"Quake Zone Rumble" particularly stands out for its extensive development and rock band sound, bringing some much-needed rhythm guitar riffs to the series' established combo of lead guitar and drums. Whether the clearer opening voice-over or the rich guitar work on the "Twisted Metal Reprise", the soundtrack consistently sounds ahead of its time. Myers was a step up from its predecessor technologically. However, the deepest tracks here are the percussive "City Park", which twists children's voices and tunes into something horrifying, and the climactic "Rooftop Battle", a robust hybrid of Hollywood orchestration and exuberant guitars.ĭespite being released just a year later, the music of Twisted Metal 2 from returnee Chuck E. "Freeway Free-for-All" and "Assault on Cyburbia" convincingly build on this sound with memorable hooks and extensive guitar solos, once again pushing boundaries technologically. The siren effects on this track and a couple of others are quite gimmicky, but back then added to the realism of the in-game experience. What's more, while they sound a little dated by today's standard, the howling country-influenced guitar leads certainly pulled in the crowds. It really matches the intensity of the gameplay with its fast tempo and hard drum beats. Myers (Warhawk, Jet Moto) and others developed for the title. "Twisted Metal" fully asserts the rock sound that Chuck E. The album opens with six tracks from 1995's Twisted Metal, the first a disturbing voice-over from the host Calypso. It was available as a digital download to those who purchased the PlayStation 2 title Twisted Metal Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition. Twisted Metal Symphony is a compilation of tracks from the most acclaimed titles in the series, Twisted Metal, Twisted Metal 2, Twisted Metal: Black, and Twisted Metal: Head-On. Despite the popularity of the series' music, fans had to wait till 2008 before they could enjoy a soundtrack release. The music for the series generally matched the intense gameplay and devilish storyline with hard rock tracks and other hybrids. The game that started the craze in car combat titles, Twisted Metal was released way back in 1995 and inspired multiple sequels. Twisted Metal Symphony :: Review by Chris
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