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Twisted Metal III

Twisted Metal III is a vehicular combat game released in 1998 for the PlayStation. Players control weaponized vehicles in arena-based battles, aiming to destroy opponents and survive each round. The game…

31 October 1998

Twisted Metal III is a fighting developed by 989 Studios, released 31 October 1998 on PlayStation.

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What Twisted Metal III is

Twisted Metal III is a fighting game developed by 989 Studios and released in 1998. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Twisted Metal III takes place two years after the events of Twisted Metal 2 and is a continuation of the previous game’s story. A mysterious man who goes by the name of Calypso returns with his Twisted Metal tournament, in which the winner is granted one wish. Calypso tends to twist the winner's wish, leaving them with an unfortunate demise.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Twisted Metal series

Twisted Metal III is the third of 16 entries we hold in the Twisted Metal series. It arrived 2 years after Twisted Metal 2. The next entry was Twisted Metal 4 in 1999.

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What it launched against

Twisted Metal III launched on 31 October 1998, within three weeks of Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and The House of the Dead 2.

Released around the same time: Half-Life, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, The House of the Dead 2.

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When did Twisted Metal III come out?
Twisted Metal III was released on 31 October 1998 for PlayStation.

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