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Just what I wanted

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: June 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a big fan of car combat style games, and this game really hit the spot for me. You won't be able to play Twisted Metal after you try this. The missions are varied, controls are great and talk radio is hysterical. Most missions put you behind the wheel, while others have you manning the machine gun turret. The AI is very good, for example if you hang around too much in one spot, your rival gangs will find you and strat coming down on you pretty hard, so the game forces you to keep moving. The story is your average post-apocalypse B-movie, but that's what these games are all about, right? :)

Just be aware that this game fully takes advantage of its "M" rating: it's extremely violent and language is not for the faint of heart or the young'uns.

17 hours of addictive mahem.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: January 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Are you a GTA fan??? Need something to tide you over until the next installment of GTA??? Then buy Roadkill to tide you over. At the 19.99 price point you cannot go wrong! I purchased the game for 39.99 and have no regrets.

This is a combination of Mad Max + GTA + Twisted Metal. Although it lacks alot of originality (reason for the 4 star rating) it throws a few surprises in. The game is influenced most by GTA.

GTA INFLUENCES: Radio options are identical to GTA (talk radio is hilarious), Driving physics are identical, Many cars to choose from, SIDE MISSIONS GALORE include Racing, sniping, Rooftop jumping ect.

MAD MAX INFLUENCES: For the most part... its the story... however, instead of a nuclear war... it is a virus that wipes out the government system. Most of the characters and ideas could be taken directly from a Mad Max movie.

TWISTED METAL INFLUENCES: Your vehicle can carry an arsenal of weapons to dispatch of other vehicles. Weapons include a minigun, sniper rifle dumbfire rockets, multiple rockets, guided rocket (very fun), spread gun (think of a shot gun), bolt gun, mines, laser mines, timed mines, emp and more. You get weapons by finding certain crates and blueprints within the map. You get upgrades by destroying vehicles and cashing in their salvage. Its a run and gun game with more of a purpose than Twisted Metal could offer.

SURPRISES: Tornados appear every once in a while and wreak havoc in the city you are in creating an interesting concept in gameplay. The guided missle was huge fun... sit in your car atop a building and fire away. Radio Humor... although this was a big part of the newer GTA games.... the talk radio stations in this game are funnier and more original than the GTA radio. Be warned though... when I say funnier.... I mean really crude humor. If you get offended easily... mute the radio... but if you got offended easily... this game isnt for you anyway. Dragging peds is a great addition. Sometimes I would hit people to see how far I could drag them.

In conclusion... this game doesnt add originality. Its not groundbreaking like GTA, however it could be considered original in the way it combines two games and a movie so well. I can think of no downside to this game. If you are a fan of GTA... it is a must buy... especially at the new price point of 19.99.

Amazing Vehicles

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: October 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The control you get over the vehicles in this games is amazing, it blows GTA away, I am totally addicted to this game, the first 45 minutes was questionable I wasn't sure what was going on but as soon as I started to play the missions the whole game changed, it's very cool.

At the start of each mission there are very funny cut scenes that are outrageous and as you progress through it the vehicles and weapons get better an better.

The really amazing thing is I am finding myself simply driving around and doing jumps and tricks and ignoring the missions, driving the cars is so much fun you will forget about the missions totally.

This game gets 5 stars from me! Total addiction is the name of this game.

A Total Surprise

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: October 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I first rented this title to see how I would like it. After about five hours, I returned the game to my videostore, marched to EB and bought my own copy. The pitch is that it's a mix of Grand Theft Auto and Twisted Metal and it delivers a perfect mix of the two while integrating enough of its own unique flavor to keep things interesting.

I have to say, I was completely blown away by how deep and well executed this game is. The graphics are outstanding (especially the explosions), the car control is perfect for the type of game it is. The missions are well designed and lots of fun. The cut scenes are hilarious.

I think I'm about two thirds through the single player mission sequences with about 15 hours played so far. That said, there's tons of things for me to still find in the environments outside of the actual missions.

I spent six hours straight playing the multiplayer modes with friends the other night and this has IMMEDIATELY become our favorite multiplayer game. We haven't had this much fun with multiplayer games since Goldeneye back on the N64.

About the only caveat I have is that this is a SUPER mature title. The profanity and gore is off the charts. It is definitely not a title for the kiddies.

Roadkill=awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: October 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Although I'd like to write a long review about how awesome Roadkill's graphics and missions are, or about how great the gameplay is (all of which are true), I think the sweetness of Roadkill should just be summed up by one event in the game... getting a pedestrian caught on your bumper and dragging him to his death. Genius. I love it

Great Game!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Total vehicular mayhem! Great graphics, better music, overall awesome destruction. Wish there were more character choices, but the rest of the game makes up for it. Recommend to those who loved playing twisted metal.

Nicely open-ended

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

What's great about this game is that you can pretty much ignore the missions for as long as you need to and just perform randoms acts of violence. It would have been great if there was a way for you to switch weapons, as opposed to using the last item you picked up.

Twisted, stand aside

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have seen a few blasts go at this one because it is VERY mature, it isn't twisted metal yet it isn't GTA. Who cares? It is the NEXT evolution of car combat, and congrats and bravo to Terminal Reality for raising the bar on car combat. This one is a keeper for sure.

Twisted Metal Times Twenty

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is for anyone who loved Twisted Metal and also those who enjoyed Grand Theft Auto. Just up your expectations a little because this title offers tons of vehicles, unique game play, and crazy missions.

Excellent waste of time!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For 19.99, you CANNOT go wrong with this game. Heed the 'M' rating, because it is rude, crude and lewd, lots of gore (pedestrians often get stuck in/under your vehicle and get dragged, while their blood actually spatters the screen for a few seconds), so say "No" to the kiddies. This game is basically what it claims to be on the box, "Twisted Metal: Black meets GTA...". Gameplay is 80% TM:B , 10% Mercenaries, and 10% GTA - Almost all the missions are driving missions with no car-jacking, but with PLENTY of mayhem and crazy car physics ala the TM series, plus faction specific vehicles and a turret gunner ala 'Mercenaries'. The "cities" you drive around in (there are only 3) are small compared to GTA, but if you consider them "Arenas" for TM, they are huge. The radio is mediocre unless you are listening to the scripted/original talent. The Fuzz Bros. songs are mullet-topped head and shoulders above Love Fist's from GTA. I can't get 'Deathmatch' out of my head. Any detractor can say it lacks originality because it mimics those other game's features, but it preceeded GTA: San Andreas and Mercenaries by almost 2 years. Driving + Shooting = FUN!!!!!

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