Twisted Metal: Head-On

"In-Depth On line Twisted Metal Review"

Of course as we all know, the on line for Twisted Metal: HEAD-ON is not working too well right now. Very few can even get on line, and those who are on line, often get kicked off. I am one of the very few that doesn't. And while all of you people who are waiting for the on line servers to be fixed, I will tell you what its like(and if its worth the wait).

Ill get started with the basic information that people really want to know about the on line. Currently, there are four (4) servers which you can connect to, which are East, West, North, and South. You should connect to the one you are closest located to, (so you can have a less laggy game). Each server can have people openly host rooms, and name the rooms. you can also lock the rooms with a password, so only authorized people can play. A room can support up to six (6) players, and of course, the more, the laggier.

Next are the game play modes. Currently, all game play modes are playable with up to six (6) players, besides co-op which only supports two (2). The game play modes are as followed: Death match, Team Death match, Fox Hunt, Team Fox Hunt, Co-op story mode, Last Man Standing, Team Last Man, Collector, And team Collector. I have tried them all, and all are very fun and clever. You can also change a lot of the rules for your game type. For example, in death match, you can change whether you win if you score the most kills, or inflict the most damage, its your choice.

Next i will talk about the technical on line stuff. This games on line is one of a kind when it comes to lag. It pretty much has none. I know what your thinking, there's is no such thing as a non-laggy on line game. But this is darn close. The only lag you encounter or at least what i have encountered) is damage lag. All it is to explain it is when you hurt a guy, it will take a few seconds to show on your view of their health bar. But everything else is very sturdy. But currently, there is some sort of problem with on line, which is randomly kicking people off and saying that they have encountered a problem, but the public is still guessing that this problem is not on our side of the network. And your lag amount is measured by Ping ( God i hope everyone knows what that is by now).

Well that pretty much sums on line up for you. Its fun, its addicting, and it makes this game worth the 39.99 price tag (49.99 in Canada). when the network is fixed, i hope to see you all on line! -=9/10=-

(ITS WORTH THE WAIT)

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Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 03/29/05