| Twisted Metal III | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | 989 Studios |
| Publisher(s) | 989 Studios |
| Director(s) | Howard Liebeskind |
| Producer(s) | Ken George |
| Programmer(s) | Bill Todd Jim Buck Mike Riccio[citation needed] |
| Artist(s) | Darrin Fuller Barry Pringle James Doyle Thai Tran Diane Covill Brian O'Hara |
| Writer(s) | Dan Philips |
| Composer(s) | Rob Zombie Pitchshifter |
| Series | Twisted Metal |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Vehicular combat |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Twisted Metal III is a 1998 vehicular combat video game developed and published by 989 Studios for the PlayStation. The game was released only in North America and was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits line-up in 1999.[3] It is the first installment not to be released in the PAL regions and published directly by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Twisted Metal III is third in the Twisted Metal series and the first to be fully developed by 989 Studios. The game's plot is centered on the titular competition in which various drivers in modified vehicles must destroy the other vehicles in an attempt to be the last one alive. The winner meets the organizer of the competition, a mysterious man named Calypso, who will grant the winner a single wish, regardless of price, size or even reality.[4]
Twisted Metal III received generally mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the game's level design and physics engine but commented positively on the multiplayer gameplay and soundtrack by Rob Zombie and Pitchshifter. However, the game was commercially successful, selling 1.14 million copies in the United States alone.[5]
- ^ "Twisted Metal 3". IGN. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Game Informer News". Game Informer. May 3, 1999. Archived from the original on May 3, 1999. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Twisted Metal III for PlayStation". GameSpot. February 12, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2009.
- ^ 989 Studios (October 31, 1998). Twisted Metal III (PlayStation). 989 Studios. Level/area: Opening sequence.
Calypso: I am Calypso. Each year I gather the twelve worthiest drivers to face off in the Twisted Metal competition. They must face each other and some of my friends to claim the ultimate prize. I grant a single wish. Whatever the winner asks for. To the losers... death. Welcome to Twisted Metal.
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