<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-strategy	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
–	O
originally	O
in	O
Russia	O
–	O
by	O
Game	O
Factory	O
Interactive	O
(	O
GFI	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
developer	O
Burut	O
CT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
,	O
a	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
successful	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
multiple	O
formats	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Hare	O
and	O
his	O
company	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
its	O
prior	O
sequel	O
,	O
were	O
uninvolved	O
with	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
strategy	B-Application
involving	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
soldiers	O
battling	O
enemy	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
rely	O
on	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
heavy	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
to	O
overcome	O
enemies	O
,	O
their	O
vehicles	O
and	O
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Russia	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
and	O
–	O
via	O
download	O
service	O
GamersGate	O
–	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
9	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
receiving	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
a	O
basic	O
premise	O
involving	O
American	O
soldiers	O
battling	O
disparate	O
terrorists	O
who	O
have	O
united	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
"	O
old	O
school	O
"	O
action	B-Application
and	O
strategy	B-Application
gameplay	O
viewed	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
system	O
-	O
according	O
PC	B-Device
PowerPlay	O
-	O
"	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
‘	O
twin-stick	O
’	O
shooters	O
like	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
except	O
here	O
you	O
control	O
just	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
soldiers	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
fall	O
in	O
line	O
,	O
shooting	O
when	O
the	O
lead	O
does	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
split	O
the	O
squad	O
into	O
smaller	O
units	O
should	O
strategy	B-Application
so	O
require	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
online	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
though	O
Strategy	B-Application
Informer	O
noted	O
this	O
mode	O
is	O
unpopular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
of	O
which	O
–	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
were	O
successful	O
across	O
multiple	O
formats	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
led	O
by	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
;	O
Hare	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
abortive	O
sequels	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
planning	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
Codemasters	O
licensed	O
Russian	O
company	O
Game	O
Factory	O
Interactive	O
(	O
GFI	O
)	O
–	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Precursors	I-Application
,	O
Boiling	B-Application
Point	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
and	O
White	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
in	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
–	O
to	O
develop	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GFI	O
's	O
Oleg	O
Lychaniy	O
stated	O
the	O
developers	O
attempted	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
most	O
appealing	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
while	O
attracting	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GFI	O
also	O
attempted	O
to	O
retain	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
's	O
"	O
antimilitarist	O
message	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
most	O
proud	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
destructible	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Cobbet	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
UK	O
said	O
"	O
just	O
maybe	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
going	O
too	O
far	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
images	O
of	O
soldiers	O
 '	O
gory	O
corpses	O
cleared	O
from	O
the	O
interface	O
by	O
windscreen	O
wipers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
expressed	O
bemusement	O
at	O
"	O
terrorists	O
with	O
robots	O
and	O
plasma	O
guns	O
"	O
antagonists	O
,	O
but	O
reflected	O
–	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
"	O
still	O
,	O
could	O
be	O
worse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobbet	O
summarised	O
that	O
the	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
meant	O
that	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
did	O
not	O
evoke	O
nostalgia	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
poor	O
substitute	O
"	O
for	O
other	O
action	B-Application
or	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reflected	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
solid	O
crack	O
at	O
updating	O
the	O
action	B-Application
for	O
a	O
new	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
far	O
from	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
expected	O
"	O
given	O
its	O
obscure	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
use	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
limited	O
"	O
but	O
the	O
action	B-Application
"	O
enormous	O
amounts	O
of	O
explosive	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
gratification	O
of	O
destroying	O
enemies	O
and	O
buildings	O
with	O
rifles	O
and	O
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
best	O
played	O
in	O
short	O
bursts	O
"	O
and	O
summarised	O
:	O
"	O
Provided	O
you	O
're	O
not	O
expecting	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
much	O
depth	O
or	O
that	O
's	O
oozing	O
innovation	O
,	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
proves	O
that	O
virtual	O
war	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Cocks	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
PowerPlay	O
complained	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
proves	O
frustrating	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
not	O
uncommon	O
to	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
job	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
tedious	O
game	O
of	O
hide	O
and	O
seek	O
as	O
they	O
scour	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
finding	O
another	O
cache	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
fact	O
,	O
tedium	O
is	O
a	O
frequent	O
bedfellow	O
in	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mission	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cocks	O
summarised	O
:	O
"	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ultimate	O
coat-tail	O
rider	O
 [ ... ] 	O
perhaps	O
there	O
is	O
some	O
nostalgic	O
pleasure	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
in	O
this	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
we	O
suggest	O
leaving	O
well	O
enough	O
alone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strategy	B-Application
Informer	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
updated	O
and	O
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
noting	O
better	O
controls	O
,	O
more	O
forgiving	O
health	O
bars	O
and	O
save	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
engaging	O
mission	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
called	O
the	O
translated	O
dialogue	O
worse	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Zero	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greece	O
's	O
PC	B-Device
Master	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
while	O
somewhat	O
repetitive	O
,	O
a	O
successful	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
