TWISTEDCREECH96 wrote on 01/14/16 at 00:51:43:


There is a deathmatch mode without tourists but from what I remember it automatically picks the # number of vehicles you can battle so it lacks custom settings.

You don't technically need to get the tourists in the story but it's necessary for Health/weapon upgrades, and because you have a limited # of lives in story. The game itself isn't really hard at all from a combat perspective, but story mode is totally unforgiving. To top that off, there is only one ending for all the characters, leaving little motivation to complete the tournament. I think the boss fights were a bit frustrating though, I agree. Nightshade was tough, and Big Daddy is a very difficult final battle, to the point where you may not even bother.

The game was pretty entertaining despite some flaws though. I particularly thought the maps were pretty good. Really enjoyed the XLAX Airport (Mighty Mighty Bosstones!), Area 51, Eternal Acres. The characters/vehicles were pretty cool too... a friggin hot dog car, a rat-themed Batmobile, a school bus. 

Being that Rogue Trip was Scott Campbell's project, some of Rogue Trip's ideas were carried over to TMX.
Meat Wagon from TMX is Ozone. The name "Vermin" is re-used for a different vehicle. There is a playable helicopter in RT like in TMX. The remote guided rat rocket from TMX is based off a remote guided missile from RT. Homing weapons home too well in RT - just like TMX. Each game has several maps that take place in California and each have one New York map. Lastly, Rogue Trip takes place in 2012, same year TMX was released.

Also, if you haven't played Singletrac's "Critical Depth" for PSX, you should order that. It's a submarine version of Twisted Metal that came out around the same time as Rogue Trip. It's a bit more complex but has more of a story.

Oh man !  That's interesting MAWSH, i didn't realize how they took Rouge Trip stuff and put it in TMPS3, such as the names Vermin and Meat Wagon. 

Also imagine if Singletrac didn't lose the rights to TM and 989 didn't do TM3 and what if Twisted Metal : Head on came out in 1998 instead of 989 TM3 , but with Rouge Trip's graphics ?
Do you think that would have been the REAL Twisted Metal 3 ?

Also I think I should try Critical Depth, I've been watching Luisparson's Critical Depth playthroughs on youtube, that game even has a Crimson Fury submarine, awesome !

@ Luis I manged to make it to Big Daddy as Pyro. But he is a tough one, I'm also still learning how to do the advanced attacks such as cash suck, and shields.

I love Rogue Trip and didn't find the game so difficult (at least not like Critical Depth). My favorite vehicle to use is Rock 'N' Rule. And if I remember right, Nightshade is more difficult than the final boss, at least for me.
I did notice the similarities between TMX and RT, those are good details.
Also, the gameplay on RT is awesome, they kinda complicated the advanced weapons but the jump in that game is so sweet to use and you can use it to great advantage (mainly because you can spam it thanks to the energy/turbo system in the game) by dodging a lot of stuff, escaping and attack the enemy from a lot of angles in a matter of seconds.

Find the codes to play as Big Daddy or the Flying Saucer. And use the cheat for unlimited meteors for fun. Its hella good time to spam meteors in the sky. Armageddon at your finger tips