Twisted Metal: Small Brawl

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Twisted Metal: Small Brawl is a vehicular combat game developed by Incognito Entertainment, consisting of the crews which also developed the two earliest Twisted Metal games, as well as Twisted Metal: Black. As a more child-friendly spin-off title unrelated to previous titles, Small Brawl utilizes RC car variants instead of actual cars. The game was originally going to be called Twisted Metal: Kids but the name was dropped. Twisted Metal: Small Brawl was released not long after Twisted Metal: Black, being released as a budget title for the original Playstation.

Story[]

The local bully, Billy Calypso, runs the Twisted Metal tournament and invites all the local kids in the neighborhood to join. This time, the tournament is an R/C car demolition derby that allows the use of machine guns and other ballistic weapons. Some of the kids who join the tournament want to get back at Calypso for bullying them, but the others have their own wishes in mind.

Contestants[]

There are 16 vehicles in the game, with five of them being unlockable. Out of the vehicles, three are new to the series (two of them serve as bosses in Tournament and Cooperative modes), and they make their appearance only in this game.

Returning Contestants[]

Vehicle	Driver(s)	Description
Crimson Fury	Agent Stone	Agent Stone is a young gentleman who fancies himself to be a British secret agent! He enters the contest to stop Billy Calypso's bullying ways!
Hammerhead	Hammerhead	This teen wants nothing less than to be a rock star! He enters the contest knowing that if he wins, Calypso will make his wish come true!
Mr. Grimm	Mr. Grimm	He is a disturbed boy who is obsessed with Halloween! He enters the contest seeking a portal to Halloween Land - the mystical place where it's Halloween everyday of the year!
Slam	Slam	The oldest and the biggest of the contestants, Slam enters the contest to seek revenge on Calypso for destroying his tree house!
Outlaw	Officer Roberts	Officer Roberts enters the contest in search of justice for the neighborhood! He is out to put a stop to the bully Calypso once and for all!
Shadow	Mortimer	Shadow is controlled by Mortimer: an odd, nerdy boy who enters the contest to win back his pet frog from the clutches of the evil Calypso!
Spectre	Spectre	This shy boy enters the contest in search of his long lost father. Little does he know he is going to discover a strange connection to Twisted Metal tournaments of the past.
Sweet Tooth	Needles Kane	Meet the youngest and most mischievous of all the kids in the neighborhood! He enters the contest only wanting a little ice cream.
Thumper	Vinnie & Bruce	Thumper is piloted by two drivers: Vinnie and Bruce. They enter the contest in search of the ULTIMATE sound system!
Twister	Twister	This girl isn't the brightest bulb in the pack but she IS one of the best drivers! She loves going fast and enters the contest seeking the ultimate thrill ride!
Warthog	Warthog	This little GI is tired of being picked on by Calypso. He had enough! If it's war that Calypso wants, its a war he's gonna get.

Boss/Unlockable Contestants[]

Vehicle	Driver(s)	Description
Darkside	Jimmy Ash	A dark mysterious boy named Jimmy Ash controls this formidable R/C vehicle. His motives remain unknown.
Mime	Mime	This young actress loves to mimic the behavior of the other kids, especially when it gets on their nerves!
Trapper	Trapper	This mysterious hunter has a devastating special monkey attack. Watch out, he is relentless!
Piecemeal	Piecemeal	Piecemeal is a collector and a scavenger. He fashions his huge car from pieces of RC cars he has defeated in Calypso's contest.
Axel	Axel	Axel enters Calypso's contest wanting one thing: to display his skills as a master of two wheeled RC combat.

Game Modes[]

Single Player[]

Multiplayer[]

Head to Head
Cooperative
Free For All

Battlegrounds[]

There are 11 battlegrounds in the game. Eight of them are already available at the beginning, and serve as the battlegrounds in Tournament and Cooperative modes, while the other three need unlocking by defeating specific numbers of enemies in Endurance mode. All the battlegrounds are available to play in both single player and multiplayer games.

Opening Video[]

Soundtrack[]

Track
Main Menu
Playground Peril
Carn-O-Maul
Easy Death Oven
Minigolf Mayhem
Meat Your Maker
Gridiron Gore
Tree Top Rumble
Now Slaying
Shock Therapy
Buster's Lanes
Holiday Havoc

Trivia[]

Twisted Metal: Small Brawl was originally going to be released on the PS2 and the graphics quality would've been comparable to Twisted Metal: Black, but the idea was later dropped to avoid having two Twisted Metal games in the PS2 at the same time, and due to most younger gamers having PS1s instead.
An ending movie was made for Axel, but it was removed due to being considered offensive towards the physically disabled. The cut ending was released online many years later however.
This is the only game where no vehicle has a flamethrower as a Special Weapon.
Minion, a recurring boss, is absent due to Twisted Metal: Small Brawl being intended for younger gamers. He was replaced as the end boss by Piecemeal.
According to the art director, Dave Goodrich, the characters of Twisted Metal: Small Brawl were also going to be featured in a third-person shooting game with paintball guns and paint bombs and gameplay similar to Quake, titled "Paint Brawl", which is ultimately cancelled. Goodrich also claimed that Small Brawl's development was rushed towards the end resulting in a considerable amount of cut content, explaining why many of the unlockable cars lack drivers or endings.
Similar to Twisted Metal III and Twisted Metal 4, Twisted Metal: Small Brawl was not released outside of North America, nor was it digitally ported to Sony's Playstation Network due to licensing issues with the game's music.