Talk:Twisted Metal 4

Reoccurring Problem in Development Section

Someone keeps posting this line of text in the development section:

"While the game received better comments compared to its prequel, and it also became a best-seller, it was still panned by the fans of the first two installments of the series. With the release of Twisted Metal: Head-On on the PSP, both this and its prequel Twisted Metal III were removed from the series' canon."

This does not belong in the development section of the page as it is an observation of critique and has nothing to do with the way in which the game was developed. Furthermore, all of the information contained in this observation is already listed in the Reception section.

So whoever keeps posting this, please stop. It is miscategorized and redundant.

TM4 was the best in the series when it came to gameplay, TM2 had a better story, and TM3 was the weakest in both. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.150.91.7 (talk) 09:24, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Just to quote "it was found that the source code for Twisted Metal II had turned up missing" this makes no sense, how can something "turn up missing" its either there or its not! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.223.120 (talk) 08:13, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Neutral?

In the first paragraph it says Twisted Metal 4 is an "improvement over the previous game". This seems like an opinion to me. The meaning of improvement should be given with a factual reason like critical reception or number of games sold. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leop85 (talk • contribs) 02:34, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Play the game for yourself, and see. It's true, any fan knows. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.150.91.7 (talk) 09:25, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Soundtrack

I can't find any notable sources that support the claim that it's an integral part of the game other than background music. I can't find any sources indicating whether this soundtrack was released separately, either. Both of these things lead me to the conclusion that it's not notable. For example, the soundtracks of the Diablo series; a custom soundtrack, made entirely for the game, not just scrounged up tracks with a few exclusives, and in Diablo 2's case, it was released separately from the game itself as well, which helps its notability. There can be a number of reason why the main series article mentions the soundtrack, and it too has other problems, so that shouldn't be used to be claim precedent. Bottom line, I can't see how this is anymore than simple background music. Eik Corell (talk) 06:11, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

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I would like to voice that the music in Twisted Metal has always been a very important aspect of the Twisted Metal gameplay. One thing that must be noted is Rob Zombie's contribution to the series, with three songs featured in the game, as well as a character devoted to him, and a short video of Rob Zombie in that character's ending movie. Any Twisted Metal fan knows that the music has always been an important aspect of the games, and should be noted in the game. Upon viewing reviews from GameSpot and GameFAQs, you will see the the majority say that the soundtrack adds a large amount of mood & anarchy to the gameplay. The article needs to be expanded, and as majority of games with studio soundtracks have soundtrack lists/mentions, a soundtrack section should be added. MudkipMaster30 (talk) 23:35, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

How is it important? What makes it stand out from other typical soundtracks? If it can be sourced, Rob Zombie's involvement can indeed be mentioned since he is a somewhat notable artist, but this doesn't justify listing every single track and superfluous details like when each specific track plays, or if the track has swearwords removed. If the soundtrack was notable enough, it would have its own article where some of this information might be relevant, but notability hasn't been established. When you say integral, I define that as something like the soundtrack of Left 4 Dead - The music is dynamically played depending on the players' predicament, and gives players about what is happening and what will happen, and as such it contributes to the atmosphere of the game -- That's integral. I don't see many reviews praising the soundtrack as anything but appropriate or just good. In fact I don't see many reviews at all, but that's slightly beside the point. I did indeed check the Gamespot review. I can't find any GameFAQ review on it, remember that we're dealing with reliable sources WP:RS, so what users have posted doesn't hold weight here. I can't really find any reviews other than Gamespot to be honest, and that one barely scratched the soundtrack of the game. Gamespot is, however, a reliable and notable source, so mentioning Rob Zombie's contributions using that as a source should be no problem. Eik Corell (talk) 01:51, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

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I believe this is a reasonable concensous, as far a the soundtrack is concerned. I may make additions in the future to expand articles such as characters, but I believe that with the mention of Rob Zombie, it will be fine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MudkipMaster30 (talk • contribs) 04:21, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Twisted Metal 4/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: AdaCiccone (talk · contribs) 14:52, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: CooperCool23 (talk · contribs) 15:25, 30 September 2026

Oh yeah, i'm ready to TWIST this review a new METAL... like four times or something...

Ok, In complelty serious terms, i'm gonna start reviewing this some time within the next two hours Ada, so look forward to that. COOPER COOL 23 user page 15:25, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Went and read it through, so now I have some suggestions for you. A source review via Earwig will come later likely on Thursday or Friday at my earliest convenience or when I find the time on those days to do it.

Lede

• The ending of the first sentence could end something like this: "...for the PlayStation exclusively in North America.". You can remove or keep the "exclusively" part of my example as you see fit.
• "The game was released in North America on November 16, 1999, followed by a Greatest Hits edition in 2000." - First off, the 1999 date shouldn't be here since its mention in the first sentence, and secondly the Greatest Hits edition is never mentioned in the body so it can be axed.
  • Note that because of the prior two suggestions, the first and second paragraphes would need to be merged together as one, since the first in this instance would be two sentences long.

 Done, but I'm gonna have to disagree with combining the first two paragraphs. I structured it this way because it sums up distinct parts of the article:

• • First para: identify the game, developer/publisher, platform, region, place in the series
  • Second para: gameplay and premise
  • Third para: compact production summary
  • Fourth para: reception, sales, what followed afterwards

First and third are short, yes, but again, this is for summing up distinct parts of the article. AdaCiccone (talk) 14:35, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Second mention of Twisted Metal III could be replaced with "its predecessor", since said predecessor was already named and it reads a tad awkwardly mentioning the full name twice.

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 14:35, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Include in the last paragraph a sentence about Twisted Metal Black, as its the next mainline game and marks a reboot of the franchise. I believe this sentence would work well either coming out of the sentence about low sales figures or potentially replacing said sentence.

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 14:35, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Gameplay

• Image Caption: "A player controlling Quatro..." - Its already implied that a player would be controlling the vehicle/character
  • Also, make it so that the character's name lines up with their vehicle so that it reads something like: "Quatro's [insert vehicle name here] engages an opposing vehicle, The Joneses [insert vehicle name here], with missiles"

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "The single-player Tournament mode consists of an eight-level tournament..." Ah yes, I do love to book my book (obviously, not trying to sound mean when I type that). Replace the second instance with competition or something else of the like.

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "The final boss is Sweet Tooth, who has seized control of the tournament from the previous organizer, Calypso." - Weird that this is here, considering the plot section mentions that fact already in the body

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• The second and third paragraphes can be easily merged, since the definition of "characters" and "vehicles" in this instance mean essentially the same thing. Because of this, it might be best to revise them in the one paragraph state so that it reads better.

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...including the bosses and Sweet Tooth himself..." cut the bolded part from this since Sweet Tooth is a part of the bosses.

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...by pressing a shoulder button." can be cut.

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...by inputting sequences in the directional pad" d-pad can be hyperlinked or cut in a similar manner to the shoulder button mention.

 Done. I removed it instead so not to become too detailed. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...including a magnet in the Construction Yard that lifts vehicles before dropping them and a train that runs through Neon City." --> "...including a magnet that lifts vehicles before dropping them and a train." - best not to mention specific level names here.

 Done. Names of the levels are removed. AdaCiccone (talk) 13:59, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Plot

• Is there a place where an efn of "as depicted in [insert Twisted Metal game here] (199x)" would be applicable in terms of a reader's context with this section? I know I, as a complete stranger to this series, have no clue if any of these Calypso or Sweet Tooth shinanigans have happened in previous games or where they even might've happened in.

 Done. I explained in an efn that the first three games have similar premise: Calypso as the organizer and Sweet Tooth as contestant. AdaCiccone (talk) 08:53, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...and the ring now held by Sweet Tooth." So the souls are in this ring? Best to mention that earlier to avoid context whiplash.

 Done. Mentioned earlier. AdaCiccone (talk) 08:53, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Development and release

• Noticing a ton of two sentence paragraphs. Specifically, paragraphes 1, 2, 3, and 5; with 5 being one sentence long. In other words try rewriting the section, and maybe include some of the ref ideas from the talk page while you're doing that.

 Done. The ref included from the talk is the Retro Gamer. Also, the section isn't majorly rewritten, just have the sentences rearranged. AdaCiccone (talk) 08:29, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Reception

• Remove GameRevolution and PSExtreme from Reception box, as they have unstandardized rating systems for that template (letter and x% respectively as opposed to x/x) and are still mentioned in the sections body

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 11:36, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• "...the second game over the original." bolded text could be hyperlinked with Twisted Metal 2 and Twisted Metal (1995) respectively.

 Done. AdaCiccone (talk) 11:36, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

That's all I have for now, so get nuts. COOPER COOL 23 user page 17:00, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Hey thanks for taking the time to review this. I'll respond to all of the above when I have time. Hopefully soon. :D AdaCiccone (talk) 14:13, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

@CooperCool23 Okay, I've done all your comments. Please have a look. And thanks again for reviewing this. :D AdaCiccone (talk) 14:37, 2 October 2026 (UTC)