Twisted Metal III

Twisted Metal III is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by 989 Studios for the PlayStation. It is the first game in the series to be developed by 989 Studios. The game was released in North America on October 31, 1998 and was re-released for the Sony Greatest Hits lineup in 1999. It is the first installment that was not released in the PAL regions.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Ugly graphics for a PS1 game. Twisted Metal 1 and 2, while they haven't aged well, looked decent for the time.
 * 2) Long load times.
 * 3) Broken physics engine.
 * 4) Terrible handling.
 * 5) Bad endings which all end up horribly, as none of the playable drivers get what wish they wanted.
 * 6) Poor sound effects.
 * 7) The new characters are all bland and unlikable.
 * 8) Bad arena design.
 * 9) Bland vehicle design.
 * 10) Bad in-game dialogue.
 * 11) The character backstories are all very bland and uninteresting.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Good soundtrack like Rob Zombie's Meet the Creeper.
 * 2) While they haven't aged well the cutscenes looked decent for the time.
 * 3) Great voice acting from Calypso for the time.
 * 4) At least the AI is a improvement from its first two entries.