<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
a	O
3D	O
weapons-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
and	O
sequel	B-Language
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshinden	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Toshinden	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
largely	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Toshinden	B-Application
3	I-Application
radically	O
changes	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
of	O
Toshinden	B-Application
3	I-Application
feature	O
several	O
game	O
play	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
release	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Faced	O
with	O
an	O
enticing	O
offer	O
,	O
Eiji	O
starts	B-Application
his	I-Application
own	I-Application
plan	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
lure	O
Vermilion	O
out	O
for	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
whereas	O
Toshinden	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
simple	O
graphical	O
upgrade	O
which	O
retained	O
the	O
flaws	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Toshinden	B-Application
3	I-Application
genuinely	O
advanced	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Sushi-X	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
saw	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
rush-job	O
,	O
noting	O
how	O
quickly	O
it	O
had	O
come	O
out	O
after	O
Toshinden	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
3	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
within	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
(	O
control	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
)	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
Toshinden	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
not	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
classed	O
with	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
or	O
even	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
Toshinden	O
3''	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
n't	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
