Twisted Metal: Head-On.(video games)(Product/Service Evaluation)

Robert: You know that kid, the one who always played by himself at recess, crashing Hot Wheels cars into each other? Well, this game is what he imagined, a demolition derby clattering with the sounds of machine-gun fire and industrial demolition, a strange place where cops, army men, and evil clowns seek to murder each other for no particular reason.

Twisted Metal has circled the block a few times, and it shows. I resisted its archaic control scheme (the Mortal Kombat-style D-pad combos for special moves). I scoffed at the charmless characters and simple jousting patterns. But as the later, larger levels opened up and I started getting a feel for the combat, Head-On …