.
"With Twisted Metal:Black, we were finally able to implement all of the
creative ideas we had envisioned for the first two games. The result is a
darkly atmospheric, profound and strategic game, which is also easy for gamers
to get into and lots of fun to play." Built upon a world laced with madness and
destruction, Twisted Metal:Black sets the stage for a gruesome, yet
electrifying battle. Calypso, the mastermind behind the Twisted Metal battles,
returns once more to host the ultimate contest of wreckage and devastation. He
has plucked some prime contestants straight out of an asylum and has promised
these otherwise doomed souls a single wish should they defeat their opponents
in a battle of twisted metal. As the carnage unfolds, learn how and why these
mad motorists were locked up behind the walls of insanity. Slip into their
minds, take a walk around their mental anguish and come out screaming for
more. Through the technological capabilities of
PlayStation 2, Twisted Metal:Black features enhanced player environments with
moving traffic, changing weather conditions, living pedestrians and
interactive objects, making for a highly-charged, living world of destruction.
Destruction is at the game’s core, but deadly strategy is essential for
creative kills, made possible by the many different weapons and combo attacks
in Twisted Metal:Black. Get ready to rip through the foreboding battlegrounds
and nightmarish landscapes in a wickedly dark world that is sure to bring out
the madness in everyone. Key features in Twisted Metal:Black: Created by the original designer and developer
of the Twisted Metal and Twisted Metal 2 games More than 18 death-match
battlegrounds allow you to torture and humiliate your friends Eleven vicious
battlegrounds for the single-player to tear up 14 diabolically inventive
vehicles Twisted Metal:Black requires more skill than ever before; master
strategic kills and then rejoice in victory Tons of weapons and combo attacks
make for more creative kills Enhanced player environments with moving traffic,
changing weather, living pedestrians and interactive objects make for a highly
charged, living world of destruction Improved vehicle physics with dramatic
jump and landing physics, more exaggerated powerslides and more responsive
turn rates Variety of gameplay types, including Death Match, Mode, Endurance
Mode and Co-op Mode, provide added replay value The entire game, including
multi-player levels, run at an impressive 60 frames per second Control
precision has been perfected with the analog control "D" Pad. The
independent Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has rated Twisted
Metal:Black "M" for Mature. For more information about the ESRB
visit www.esrb.org. Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation® game
console and the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system. The PlayStation
2 computer entertainment system is set to revolutionize the home entertainment
market, offering the most compelling interactive content and the capability to
be used as a network terminal in the coming broadband era. Recognized as the undisputed industry leader,
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. markets the PlayStation game console
and develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PlayStation
game console and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system for the North
American market. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment
America Inc. serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. For
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