


The Deathmatch ends when one player successfully destroys all other player vehicles, after which the match resets for another battle. The Deathmatch mode is a one-to-four-player game in which the player fights head-to-head with other players, though computer-controlled enemy cars can also be incorporated.

When either player loses a life, the collective number of lives decreases. If a computer-controlled ally is used, the player has the option to share their total number of lives with the ally. The player has the option to play with a computer-assisted ally to aid in destroying their opponents, but the ending cinematics will not be viewable if a computer-controlled ally is used. The Tournament continues until all of the player's lives have expired or all levels have been completed. The enemy vehicles are automatically chosen and their skill increases with each level that is successfully passed. The goal of each level is to destroy all of the opponent vehicles. The Tournament mode consists of an eight-level game. The game can be played in either the one-player "Tournament" mode or the multi-player "Deathmatch" mode. While in control of a vehicle, the player can accelerate, steer, brake, reverse, activate the turbo, turn tightly, toggle between and activate weapons using the game controller's d-pad, analog sticks and buttons. Twisted Metal III is a vehicular combat game in which the player takes control of one of twelve unique vehicles. Gameplay Īn example of gameplay in Twisted Metal III featuring Spectre in the North Pole stage. However, the game was commercially successful, selling 1.14 million copies in the United States alone. 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. 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. 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. Twisted Metal III is third in the Twisted Metal series and the first to be fully developed by 989 Studios. It is the first installment not to be released in the PAL regions. The game was released in North America on Novemand was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits line-up in 1999. Twisted Metal III is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by 989 Studios for the PlayStation.
