<s>
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
3s	I-Application
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
Prophet	O
,	O
a	O
Nanosuit	O
holder	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Ceph	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Ceph	O
alien	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
introduced	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
include	O
a	O
new	O
Nanosuit	O
ability	O
called	O
"	O
Rip	O
&	O
Throw	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
compound	O
bow	O
and	O
hacking	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
hack	O
into	O
enemies	O
 '	O
equipment	O
,	O
drones	O
,	O
and	O
security	O
defenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
merge	O
the	O
urban	O
landscape	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
forest	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
complaints	O
about	O
Crysis	B-Application
2s	I-Application
linearity	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
were	O
opened	O
up	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
grant	O
players	O
more	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canned	O
because	O
of	O
relation	O
troubles	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
Trilogy	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
Remastered	O
and	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
steps	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
also	O
bundled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
Trilogy	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
allowing	O
enemies	O
to	O
react	O
more	O
quickly	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
are	O
more	O
open-ended	O
than	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
are	O
introduced	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
compound	O
bow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
refined	O
kill	O
streak	O
system	O
is	O
introduced	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
gain	O
rewards	O
by	O
killing	O
hostile	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
while	O
collecting	O
their	O
dog	O
tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Prophet	O
as	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
in	O
2047	O
,	O
24	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Psycho	O
and	O
Prophet	O
travel	O
the	O
world	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Ceph	O
,	O
the	O
ultimate	O
Ceph	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
crashlands	O
in	O
the	O
water	O
near	O
the	O
Lingshan	O
Islands	O
where	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
took	O
place	O
27	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
3s	I-Application
development	O
began	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
budget	O
was	O
significantly	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
resources	O
and	O
manpower	O
were	O
relocated	O
to	O
develop	O
Homefront	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
abandoning	O
the	O
island	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Prophet	O
,	O
a	O
nanosuit	O
holder	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returns	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
Crytek	O
considered	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
character	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
longest	O
heritage	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psycho	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
returns	O
as	O
Prophet	O
's	O
companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Crysis	B-Application
2s	I-Application
protagonist	O
Alcatraz	O
who	O
does	O
not	O
speak	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Prophet	O
is	O
voiced	O
in	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
deliver	O
more	O
emotional	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
record	O
actor	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
body	O
movements	O
and	O
facial	O
expressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
which	O
gives	O
players	O
more	O
freedom	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
linear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
,	O
Crytek	O
attempted	O
to	O
integrate	O
the	O
two	O
major	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
the	O
freedom	O
given	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
and	O
the	O
linearity	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
open	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
maps	O
are	O
significantly	O
larger	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
wanted	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
from	O
typical	O
weapon	O
design	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
a	O
weapon	O
to	O
simply	O
differentiate	O
between	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
goals	O
in	O
developing	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
to	O
"	O
push	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
considered	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
effectively	O
assist	O
and	O
drive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
create	O
immersion	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
CryEngine	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Crytek	O
's	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
newest	O
features	O
of	O
CryEngine	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
volumetric	B-General_Concept
fog	I-General_Concept
shadows	O
,	O
improved	O
dynamic	O
vegetation	O
,	O
dynamic	O
caustics	O
,	O
improved	O
area	O
lighting	O
and	O
diffuse	O
shadows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
from	O
PC	O
gamers	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
sacrifices	O
made	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
console	O
hardware	O
,	O
Crytek	O
responded	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
will	O
figuratively	O
"	O
melt	O
down	O
PCs	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
required	O
a	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
compatible	O
video	O
card	O
and	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
Crytek	O
considered	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
huge	O
obstacle	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
"	O
rip	O
the	O
engine	O
to	O
pieces	O
"	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
on	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hunter	O
mode	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
TimeSplitters'''s	O
Gladiator	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Borislav	O
Slavov	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
led	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
development	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Nathan	O
Camarillo	O
,	O
an	O
executive	O
producer	O
from	O
Crytek	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
series	O
could	O
potentially	O
be	O
a	O
very	O
long-running	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
considered	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
universe	O
easy	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
and	O
become	O
invested	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
Cevat	O
Yerli	O
,	O
Crytek	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
claimed	O
that	O
if	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
successful	O
title	O
,	O
Crytek	O
would	O
not	O
develop	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filmmaker	O
Albert	O
Hughes	O
was	O
commissioned	O
to	O
produce	O
The	O
7	O
Wonders	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
six	O
short	O
stylized	O
videos	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
different	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC-only	O
closed	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
selected	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
users	O
on	O
31	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
public	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
containing	O
two	O
maps	O
(	O
"	O
Museum	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Airport	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
(	O
"	O
Crash	O
Site	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Hunter	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
through	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crytek	O
and	O
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
3	O
million	O
people	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
beta.Crysis	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
19	O
February	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
21	O
February	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
after	O
relations	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
EA	O
became	O
troubled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
had	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
also	O
get	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
via	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crysis	B-Application
Trilogy	O
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
February	O
2014	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
The	O
Lost	O
Island	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer-only	O
DLC	B-Protocol
includes	O
two	O
weapons	O
,	O
four	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
called	O
"	O
Frenzy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Possession	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
4	O
July	O
2013	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
steps	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
Metacritic	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
76/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
77/100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
76/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Bertz	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
powered	O
by	O
CryEngine	B-Application
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
games	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
finale	O
and	O
considered	O
that	O
it	O
brought	O
a	O
proper	O
closure	O
to	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
groundbreaking	O
revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
did	O
not	O
achieve	O
the	O
revolution	O
brought	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Crysis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jose	O
Otero	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fun	O
despite	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
original	O
ideas	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
go	O
in	O
understanding	O
that	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
delivers	O
blockbuster	O
entertainment	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
that	O
iterates	O
on	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
's	O
perks	O
system	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
be	O
fine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
Crysis	B-Application
to	O
stake	O
a	O
claim	O
all	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
be	O
disappointed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Evan	O
Lahti	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
surprise	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
presented	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
2	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
proper	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
debut	O
release	O
week	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
closely	O
followed	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
another	O
EA	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cevat	O
Yerli	O
,	O
Crytek	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
4	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
