<s>
is	O
a	O
2001	B-Application
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
fighting	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
in	O
superior	O
detail	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
ultimate	O
human	O
weapon	O
through	O
their	O
Omega	O
Project	O
by	O
capturing	O
and	O
transforming	O
the	O
Mugen	O
Tenshin	O
Ninja	B-Application
Clan	O
's	O
Hajin	O
Mon	O
leader	O
,	O
Genra	O
,	O
into	O
an	O
evil	O
superhuman	O
called	O
Omega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninjas	B-Application
enter	O
the	O
third	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
tournament	O
to	O
defeat	O
Omega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	B-Device
10	I-Device
best	I-Device
selling	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
later	O
become	O
backwards	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
all	O
versions	O
were	O
made	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
controls	O
remain	O
essentially	O
unchanged	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
system	O
's	O
power	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
stage	O
sizes	O
farther	O
than	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
less	O
unlockable	O
content	O
compared	O
to	O
DOA2	B-Application
:	O
Hardcore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
controller	O
's	O
pressure	O
sensitive	O
analog	O
face	O
buttons	O
to	O
allow	O
shortcuts	O
in	O
performing	O
certain	O
moves	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
controls	O
lenient	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
analog	O
buttons	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
featured	O
many	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
50	O
new	O
attacks	O
for	O
characters	O
,	O
tweaked	O
move	O
properties	O
for	O
attacks	O
,	O
more	O
unlockable	O
content	O
,	O
much	O
better	O
sidestepping	O
movements	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
dodge	O
most	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
controller	O
's	O
analog	O
stick	O
does	O
n't	O
deactivate	O
when	O
the	O
analog	O
buttons	O
are	O
turned	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
18	O
fighters	O
,	O
including	O
17	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
boss	O
character	O
Omega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
newcomers	O
are	O
Chinese	O
drunken	O
fighter	O
Brad	O
Wong	O
,	O
British	O
assassin	B-Application
Christie	O
,	O
Japanese	O
ninja	B-Application
Hayate	O
(	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
roster	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
as	O
"	O
Ein	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
German-Japanese	O
karateka	O
Hitomi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
wandering	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christie	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
assassin	B-Application
and	O
she-quan	O
practitioner	O
hired	O
by	O
Victor	O
Donovan	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
anti-Douglas	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayate	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
the	O
18th	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Mugen	O
Tenshin	O
Ninja	B-Application
Clan	O
,	O
who	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Ein	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
enters	O
the	O
tournament	O
again	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Genra	O
,	O
the	O
superhuman	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
puppet	O
of	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
Project	O
Omega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitomi	O
,	O
a	O
German-Japanese	O
karateka	O
who	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omega	O
(	O
unplayable	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
superhuman	O
of	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
Project	O
Omega	O
who	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
Genra	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Mugen	O
Tenshin	O
's	O
Hajin	O
Mon	O
sect	O
and	O
Ayane	O
's	O
foster	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
ninja	B-Application
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
put	O
a	O
stop	O
to	O
the	O
evil	O
doings	O
of	O
Tengu	O
during	O
the	O
last	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
from	O
triggering	O
a	O
massive	O
worldwide	O
collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOATEC	B-Application
has	O
gone	O
astray	O
,	O
turning	O
into	O
the	O
hunting	O
grounds	O
for	O
power-hungry	O
scam	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
when	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
development	O
department	O
(	O
a	O
fortress	O
for	O
state-of-the-art	O
military	O
technology	O
)	O
witnesses	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
a	O
genius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
man	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
once	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Hajin	O
Mon	O
ninjas	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Mugen	O
Tenshin	O
Ninja	B-Application
Clan	O
,	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
human	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
force	O
of	O
singular	O
and	O
unprecedented	O
capabilities	O
known	O
as	O
Omega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
test	O
the	O
subject	O
Omega	O
's	O
skills	O
,	O
DOATEC	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
third	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
World	O
Combat	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninjas	B-Application
Hayate	O
,	O
Ayane	O
,	O
and	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
enter	O
the	O
third	O
tournament	O
to	O
defeat	O
Genra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayman	O
,	O
the	O
assassin	B-Application
who	O
was	O
once	O
hired	O
by	O
Victor	O
Donovan	O
to	O
kill	O
Fame	O
Douglas	O
during	O
the	O
first	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
,	O
enters	O
the	O
third	O
tournament	O
to	O
get	O
revenge	O
on	O
Donovan	O
after	O
he	O
sent	O
a	O
mysterious	O
sniper	B-Protocol
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayman	O
easily	O
quashed	O
the	O
sniper	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
the	O
feeble	O
attempt	O
on	O
his	O
life	O
left	O
Bayman	O
in	O
anger	O
and	O
in	O
retaliation	O
against	O
Donovan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helena	O
Douglas	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
Fame	O
Douglas	O
was	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
anti-Douglas	O
faction	O
of	O
DOATEC	B-Application
led	O
by	O
Donovan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
Helena	O
likes	O
it	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
dragged	O
into	O
the	O
intertwined	O
conspiracies	O
within	O
the	O
huge	O
DOATEC	B-Application
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
she	O
wins	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
regain	O
her	O
freedom	O
and	O
learn	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
DOATEC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
Helena	O
from	O
winning	O
,	O
Donovan	O
hires	O
a	O
British	O
assassin	B-Application
named	O
Christie	O
to	O
keep	O
an	O
eye	O
on	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
kill	O
her	O
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
tournament	O
is	O
underway	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
hunted	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
defend	O
herself	O
from	O
multiple	O
attempts	O
on	O
her	O
life	O
by	O
highly	O
skilled	O
ninja	B-Application
assassins	B-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
runaway	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
desires	O
to	O
see	O
her	O
brother	O
Hayate	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	O
meets	O
with	O
Hayate	O
,	O
who	O
's	O
torn	O
between	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
code	O
and	O
his	O
love	O
for	O
his	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
an	O
argument	O
is	O
made	O
between	O
the	O
ninjas	B-Application
on	O
who	O
should	O
defeat	O
Genra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ayane	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Hajin	O
Mon	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
Genra	O
's	O
foster	O
daughter	O
,	O
feels	O
that	O
fate	O
commands	O
her	O
to	O
put	O
Genra	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
misery	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
her	O
duty	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Tecmo	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
continuing	O
the	O
series	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
approached	O
them	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
next	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
recently	O
announced	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
exclusive	O
,	O
high-profile	O
games	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
technical	O
capability	O
of	O
their	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
deal	O
also	O
fit	O
in	O
with	O
series	O
creator	O
Tomonobu	O
Itagaki	O
's	O
design	O
philosophy	O
of	O
always	O
targeting	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
console	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
American	O
Xbox	B-Application
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
Xbox	B-Application
launches	O
several	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
and	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
feature	O
more	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
extra	O
costumes	O
,	O
new	O
attacks	O
for	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
cinematic	O
introduction	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2002	O
,	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
provided	O
a	O
'	O
Booster	O
Disc	O
 '	O
for	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
which	O
included	O
the	O
new	O
cinematic	O
introduction	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
extra	O
costumes	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
EU	O
and	O
JP	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
however	O
contain	O
the	O
extra	O
fighting	O
moves	O
or	O
general	O
game	O
balancing	O
tweaks	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
brought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
booster	O
content	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
provided	O
with	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
demo	O
disc	O
from	O
June	O
2002	O
to	O
September	O
2002	O
;	O
each	O
disc	O
featured	O
the	O
same	O
content	O
but	O
gave	O
magazine	O
buyers	O
multiple	O
times	O
to	O
acquire	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
booster	O
content	O
was	O
also	O
provided	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Exhibition	I-Device
Volume	I-Device
1	I-Device
disc	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Platinum	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
three	O
songs	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
rock	O
band	O
Aerosmith	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Settings	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Arcade	B-Application
Stick	I-Application
for	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
made	O
by	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
peripheral	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
Hori	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
launch	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Trax	O
(	O
KWCD-1006	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Wake	O
Up	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
guide	O
book	O
titled	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Prima	O
's	O
Official	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
by	O
Prima	O
Games	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
more	O
guide	O
books	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
early	O
2002	O
:	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
Guide	O
Book	O
( デッド	O
オア	O
アライブ3	O
ガイドブック	O
)	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
/	O
Enterbrain	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
Kōshiki	O
Kōryaku	O
Guide	O
( デッド	O
オア	O
アライブ3	O
公式攻略ガイド	O
)	O
by	O
Kodansha	O
,	O
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
Perfect	O
Guide	O
( デッド	O
オア	O
アライブ3	O
パーフェクトガイド	O
)	O
by	O
SoftBank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
later	O
became	O
backwards	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
became	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
now	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
and	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
more	O
content	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
American	O
Xbox	B-Application
platforms	O
by	O
purchasing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Store	I-Application
first	O
,	O
then	O
changing	O
the	O
region	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
settings	O
to	O
either	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
or	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
restarting	O
the	O
console	O
before	O
downloading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
three	O
points	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthony	O
Chau	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
represents	O
the	O
new	O
standard	O
of	O
excellence	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
can	O
deliver	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
great	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
and	O
its	O
vast	O
improvements	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
once	O
you	O
get	O
past	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
that	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
offer	O
much	O
of	O
anything	O
that	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
done	O
in	O
other	O
3D	O
fighting	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Console	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Animation	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Munch	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Console	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
in	O
a	O
Console	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Console	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
"	O
prize	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextGen	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
59th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
fighting	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
reached	O
1.3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
launch	O
title	O
next	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
and	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
to	O
garner	O
Platinum	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
that	O
were	O
quintessential	O
in	O
helping	O
build	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
brand	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
games	O
"	O
that	O
shaped	O
the	O
generation	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
later	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
(	O
NAVGTR	O
)	O
during	O
the	O
academy	O
's	O
inaugural	O
award	O
show	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Championship	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
CinemaBlend	O
ranked	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
eight	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
,	O
where	O
in	O
the	O
11th	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
6th	O
season	O
entitled	O
"	O
Gone	O
"	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
Trio	O
members	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Wells	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Levinson	O
(	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Tom	O
Lenk	O
and	O
Danny	O
Strong	O
)	O
,	O
play	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
at	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
