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1/20/00 The Village Idiot v1.2
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TWISTED METAL 4 FAQ
[email protected]
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VERSION HISTORY
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v1.0 - Original faq
v1.1 - Added Create-a-car section
v1.15 - Filled in missing items in Cars and Weapons sections
v1.2 - Fixed Ranks section and added Special Thanks section
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1) History
2) New Features
3) Cars
4) Weapons
5) Battlegrounds
6) Create-a-car
7) Rank
8) Legal Stuff
9) Help
10) DexDrive
11) Special Thanks
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1) HISTORY
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TM1 begins with Calypso offering 13 drivers the chance to have their
ultimate wish granted. They fought all over LA, from rooftops to the
freeway. TM2 followed the same storyline, only instead of using just
LA, Calypso chose 8 locations throughout the world, along with some
different drivers. There were still 15 drivers, but only 9 came back,
some with new paint jobs. Also, TM2 caused a massive confusion. TM1
claimed Yellow Jacket was Sweet Tooth's father. TM2 says that Dark
Tooth is Sweet Tooth's father. Then, SingleTrac lost TM3 to 989
studios. Fans of the TM series were watching out for TM3 to see if it
met standards. Even with 8 new battlegrounds, 16 drivers (11 of them
returning from TM1 and TM2), and a new music scheme to boot, TM3 was
not as good as TM2. And here's another mix-up in the TM series. If
you have been loyal to the series, get out your TM1 and TM3 manuals.
Make note of Darkside in both manuals. Cameras back in the TM1 days
must be better than camera now, because they got his picture in TM1!
Now 989 Studios gets another shot with TM4. They did better this time,
but they still have a long way to go before any of these series can
match wits with TM2. They changed the storyline in TM4, with Sweet
Tooth overthrowing Calypso. Sweet Tooth invited his own friends to
compete, throwing away almost ALL of the old cast. Only Mr. Grimm and
Warthog (with BIG makeovers, of course) made the final cut. But do not
worry! A lot of your favorite people are still here. In TM4, there
are 16 different battlegrounds and 22 drivers, with 8 drivers returning
from TM1, TM2, and TM3. One last interesting fact before getting on
with the guide, only 3 drivers (note I said drivers and not characters)
have survived all 4 TM games. Sweet Tooth, Minion, and Thumper are the
only familiar faces from TM1 to TM4. Now, on with the interesting
stuff.
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2) NEW FEATURES
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A lot of new features have been put into TM4. A list of them is
below. Description in parenthesis.
- Ranking System (Self-explanitory)
- Unlocking System (Complete a certain level in Tournament mode to
unlock a certain battleground)
- Boss System (Boss after each level)
- Sayings (While loading a level, a saying or hint is shown under the
battleground name)
- Special Names (Instead of saying "SPECIAL" for your character's
special weapon, it has the weapon's name)
- New Advanced Attacks (The button sequences have changed)
- New Drivers (So many new drivers, this had to be added)
- Saving Tournament Games (Self-explanitory)
- Creating and Saving Cars (Self-explanitory)
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3) CARS
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ALL of the playable cars are listed below, even with the unlocked cars.
Abbreviations: H=Handling, A=Armor, S=Special, P=Speed, MS=My Rankings
SAN=Special Attack Name, L=Limit, T=Start With
CAR | H | A | S | P | MS || SAN | L | T |
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Orbital | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 ||Teleorb | 6 | 4 |
Pizza Boy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 ||Blades | 6 | 4 |
Capt. Grimm | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 ||Cannon | 8 | 3 |
Calypso | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 ||Nuke | 4 | 2 |
Quatro | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 ||Microwave | 6 | 3 |
Goggle Eyes | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 ||Green Acid | 8 | 2 |
Meter Maid | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 ||Energy Beam| 6 | 6 |
Gen. Warthog | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 ||Ion Blast | 3 | 2 |
Microblast | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 ||Gatlinger |90 |30 |
Trash Man | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 ||Lifter | 8 | 4 |
The Joneses | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 ||Hornets | 6 | 4 |
Drag Queen | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 ||Flames | 8 | 2 |
Mr. Zombie | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 ||Zombie | 4 | 2 |
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Sweet Tooth | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 ||Henchmen | 4 | 2 |
Crusher | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 ||Crusha | 4 | 4 |
Moon Buggy | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 ||Quazars | 4 | 2 |
RC Car | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 ||Ray Gun | 6 | 4 |
Super Auger | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 ||Auger | 8 | 3 |
Super Axel | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3 ||Supernova | 6 | 4 |
Minion | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 ||Serpent | 3 | 2 |
Super Thumper | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4 ||Megafire | 8 | 4 |
Super Slamm | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 ||Loader | 8 | 3 |
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4) WEAPONS
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ALL of the weapons are listed below, including the ones not in the
manual and special weapons.
WEAPON | HOMING CAPABILITY | RANGE | PICK-UP | LIMIT |
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Fire Missiles | Slight | Long | 5 | 10 |
Homing Missiles | Extreme | Long | 5 | 10 |
Power Missiles | None | Long | 3 | 6 |
Speed Missiles | None | Mod. | 30 | 90 |
Mortars | Moderate | Short | 5 | 6 |
Proximity Mines | N/A | Mod. | 3 | 6 |
Remote Bombs | N/A | Short | 3 | 4 |
Freeze Remotes | N/A | Short | 3 | 4 |
Ricochet Bombs | N/A | Long | 3 | 6 |
Lightning | N/A | N/A | 1 | 2 |
M.I.R.V. | VERY EXTREME | SUPER | 3 | 6 |
Rain Missiles | Slight | Short | 3 | 6 |
Rain 2 Missiles | Moderate | Mod. | 3 | 6 |
Auto-lobs | Extreme | Short | 3 | 3 |
Turbo | N/A | N/A | 99 | 99 |
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SPECIAL | HOMING CAPABILITY | RANGE | START | LIMIT |
----------------|-------------------|-------|---------|-------|
Blades | Extreme | Long | 4 | 6 |
Zombie | None | Mod. | 2 | 4 |
Henchmen | VERY VERY EXTREME | SUPER | 2 | 4 |
Teleorb | None | Mod. | 4 | 6 |
Nuke | Slight | Long | 2 | 4 |
Cannon | None | Long | 3 | 8 |
Microwave | N/A | Short | 3 | 6 |
Green Acid | None | Short | 2 | 8 |
Energy Beam | N/A | Short | 6 | 6 |
Ion Blast | N/A | Short | 2 | 3 |
Gatlinger | None | Mod. | 30 | 90 |
Lifter | N/A | N/A | 4 | 8 |
Hornets | Extreme | Long | 4 | 6 |
Flames | None | Short | 2 | 8 |
Crusha | N/A | N/A | 4 | 4 |
Quazars | Extreme | Long | 2 | 4 |
Ray Gun | None | Short | 4 | 6 |
Auger | N/A | N/A | 3 | 8 |
Supernova | None | Short | 4 | 6 |
Serpent | Extreme | Long | 2 | 3 |
Megafire | None | Short | 4 | 8 |
Loader | N/A | N/A | 3 | 8 |
Funnybomb | None | Mod. | 2 | 20 |
Laser | None | Short | 2 | 20 |
Detnoball | None | Mod. | 2 | 20 |
Twintorchers | Moderate | Long | 2 | 20 |
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5) BATTLEGROUNDS
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The following battlegrounds can be played in Tournament or Deathmatch mode.
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CONSTRUCTION YARD - 3 enemies in 1 wave of 3
SAYING - "Rise above the pain, master the crane!"
SAYING EXPLANATION - In the center of the area, blow open the middle
part of the wide side of the box under the crane. Touch the green
circle to control the magnetic crane. For easy kills, pick
someone up with the crane (X picks them up) and drop them into the
two fire jets through the steel frame. Pick them up with the
crane again right before they fall completely through the steel
frame. If you did it correctly, the enemy should get hung up in
the steel frame. Move the crane back and forth. He should take
damage as you do this. Eventually, he will die. The crane is
destroyed when Crusher comes out.
BOSS - Crusher
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NEON CITY - 4 enemies in 1 wave of 4
SAYING - "Catch a ride from a secret balcony and enjoy a healthy
triumph!"
SAYING EXPLANATION - Using the tunnel which the train goes through, get
up to the top level. Find the ramp leading to a building with a
health and an auto-lob. Jump into that building. Look around for a
big crack in the wall and fire at it. After the wall blows up, move
into the green circle and wait until you are picked up. You will be
dropped off at another balcony. You will recieve: power missiles,
homing missiles, lightning, rain missiles, full health, turbo,
proximity mines, and a freeze remote.
BOSS - Moon Buggy
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ROAD RAGE - 6 enemies in 1 wave of 6
SAYING - "Winning on these streets means getting off the beaten path!"
SAYING EXPLANATION - This one is tough to explain. Follow the road
until you get to the curve with dark brown walls with a square
pattern on them. If you are going opposite of the green arrows,
then follow the curve around. If you are going the direction of the
green arrows, stop. Look next to the tunnel with blue lights for a
plain wall segment. Blow it up. You will recieve: auto-lob,
lightning, mortar, proximity mines, fire missiles.
BOSS - Super Thumper
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SWEET TOOTH'S BEDROOM - 5 enemies in 1 wave of 5
SAYING - "...Get everyone amped... break the lamp!"
SAYING EXPLANATION - Break the lamp to get lightning.
BOSS - RC Car
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AMAZONIA 3000 B.C. - 6 enemies in 1 wave of 6
SAYING - "...Find your way to the top of the ring and the gods will
grant you everything!"
SAYING EXPLANATION - Find the ramp by the hill that looks like a temple
with a health on top. Using that ramp, jump to the island behind
it. Follow the jumps to an island with a portal on it. Go through
the portal. You will end up on top of the building in the middle of
the arena. You will recieve: M.I.R.V., mortar, full health,
lightning, auto-lob.
BOSS - Super Axel
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THE OIL RIG - 5 enemies in 1 wave of 5
SAYING - "Beneath the drill is a crude and black treasure, but above
are riches beyond measure!!!"
SAYING EXPLINATION - On the main floor, find the red building with a
portal inside. Now find a place on an upper level where you can
jump to the top of that building. When you land on the top of the
building, there should be a M.I.R.V. and a portal there. That
portal takes you to the top of the drill. You will recieve:
lightning, auto-lob, freeze remote, power missiles, turbo, proximity
mines, mortar.
BOSSES - Super Auger
Super Slamm
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THE MAZE - 6 emenies in 1 wave of 6
SAYING - "...If you get lost please do not panic, get to the top or
call a mechanic!"
SAYING EXPLANATION - Get to the very top level via the ramps. Once on
the top level, look around for one of those blue beams shooting out
from the ground. Jump over to that platform. You will recieve:
lightning.
BOSS - Minion
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THE CARNIVAL - 6 enemies in 2 waves of 3
SAYING - "You'll wanna be grounded when you ride the roller toaster!"
SAYING EXPLANATION - Lightning will hit you if you are on or around the
roller coaster. Lightning is on top of the main tent.
BOSS - Sweet Tooth
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The following battlegrounds are playable in Deathmatch mode only, and
unlocked one at a time after completing a level in Tournament mode.
These can only be unlocked if you don't use a CPU ally or a created
car. In all of the following battlegrounds, blue tiles are normal,
green tiles are the green ooze, red tiles will break away when hit, and
yellow tiles shoot you very fast. You CAN fall off of these
battlegrounds.
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THE PITS - "Living on the edge, dying on the edge!"
DESIGN - Flat with 6 areas of red tiles.
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THE CITADEL - "You'll find no shelter in this stronghold!"
DESIGN - In the middle are 4 "temples" with portals to the top inside
them. In the middle of all four "temples" is a health over green
tiles.
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NOWHERE TO HIDE - "You can run, you can hide, or you can be destroyed!"
DESIGN - Flat arena with blue tiles.
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OCTA-GONE - "Not one, not two, but eight ways to die!"
DESIGN - Flat arena with green tiles in the middle and octogon-shaped
yellow tiles sticking up from the ground.
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KING OF THE KILL - "It's all uphill and no easy streets!"
DESIGN - All blue tiles with a big hill in the middle. All weapons are
on top of the hill and the two healths are in opposite corners on
the lower level.
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TIC-TAC-TOAST - "Just remember this: Up Up Down Down!"
DESIGN - Flat arena with all red tiles on the floors.
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THE ISLANDS - "This is not a place to vacation with the family!"
DESIGN - Four blue tiled plots of land with yellow tiles to transport
you from one island to the next.
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SON OF A DITCH - "This place is a downer!"
DESIGN - Big pit with blue sides and a red bottom. Yellow tiles are at
the top of the ditch.
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6) CREATE-A-CAR
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The create car feature of the game is very primitive. Essentially, you
pick the car's size, style, and color on the first screen. On the
second screen, you pick from 20 different sounds for your taunt. Make
sure that you won't find it annoying after 20 times, because it plays
EVERY time you use your special. On the next screen, pick from 4
different special weapons.
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7) RANK
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The rank system is very primitive. Every 3 levels, you gain a new
rank. After each rank name is a number that corresponds with your
playing level. I have a short table below for the number part of the
ranks. (Numbers for the table sent to me by
[email protected])
Rank # up by... | Beat level in... |
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3 | 2 min |
2 | 5 min |
1 | over 5 min |
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Listing of rank (in order):
Scout
Barbarian
Gladiator
Dominator
Impaler
Obliterator
Ruler
Nobleman
Sovereign
Monarch
Emperor
Immortal
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8) LEGAL STUFF
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Twisted Metal is a registered trademark and 989 Studios is a trademark
of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. SingleTrac is a trademark
of SingleTrac Entertainment Tecnologies, Inc. You may not use any part
of this faq without my permission. ©1999 - Brandon Victor.
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9) HELP
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If you need any more help with TM4, either e-mail me at
[email protected], or IM me at MarsStarPr. Please, no IMs at Ykcor691.
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10) DEXDRIVE
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For my DexDrive save, goto
http://members.aol.com/ykcor691/dexdrive/tm4save.gme
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11) SPECIAL THANKS
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Special thanks go to:
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[email protected] for the ranking info
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