In this tournament, players are to engage in battle with opponents using various ballistic projectiles such as rockets. Players are also able to obtain various pick-ups strewn across the map to use to their advantage. The game sets down a survival of the fittest objective, in which the last man standing wins. Players can choose to either play against bots in a series of matches in story mode, or battle up to four friends in a split screen versus mode.
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 that 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.
