<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Treyarch	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
historical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
open-ended	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
multiple	O
paths	O
to	O
complete	O
objectives	O
,	O
but	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	B-Application
installment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
fight	O
alongside	O
AI-controlled	O
teammates	O
against	O
enemies	O
who	O
use	O
various	O
attack	O
patterns	O
,	O
hide	O
behind	O
cover	O
,	O
and	O
regroup	O
to	O
improved	O
defensive	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compass	O
on	O
the	O
heads-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
helps	O
the	O
player	O
navigate	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
each	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
turn	O
red	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
heartbeat	O
will	O
increase	O
in	O
volume	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
is	O
low	O
;	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
replenished	O
through	O
an	O
automatic	O
recovery	O
system	O
when	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
not	O
taking	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
Front	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1944	O
and	O
contains	O
missions	O
specific	O
to	O
four	O
major	O
Allied	O
campaigns	O
in	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Normandy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
objectives	O
marked	O
by	O
their	O
HUD	B-Application
;	O
these	O
include	O
having	O
the	O
character	O
arrive	O
at	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
,	O
eliminate	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
specified	O
location	O
,	O
manning	O
a	O
tank	O
,	O
and	O
marking	O
targets	O
for	O
air	O
strikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduces	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
scripted	O
close-combat	O
sequences	O
and	O
multiple	O
actions	O
to	O
arming	O
explosives	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
press	O
buttons	O
in	O
sequences	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
–	O
each	O
team	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
24	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
16	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
a	O
single	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
features	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
to	O
introduce	O
two	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Normalized	O
"	O
mode	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
allow	O
console	O
players	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
adjust	O
to	O
the	O
smaller	O
kill	O
box	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansion	O
United	B-Application
Offensive	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
divides	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
into	O
Player	O
and	O
Ranked	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guzzo	O
attempts	O
to	O
call	O
for	O
air	B-Application
support	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
wounded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nichols	O
and	O
Dixon	O
rescue	O
him	O
as	O
air	B-Application
support	I-Application
arrives	O
,	O
but	O
Dixon	O
is	O
shot	O
and	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
map	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
multiplayer	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
map	O
pack	O
,	O
"	O
Bravo	O
"	O
,	O
contained	O
five	O
new	O
maps	O
of	O
which	O
two	O
were	O
remade	O
from	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
United	I-Application
Offensive	I-Application
:	O
Gare	O
Centrale	O
,	O
Marseilles	O
,	O
Aller	O
Haut	O
,	O
Seine	O
River	O
,	O
and	O
Rimling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Activision	O
shortly	O
before	O
E3	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Treyarch	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
the	O
title	O
(	O
their	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Red	I-Application
One	I-Application
)	O
which	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
installment	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
platforms	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
numerical	O
sequel	O
to	O
date	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
console-exclusive	O
game	O
alongside	O
Big	O
Red	O
One	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Finest	I-Application
Hour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Video	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
senior	O
producer	O
,	O
Noah	O
Heller	O
,	O
revealed	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
eight	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
where	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
titles	O
of	O
November	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
releases	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
3	I-Application
each	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
per	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
