Retro Game Walkthroughs for Twisted Metal: Head On (Sony PSP)
Submitted By: pb
- Twisted Metal: Head-On –
Weapon and Vehicle guide
Weapons
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Probably the most important aspect of the game, using the right weapon can mean the difference between winning or disappearing in a ball of flame…
Name: Machinegun
Icon: N/A
What does it do?: Standard Weapon, but it can be really powerful once upgraded so it’s useful not to forget it in favour of other weapons.
Name: Homing Missile
Icon: Violet missile
What does it do?: 10% more powerful than the Machinegun. This will follow your enemies around, but needs to be locked on.
Name: Fire Missile
Icon: Orange missile
What does it do?: 12% power – slightly more powerful than the Homing Missile, but not quite as accurate.
Name: Power Missile
Icon: Red missile
What does it do?: Quite powerful (20%) but not a homing missile so needs quite a lot of accuracy.
Name: Ricochet Disk
Icon: Round blade like thing (looks like a ninja star)
What does it do?: This weapon is like a discus but it bounces off walls. The hits become more powerful with each bounce, but be warned that it can also hit you.
Name: Napalm
Icon: Gas Tank
What does it do?: Shoots a big explosion of napalm over a wide area. You need to fire then aim where the napalm will go (wait for a red dot to show you’ll hit something)
Name: Remote Bomb
Icon: Dynamite
What does it do?: Similar to a land mine, can do a lot of damage.
Name: Swarmer Missile
Icon: Yellow icon with pack Missile picture
What does it do?: A group of homing missiles, you need to hold the weapon button down to activate all 6 at once, but will do a lot of damage (up to 25%) with all 6.
Name: Environment Weapon
Icon: Yellow lightning
What does it do?: Will cause some sort of environmental damage (such as lightning). It can also harm you if you get in the way though.
Name: Health
Icon: Blue w/ red cross & red cross with white border.
What does it do?: The Blue cross will give you partial health and the Red will give full health. Very important, of course!
Name: Turbo
Icon: Silver Gas tank
What does it do?: Useful for instantly refilling the Turbo on your car.
Energy attack combinations
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In addition to Weapons, you can use special attacks for some devastating results.
Freeze Missile
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How to access - Up, Down, Up
What does it do? - Freezes the target enemy for a few seconds, has a minor homing power. If you fire again the freeze will affect your vehicle instead.
Power Consumption - Aprox. 40%
Mine
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How to access - Right, Left, Down
What does it do? – Drops a landmine, quite a useful weapon
Cloak
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How to access - Left, Left, Down, Down
What does it do? – Provides a cloak for your car for a short time, though you can still be hit by weapons.
Shield
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How to access - Right, Right, Down, Down
What does it do? – Shields your vehicle for 5 seconds – useful.
Flak
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How to access - Up, Down, Left, Right
What does it do? – Detenates any missile it touches, therefore acting as a type of shield. Not as effective as the shield though.
Napalm
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How to access - Right, Left, Up, Up + Fire Button
What does it do? Gives you napalm alongside any other weapon fired.
Fire from Rear
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How to access - Left, Right, Down, + Fire Button
What does it do? – Fires most weapons behind you instead of in front (doesn’t work for all weapons). Very useful as its often unexpected.
Jump
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How to access - X,X
What does it do? – Makes your vehicle jump. Very useful for getting to vantage points to take out other vehicles.
Drivers and Vehicles list
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Most vehicles are evenly matched, but some suit players better than others. If you're quite slow then choose one with better armour, otherwise go for speed.
Vehicle: Roadkill
Driver: Marcus Kane
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Shadow
Driver: Mortimer Scharf
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Sweet Tooth
Driver: Needles Kane
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 8/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 2/10
Vehicle: Mr. Grimm
Driver: Mr. Grimm
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Thumper
Driver: Angel
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Spectre
Driver: Chuckie Floop
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Twister
Driver: Miranda Watts
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 10/10
Vehicle: Outlaw 2
Driver: Capt. Jamie & Sgt. Carl, Roberts
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Grasshopper
Driver: Krista Sparks
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 4/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Warthog
Driver: Colonel Hall
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 8/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 4/10
Vehicle: Axel
Driver: Axel
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 6/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 4/10
Vehicle: Mr. Slam
Driver: Simon Whittlebone
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 8/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 2/10
Vehicle: Crimson Fury
Driver: Agent Shepherd
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: HammerHead
Driver: Catfish
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 6/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 2/10
Vehicle: Cousin Eddy
Driver: Cousin Eddy
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 10/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: ATV
Driver: Gene Ruttish
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 1/10
Special Weapon: 4/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Dark Tooth
Driver: Marcus & Needles Kane
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 10/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 10/10
Vehicle: Tower Tooth
Driver: Marcus & Needles Kane
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 10/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 10/10
Weapon and Vehicle guide
Weapons
=======
Probably the most important aspect of the game, using the right weapon can mean the difference between winning or disappearing in a ball of flame…
Name: Machinegun
Icon: N/A
What does it do?: Standard Weapon, but it can be really powerful once upgraded so it’s useful not to forget it in favour of other weapons.
Name: Homing Missile
Icon: Violet missile
What does it do?: 10% more powerful than the Machinegun. This will follow your enemies around, but needs to be locked on.
Name: Fire Missile
Icon: Orange missile
What does it do?: 12% power – slightly more powerful than the Homing Missile, but not quite as accurate.
Name: Power Missile
Icon: Red missile
What does it do?: Quite powerful (20%) but not a homing missile so needs quite a lot of accuracy.
Name: Ricochet Disk
Icon: Round blade like thing (looks like a ninja star)
What does it do?: This weapon is like a discus but it bounces off walls. The hits become more powerful with each bounce, but be warned that it can also hit you.
Name: Napalm
Icon: Gas Tank
What does it do?: Shoots a big explosion of napalm over a wide area. You need to fire then aim where the napalm will go (wait for a red dot to show you’ll hit something)
Name: Remote Bomb
Icon: Dynamite
What does it do?: Similar to a land mine, can do a lot of damage.
Name: Swarmer Missile
Icon: Yellow icon with pack Missile picture
What does it do?: A group of homing missiles, you need to hold the weapon button down to activate all 6 at once, but will do a lot of damage (up to 25%) with all 6.
Name: Environment Weapon
Icon: Yellow lightning
What does it do?: Will cause some sort of environmental damage (such as lightning). It can also harm you if you get in the way though.
Name: Health
Icon: Blue w/ red cross & red cross with white border.
What does it do?: The Blue cross will give you partial health and the Red will give full health. Very important, of course!
Name: Turbo
Icon: Silver Gas tank
What does it do?: Useful for instantly refilling the Turbo on your car.
Energy attack combinations
==========================
In addition to Weapons, you can use special attacks for some devastating results.
Freeze Missile
--------------
How to access - Up, Down, Up
What does it do? - Freezes the target enemy for a few seconds, has a minor homing power. If you fire again the freeze will affect your vehicle instead.
Power Consumption - Aprox. 40%
Mine
----
How to access - Right, Left, Down
What does it do? – Drops a landmine, quite a useful weapon
Cloak
-----
How to access - Left, Left, Down, Down
What does it do? – Provides a cloak for your car for a short time, though you can still be hit by weapons.
Shield
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How to access - Right, Right, Down, Down
What does it do? – Shields your vehicle for 5 seconds – useful.
Flak
----
How to access - Up, Down, Left, Right
What does it do? – Detenates any missile it touches, therefore acting as a type of shield. Not as effective as the shield though.
Napalm
------
How to access - Right, Left, Up, Up + Fire Button
What does it do? Gives you napalm alongside any other weapon fired.
Fire from Rear
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How to access - Left, Right, Down, + Fire Button
What does it do? – Fires most weapons behind you instead of in front (doesn’t work for all weapons). Very useful as its often unexpected.
Jump
----
How to access - X,X
What does it do? – Makes your vehicle jump. Very useful for getting to vantage points to take out other vehicles.
Drivers and Vehicles list
=========================
Most vehicles are evenly matched, but some suit players better than others. If you're quite slow then choose one with better armour, otherwise go for speed.
Vehicle: Roadkill
Driver: Marcus Kane
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Shadow
Driver: Mortimer Scharf
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Sweet Tooth
Driver: Needles Kane
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 8/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 2/10
Vehicle: Mr. Grimm
Driver: Mr. Grimm
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Thumper
Driver: Angel
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Spectre
Driver: Chuckie Floop
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Twister
Driver: Miranda Watts
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 10/10
Vehicle: Outlaw 2
Driver: Capt. Jamie & Sgt. Carl, Roberts
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 4/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Grasshopper
Driver: Krista Sparks
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 4/10
Speed: 6/10
Vehicle: Warthog
Driver: Colonel Hall
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 8/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 4/10
Vehicle: Axel
Driver: Axel
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 6/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 4/10
Vehicle: Mr. Slam
Driver: Simon Whittlebone
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 8/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 2/10
Vehicle: Crimson Fury
Driver: Agent Shepherd
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 2/10
Special Weapon: 8/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: HammerHead
Driver: Catfish
Handling: 2/10
Armour: 6/10
Special Weapon: 6/10
Speed: 2/10
Vehicle: Cousin Eddy
Driver: Cousin Eddy
Handling: 5/10
Armour: 10/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: ATV
Driver: Gene Ruttish
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 1/10
Special Weapon: 4/10
Speed: 8/10
Vehicle: Dark Tooth
Driver: Marcus & Needles Kane
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 10/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 10/10
Vehicle: Tower Tooth
Driver: Marcus & Needles Kane
Handling: 10/10
Armour: 10/10
Special Weapon: 10/10
Speed: 10/10