Twisted Metal III

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Product Features

• Car combat mayhem
• New weapons, contestants, and multiplayer options
• Improved enemy AI
• Thrash metal soundtrack featuring Rob Zombie
• For 1 to 4 players

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000DMB6
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,307 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review
Combining the road rage-inspired dark fantasies of Mad Max with a twist of campy black humor, Twisted Metal III is a worthy addition to the emerging car combat genre. Though the game is sure to be a hit with newcomers of the series, fans of the previous Twisted Metal games will find that TM III doesn't quite fire on all cylinders.

The story runs somewhere between Mortal Kombat and your wildest dreams of demolition derbies. But the paper-thin plot doesn't matter: you have a rad car and aren't afraid to use it. Whether you choose to control the monster truck driven by the little old lady, Mr. Grimm's motorcycle o' death, or what is quite possibly the coolest ice-cream truck ever, you'll speed and skid around the asphalt-covered levels, grabbing power-ups and blowing up your opponents with a wide array of vehicle-mounted weaponry.

In a game like this, several things are key: physics, control, and level design. Twisted Metal III departs from the previous games in the franchise. The levels are smaller and the physics and controls conspire to make the vehicles handle oddly. The bottom line: car-smashing fun that doesn't quite live up to the glories of the prequels. --John Cocking

Pros:

• Cool vehicles
• The London level
• Knocking your foes off the rooftops in Tokyo

Cons:

• Driving in reverse using the analog controls
• There are some small, small levels

Product Description
RATED TEEN, WELCOME TO THE TWISTED WORLD WHERE THE DRIVERS ARE INSANE, IT'S THE ORIGINAL ULTIMATE AUTOMOTIVE COMBAT EXPERIENCE

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Worst of the TM series, May 18, 2000

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

TM3 is nothing like the first two of the Twisted Metal series and it's not nearly as good either. The only improvement from the first 2 TM games are the graphics. The sound is about the same and everything else about it just sucks. The control ruins the rest of the game. Just about everytime you even get nudged by another vehicle or fall off a cliff, you end up upside down and that's what I really didn't like about TM3. When you get turned upside down, it slows you down and it gets frustrating. The control is not good at all when you compare it to TM2. You can't turn on a dime no more. The control is so messed up it ruins just about all of the fun factor and replay value.

The only thing good about TM3 is the improved graphics. The levels are laid out pretty good and there's not as many pixels anymore, but like I said the control ruins the whole game. This is the worst of the Twisted Metal series. Twisted Metal 2 is still the best and Twisted Metal 4 is the second best.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Listen..., December 28, 2000

By A Customer

Well, this game sure LOOKED cool at first, glancing at the back of the game, and reading about it. New characters, weapons, stages, where can you go wrong? Plus it was the sequel to Twisted Metal 2 (which is an awesome game). So I thought I was all set.

Let me just that 989 Studios destroyed this game and I was really dissappointed. The worst part about the game was the awful control system. Not only was it horribly slow, but the handling was awful! And it seemed like everytime a "contestant" fell off a building or was hit by another contestant, he/she flipped over and wouldn't retain movement again for 5 seconds.

The soundtrack was ok, but after hearing it time and time again, it got kinda irritating.

Having new characters was a good idea, but they were pretty stupid as well. Not to mention their descriptions, which had to have been the cheesiest thing ever.

The weapons were pretty cool, though. I liked how they added rain missles, speed missles, etc...but once again, the gameplay was so slow + sluggush, it only provided minor and limited entertainment.

Twisted Metal 2 is a really great buy, get that. The gameplay is so much faster (and better) and it is so much more fun. TM2 I give 4.5 stars.

18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars just plain terrible, November 16, 1999

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

TM3 is one of the worst games I have ever played. TM2 is probably the best playstation game around, which was my basis for buying TM3. The characters and the descriptions of the cars are sooo cheesy. Some of the race tracks are pretty cool but they are small. The cars in this version are also incredibly difficult to control. The Rob Zombie- and-friends soundtrack is ok but after playing the game for a while the repetitive songs get annoying. 989 studios ruined this game. I do on the other hand recommend Twisted Metal 1 and 2. They are great.(since they are done by Singletrac)