Censors cause delays to the release of Twisted Metal in the EU, but the cuts aren’t too bad, apparently...
Twisted Metal, the cult hit, PlayStation exclusive series is due to return in a week or so, at least in America. Players in the EU will have to wait until March to get some fender-bending action as Sony has insisted on some localised cuts.
In order to alleviate fans' worries that the game will be cut as badly as Twisted Metal Black, which had whole cut scenes removed, David Jaffe posted on NeoGaf a few days ago.
In his post, Jaffe stated that the cuts themselves are very minor, and don't affect the gameplay and/or contact that much, if at all. For example, one of the ‘weapons' in the game features a guy strapped to a hospital gurney loaded with TNT. In the original cut, the poor souls is kicking and screaming, whilst in the EU cut, he's already dead, so you're blowing up a corpse instead of a live victim (apparently, disrespect for the dead is okay in the EU). Another minor cut sees a girl stabbing Sweet Tooth in the eye off camera, instead of showing actual contact.
Jaffe makes it clear that it's not his call, and that cuts like this are certainly not appreciated by him, but, as Sony owns the IP and funds the game, and due to regional censorship laws, there was no choice.
To be honest, the cuts do sound pretty minor, and as long as the game itself remains in tact, do we really care? Even if you do, Twisted Metal should also be region free, as most PS3 titles are, and it'll be easy enough to import a US copy.
Twisted Metal is due for release on February 14 in America and March 7 in Europe.
And here's a trailer showing Mr Grimm tearing it up, as only he knows how to.
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