<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
America	O
and	O
SingleTrac	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
line-up	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
twelve	O
unique	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
vehicle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
accelerate	O
,	O
steer	O
,	O
brake	O
,	O
reverse	O
,	O
activate	O
the	O
turbo	O
,	O
turn	O
tightly	O
,	O
toggle	O
between	O
and	O
activate	O
weapons	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
controller	O
's	O
d-pad	B-Device
and	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
one-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
progress	O
through	O
six	O
combat	O
arenas	B-Application
of	O
progressively	O
increasing	O
size	O
and	O
featuring	O
progressively	O
more	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Arena	B-Application
"	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
underground	O
arena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
year	O
the	O
legendary	O
Calypso	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
dwells	O
beneath	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
holds	O
the	O
"	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
"	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
SingleTrac	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Jaffe	O
,	O
a	O
tester	O
and	O
later	O
designer	O
for	O
Sony	O
Imagesoft	O
(	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
was	O
appointed	O
to	O
head	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
first	O
home	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaffe	O
recalled	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
had	O
these	O
amazing	O
visions	O
of	O
this	O
Michael	O
Bay	O
or	O
Michael	O
Mann	O
action	O
movie	O
going	O
down	O
the	O
405	O
freeway	O
in	O
LA	O
,	O
with	O
car	O
combat	O
out	O
of	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
and	O
a	O
potpourri	O
of	O
explosions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
a	O
deadline	O
of	O
less	O
than	O
12	O
months	O
,	O
SingleTrac	O
was	O
granted	O
$2	O
million	O
in	O
advance	O
royalties	O
by	O
Sony	O
to	O
develop	O
two	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingleTrac	O
began	O
simultaneously	O
developing	O
the	O
two	O
projects	O
,	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Red	O
Mercury	O
"	O
(	O
Warhawk	B-Device
)	O
and	O
"	O
Firestorm	O
"	O
(	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
testing	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
fly	O
the	O
Warhawk	B-Device
ship	O
around	O
the	O
first	O
arena	B-Application
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
and	O
fire	O
weapons	O
at	O
the	O
cars	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
arenas	B-Application
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
were	O
also	O
originally	O
one	O
large	O
stage	O
;	O
the	O
designers	O
found	O
the	O
stage	O
too	O
large	O
for	O
the	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
prompted	O
them	O
to	O
split	O
it	O
into	O
two	O
levels	O
and	O
shrink	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
arena	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
small	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
would	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
endings	O
were	O
eventually	O
included	O
as	O
bonus	O
content	O
in	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
Head-On	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extra	I-Application
Twisted	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
alongside	O
Warhawk	B-Device
at	O
the	O
first	O
annual	O
E3	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
between	O
May	O
11	O
and	O
13	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
available	O
outside	O
Japan	O
and	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
multimedia	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
by	O
Sony	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
western	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retailers	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
press	O
were	O
given	O
custom	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
license	O
plates	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
some	O
criticism	O
from	O
members	O
of	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Japanese	O
division	O
and	O
focus	O
test	O
groups	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
marketing	O
phase	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
and	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$	O
850,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
Windows	O
95-compatible	O
Nvidia	B-Device
NV1	I-Device
graphics	O
accelerator	O
chip	O
at	O
the	O
Windows	O
Hardware	O
Engineering	O
Conference	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
1995	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Widow	O
of	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
their	O
static	O
arena	B-Application
crowd	O
,	O
difficult-to-read	O
radar	O
,	O
and	O
heavy	O
break-up	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
weak	O
overall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
showcase	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
texture	O
maps	O
are	O
simple	O
,	O
this	O
allows	O
the	O
action	O
to	O
play	O
out	O
fast	O
enough	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
rarely	O
notice	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1996	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
and	O
Warhawk	B-Device
had	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
units	O
combined	O
and	O
generated	O
some	O
$28	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
for	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Sony	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
budget	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
range	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
March	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
other	O
consoles	O
through	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
service	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
PAL	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
