Twisted Metal III is a 1998 vehicular combat video game developed and published by 989 Studios for the PlayStation.

[5] Twisted Metal III is a vehicular combat game in which the player takes control of one of twelve unique vehicles.

The total number of lives remaining is indicated in the lower left-hand display with the player's health bar, speedometer and turbo.

Due to the open-environment nature of Twisted Metal III, there are numerous possible combos and strategies to invent and discover.

The second level, along with the Darkside boss fight, takes place in Washington, D.C. in front of the United States Capitol.

The third level takes place in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's Hangar 18, which houses a large spacecraft that can be accessed.

The fifth level, along with the Minion boss fight, takes place in London, in which the clock tower that houses Big Ben can be destroyed.

[13] After developing the first two games in the Twisted Metal series, SingleTrac were bought out by GT Interactive, which meant they could no longer develop for the series, since they were limited to producing games published by GT Interactive and Twisted Metal was property of Sony Computer Entertainment.

Twisted Metal III received generally mixed reviews from critics, with an aggregate score of 48.97% on GameRankings.

[15] Kevin Dick of Game Revolution criticized the "uninspired" level design, "confusing" physics engine and "grainy" graphics, but commented positively on the various multiplayer options and soundtrack by Rob Zombie.

[21] Joe Fielder of GameSpot, while admitting the soundtrack by Rob Zombie and Pitchshifter was "fitting", also criticized the "lackluster" level design and "strange" physics engine, advising readers to investigate Activision's Vigilante 8 or GT Interactive's Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 instead.

[19] Despite the mixed critical reception, Twisted Metal III was commercially successful, selling 1.14 million copies in the United States alone.