<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
:	O
World	O
Tour	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
EX	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
series	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
studio	O
SingleTrac	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
features	O
slightly	O
cut-down	O
graphics	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
require	O
a	O
3D	B-Architecture
accelerator	I-Architecture
video	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
over	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
line	O
or	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
game	O
,	O
however	O
under	O
the	O
developer	O
989	O
Studios	O
instead	O
of	O
SingleTrac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
concept	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
which	O
permits	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
ballistic	B-Application
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
player	O
duel	O
mode	O
makes	O
a	O
return	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
co-operative	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
through	O
tournament	O
mode	O
with	O
a	O
teammate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
is	O
in	O
ruins	O
and	O
its	O
citizens	O
left	O
to	O
struggle	O
for	O
survival	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
,	O
a	O
brutal	O
contest	O
held	O
by	O
Calypso	O
,	O
exactly	O
one	O
year	O
earlier	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Eve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aboard	O
his	O
airship	O
(	O
running	O
the	O
ticker	O
"	O
CALYPSO	O
RULER	O
OF	O
THE	O
EARTH	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
skies	O
over	O
the	O
destroyed	O
City	O
of	O
Angels	O
,	O
Calypso	O
wonders	O
where	O
the	O
next	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
will	O
take	O
place	O
;	O
fourteen	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
best	O
drivers	O
are	O
already	O
assembled	O
to	O
compete	O
for	O
whatever	O
prize	O
they	O
desire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingleTrac	O
began	O
brainstorming	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
sequel	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
allotted	O
16	O
months	O
for	O
development	O
,	O
much	O
longer	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
both	O
a	O
financial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
1.74	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
86.44	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
eight	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
intricate	O
levels	O
and	O
better	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
divided	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
had	O
mediocre	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
made	O
no	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
wrote	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
n't	O
all	O
that	O
crazy	O
about	O
the	O
first	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
sequel	O
is	O
worlds	O
better	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
the	O
same	O
old	O
thing	O
at	O
first	O
glance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
behind	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
EGM	O
ranked	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
number	O
64	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
sheer	O
amount	O
of	O
different	O
vehicles	O
,	O
levels	O
and	O
weapons	O
available	O
at	O
your	O
disposal	O
makes	O
for	O
awesome	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frosty	O
Treats	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
ice	O
cream	O
truck	O
company	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Sony	O
contending	O
that	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	I-Application
infringed	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
trademarks	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Frosty	O
Treats	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
clown	O
Sweet	O
Tooth	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
own	O
safety	O
clown	O
.	O
</s>
