<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
3	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
3	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
by	O
City	O
Connection	O
alongside	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
featured	O
refreshed	O
graphics	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Device
3	I-Device
DX	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
(	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
were	O
exclusively	O
released	O
there	O
)	O
and	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
99	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
64	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
3	O
DX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
some	O
versions	O
include	O
a	O
reimplementation	O
of	O
the	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
levels	O
now	O
built	O
around	O
nodes	O
(	O
entitled	O
Version	O
2.5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
a	O
four-player-simultaneous	O
option	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
3s	O
developer	O
,	O
Taito	O
,	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
division	O
of	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
held	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
publish	O
Taito	O
's	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
hemisphere	O
,	O
had	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
mid-1997	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Natsume	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
European	O
division	O
published	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
JAMMA	O
96	O
along	O
with	O
Fighter	O
's	O
Impact	O
and	O
G-Darius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
3	O
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
received	O
moderately	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
voicing	O
approval	O
for	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
individual	O
abilities	O
,	O
the	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
intensity	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
questioned	O
whether	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
formula	O
were	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
purchase	O
for	O
gamers	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
disagreed	O
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
arguable	O
that	O
the	O
formula	O
Taito	O
and	O
Natsume	O
hit	O
on	O
with	O
the	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
series	O
needs	O
no	O
major	O
improvements	O
and	O
is	O
sure	O
to	O
please	O
any	O
puzzle	O
fanatic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
one-player	O
modes	O
lack	O
sufficient	O
longevity	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
highly	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
makes	O
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
3	O
a	O
great	O
purchase	O
for	O
puzzle	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
games	O
are	O
mindless	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
action	O
puzzlers	O
,	O
his	O
three	O
co-reviewers	O
all	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
great	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
enhancements	O
were	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
3	O
"	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
their	O
1997	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
accessibility	O
and	O
addictiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
later	O
named	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Version	O
of	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
99	O
a	O
second	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
9th	O
Annual	O
GamePro	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Brain	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
