Twisted Metal: Black Online

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2002
User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
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  1. DSUndertaker
    Oct 10, 2002
    9
    TMB is like a fighting game on wheels. It's fast and furious, and with the addition of online play, insanely fun as well. some a..hole said it amounted to nothing more than two players engaged in a battle of chicken, but that's not true. there's plenty of strategy and the balance comes with knowing your opponent's vehicle's strengths and weaknesses. and since TMB is like a fighting game on wheels. It's fast and furious, and with the addition of online play, insanely fun as well. some a..hole said it amounted to nothing more than two players engaged in a battle of chicken, but that's not true. there's plenty of strategy and the balance comes with knowing your opponent's vehicle's strengths and weaknesses. and since it's free, you can't really do much better than this. the sequel should be excellent.… Expand
  2. J.Palm
    Nov 9, 2002
    8
    All games are good... if they're free.
  3. BillH.
    Oct 5, 2002
    6
    Got it in the mail yesterday. Threw it in the deck and had a good time. As good of a time as you can with a free game. it does truly lack what a true sequel will bring.
  4. Lez101
    Oct 21, 2004
    10
    This game is just simply the best its proberly even better then Fifa 2005 on ps2.
  5. Aznsky
    Dec 19, 2002
    4
    This game is fun at the beggining then after one or 2 days it was in my pile of dust. sure this game is okay but it lacks chatting so u never know what the other people want on play and TMBONLINE wouldve been better if it had chatting in it.
  6. NickelD.
    Dec 5, 2002
    6
    Well, i got on for about 10 hours now, and i just can't seem to find a purpose. i play socom but at least you can talk and u get rated. Also its incredibly hard to meet friends amd after 30 minutes i wonder when i'm gonna quit playing. bottomline, it's free, but other games that you have to pay for are much better (or better designed).
  7. FrankL.
    Oct 21, 2004
    10
    I think this game is 11/10 because its grafics i can't wait for the next one of this game ill buy it even if it costs $100 for it without its box. Bye from Frank Lampard.
  8. JayT.
    Nov 15, 2002
    4
    It's got an awesome gameplay and awesome modez, but one main thing that bored me about it. I got a modem and I can only vs. 1 person and 1 robot(or no robot). Thats not really fun. Might as well play offline against more computer enemys. Atleast their's more action to it. If you got broadband, then you got no problem though. Ya, they say to equal the gameplay. They didn't It's got an awesome gameplay and awesome modez, but one main thing that bored me about it. I got a modem and I can only vs. 1 person and 1 robot(or no robot). Thats not really fun. Might as well play offline against more computer enemys. Atleast their's more action to it. If you got broadband, then you got no problem though. Ya, they say to equal the gameplay. They didn't have take all the fun away from modem players to do it!… Expand
  9. ShiruOtakuno
    Oct 29, 2020
    9
    A wonderful addition to my favorite Playstation game of all time. Twisted Metal Black is a demented masterpiece, and Twisted Metal Black: Online is a wonderful extension to this amazing experience and fixes some bugs and balance issues between the two discs. I only have two big complaints, which is why I rated the original game a 10 and this game a 9.

    First, matchmaking options are    A wonderful addition to my favorite Playstation game of all time. Twisted Metal Black is a demented masterpiece, and Twisted Metal Black: Online is a wonderful extension to this amazing experience and fixes some bugs and balance issues between the two discs. I only have two big complaints, which is why I rated the original game a 10 and this game a 9.

    First, matchmaking options are extremely limited. There is no capture the flag, king of the hill, death race, tag team, or even teams. There is only last man standing, damage score, and relics. This can often lead to repetitive battles, possibly making the game stale over time to those that play it. Secondly, communication is almost nonexistent. Without a Discord server (which didn't exist at the time), chatting is very hard to do unless you have a LAN party going in real life. The competitive metagame was very underdeveloped at the time, which can often lead to cheap deaths and unbalanced beatdowns. There are also occasional moments where it looks like your weapon hit, but it doesn't, and even moments of instances where the cars appear to teleport around the stage, even if they really don't.

    Still, playing Online is twice as fun as the original game, which is a real shame because the official servers were shut down five years after TMB: Online was released. Even so, I regularly play with a Discord group dedicated to this game that has its own fanmade server up and running. If you wish to see me play with my friends play this game and have fun together, please go check out Kil Rahi, Vilikis Silvermoon, and Spag on Youtube. I'll be there.
    >:)    … Expand
  10. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    2
    I got it as a free gift with the PS2 modem. Played it for like an hour, hated it, and never thought about it again. Just unplayable.

Awards & Rankings

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#55 Best PS2 Game of 2002
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#90 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. GameSpot
    82
    Doesn't include any of the storyline or single-player progression from the original game, but it does include the same terrific gameplay and a few new game modes built for online multiplayer action.
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  2. GameZone
    90
    Well worth the price of the Network Adaptor.
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  3. Gaming Maxx
    93
    A fantastic multiplayer.
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