989 Studios had gained a reputation for releasing sequels to popular SCEA titles that were inferior to their predecessors (Example: Twisted Metal III/4, Cool Boarders 3/4, 3Xtreme, Jet Moto 3). Their Twisted Metal titles came under great critical and commercial fire for being completely inferior to the first two games. This was mostly due to the change in developers (989 developed TMIII and 4 instead of SingleTrac (Now Incognito Entertainment) ...
