<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
989	O
Studios	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
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
line-up	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
last	O
installment	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
989	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
centers	O
on	O
Sweet	O
Tooth	O
,	O
the	O
long-time	O
mascot	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
competition	O
,	O
overthrowing	O
Calypso	O
,	O
the	O
mysterious	O
organizer	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
coup	O
d'état	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
concept	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	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>
As	O
his	O
wish	O
,	O
he	O
desires	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Calypso	O
gladly	O
grants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
revered	O
by	O
the	O
chaos	O
he	O
created	O
,	O
as	O
time	O
went	O
on	O
Sweet	O
Tooth	O
became	O
jealous	O
of	O
Calypso	O
,	O
until	O
he	O
decides	O
to	O
initiate	O
a	O
coup	O
d'état	O
helped	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
midget	O
clowns	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
contractual	O
dispute	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
SingleTrac	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
development	O
duties	O
were	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
in-house	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
989	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
development	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
physics	O
engine	O
for	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
2	O
were	O
n't	O
available	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
property	O
of	O
SingleTrac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
development	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reworked	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
introducing	O
smoother	O
gameplay	O
and	O
softer	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musician	O
Rob	O
Zombie	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
his	O
songs	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
68.04	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
has	O
improved	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
but	O
cited	O
some	O
unsatisfactory	O
levels	O
,	O
physics	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
repetitive	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
negative	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
leap	O
"	O
ahead	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
improved	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
control	O
and	O
physics	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
"	O
remain	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
touchy	O
and	O
unforgiving	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
prettier	O
"	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
Twisted	B-Device
Metal	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
nearly	O
as	O
sharp	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
its	O
current	O
main	O
competitor	O
-	O
Activision	O
's	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
