Editing Twisted Metal 2 (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = (PS) 86.44%<ref name=GRPS/><br />(PC) 49.50%<ref name=GRPC/>
| Allgame = (PS) {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2343&tab=review |title=Twisted Metal 2 (PS) - Review |last=House |first=Michael L. |publisher=[[Allgame]] |accessdate=March 13, 2014 |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114205658/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2343&tab=review |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />(PC) {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=6188&tab=review |title=Twisted Metal 2 (PC) - Review |last=House |first=Michael L. |publisher=Allgame |accessdate=March 13, 2014 |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114184357/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=6188&tab=review |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Edge = (PS) 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Testscreen: Twisted Metal 2 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=41 |date=February 1997 |page=89}}</ref>
| EGM = (PS) 8.25/10<ref name=EGM90>{{cite magazine |title=Review Crew: Twisted Metal 2|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=90|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=January 1997|page=72}}</ref>
| Fam = (PS) 26/40<ref name="famitsu"/>
| GI = (PS) 8.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec96&doc=tmetal |title=Twisted Metal 2 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=44 |date=December 1996 |access-date=March 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990910153819/http://www.gameinformer.com/cgi-bin/review.cgi?sys=psx&path=dec96&doc=tmetal |archive-date=September 10, 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameRev = (PS) B+<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/twistedtwo.htm |title=Twisted Metal 2: World Tour Review (PS) |last=Fletcher |first=Irwin |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |date=November 1996 |accessdate=March 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970606110617/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/twistedtwo.htm |archive-date=June 6, 1997 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />(PC) B<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/twisted-metal-2 |title=Twisted Metal 2 Review (PC) |last=Anderson |first=Tom |publisher=Game Revolution |date=January 1998 |accessdate=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980613214919/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/pc/twisted.htm |archive-date=June 13, 1998 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot = (PS) 8.8/10<ref name=GSPS>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/twisted-metal-2-review/1900-2550030/ |title=Twisted Metal 2 Review (PS) |last=Kitts |first=Jeff |website=[[GameSpot]] |accessdate=March 13, 2014 |date=December 9, 1996}}</ref><br />(PC) 6.4/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/twisted-metal-2-review/1900-2535384/ |title=Twisted Metal 2 Review (PC) |last=Mooney |first=Shane |website=GameSpot |accessdate=March 13, 2014 |date=January 12, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314014627/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/twistedmetal2/review.html |archive-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = (PS) 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1997/01/08/twisted-metal-2 |title=Twisted Metal 2 (PS) |author=IGN Staff |website=[[IGN]] |date=January 7, 1997 |accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref>
| Play = (PS) 88%<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Niholson|first=Graeme|url=https://archive.org/details/play-016/page/n39/mode/2up|title=Review: Twisted Metal 2|magazine=[[Play (UK magazine)|Play UK]]|issue=16|date=February 1997|pages=40–42}}</ref>
| NGen = (PS) {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=NGen30>{{cite magazine |title=Twisted Metal 2 |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=30 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=June 1997|page=120}}</ref>
| PCGUS = (PC) 80%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Twisted Metal 2 |last=Williamson |first=Colin |date=March 1998 |page=154 |volume=5 |number=3 |magazine=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref>
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''Twisted Metal 2'' was both a financial and critical success. The PlayStation version sold 1.74 million copies in the United States alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |title=US Platinum Videogame Chart |publisher=The Magic Box |accessdate=September 11, 2012 |date=December 27, 2007 |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009200207/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> The PlayStation version has an aggregate score of 86.44% on [[GameRankings]], based on eight reviews.<ref name=GRPS>{{cite web | title=Twisted Metal 2 for PlayStation  | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199136-twisted-metal-2/index.html | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | work=[[GameRankings]] | accessdate=September 10, 2012}}</ref> The PC version averages 49.50% on the same website, based on two reviews.<ref name=GRPC>{{cite web | title=Twisted Metal 2 for PC | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/199135-twisted-metal-2/index.html | publisher=CBS Interactive | work=GameRankings | accessdate=September 10, 2012}}</ref>

Critics generally regarded the game as an improvement over the original ''Twisted Metal'' due to its larger, more intricate levels<ref name=EGM90/><ref name=NGen30/> and better cast of characters.<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=GP100/> However, they were divided about the graphics. The four reviewers of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' said that the original ''Twisted Metal'' had mediocre graphics and the sequel made no improvement.<ref name=EGM90/> ''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Jeff Kitts agreed that there was no improvement but felt the graphics still held up well.<ref name=GSPS/> ''[[GamePro]]'' said the graphics are better than the first game but still mediocre in absolute terms, citing bland and featureless buildings, pixelation, and breakup when close to walls,<ref name=GP100>{{cite magazine|author=Major Mike |title=PlayStation ProReview: Twisted Metal 2|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=January 1997|page=94}}</ref> while ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' claimed, "''TM2'' shows significant improvement with sharper textures, a significant reduction in clipping, and even an improved [[frame rate]]."<ref name=NGen30/> Both ''GameSpot'' and ''Next Generation'' attested that the essential nature of the gameplay was unchanged from the original, and that no change was needed.<ref name=GSPS/><ref name=NGen30/> ''GamePro'' opined that "intense gameplay is what saves, and makes, the game - especially in the two-player head-to-head mode."<ref name=GP100/> Crispin Boyer wrote in ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' that "I wasn't all that crazy about the first ''Twisted Metal'', but this sequel is worlds better, even though it looks like the same old thing at first glance.<ref name=EGM90/>

''Twisted Metal 2'' was a runner-up for ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''{{'}}s Action Game of the Year (behind ''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]'').<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Best of '96|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=92|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=March 1997|page=88}}</ref> The following year ''EGM'' ranked the PlayStation version number 64 on their "100 Best Games of All Time", commenting that "The sheer amount of different vehicles, levels and weapons available at your disposal makes for awesome multiplayer matches."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=100 Best Games of All Time |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=100 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=November 1997|page=120}} Note: Contrary to the title, the intro to the article explicitly states that the list covers console video games only, meaning PC games and arcade games were not eligible.</ref> In 2003, ''Twisted Metal 2'' was inducted into [[GameSpot]]'s list of the greatest games of all time.<ref name="Gamespot">{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-11.html|title=The Greatest Games of All Time: ''Twisted Metal 2''|website=[[GameSpot]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017062938/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/p-11.html | archivedate=October 17, 2007}}</ref>

Frosty Treats, a major [[ice cream truck]] company, filed a lawsuit against Sony contending that ''Twisted Metal 2'' infringed on the company's trademarks through the use of the phrase "Frosty Treats", as well as similarities between the video game clown [[Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)|Sweet Tooth]] and the company's own safety clown. In ''[[Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.]]'', the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled against the trademark claims because they were either too generic or were unlikely to cause confusion among consumers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Arnold, Morris Sheppard|author-link=Morris S. Arnold|title=FROSTY TREATS INC v. SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-8th-circuit/1237198.html|work=[[FindLaw]]|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]]|date=25 July 2005|accessdate=30 August 2015}}</ref>