<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
2003	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
BEC	O
and	O
Boom	O
Corp	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Junior	O
,	O
who	O
begins	O
playing	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
called	O
"	O
Digimon	O
Online	O
"	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
terrorists	O
attack	O
,	O
Junior	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
players	O
are	O
trapped	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
must	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
out	O
using	O
his	O
Digimon	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
like	O
Japanese	O
Role-Playing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
or	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
arrive	O
and	O
threaten	O
to	O
turn	O
Kail	O
into	O
Oinkmon	B-Application
,	O
if	O
Kurt	O
does	O
n't	O
give	O
the	O
Vemmon	B-Application
Digi-Egg	O
to	O
the	O
A.o.A.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
Kurt	O
being	O
turned	O
into	O
Oinkmon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Vemmon	B-Application
Digi-Egg	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Juggernaut	O
is	O
then	O
used	O
by	O
Vemmon	B-Application
to	O
digivolve	O
to	O
Destromon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
manifest	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
-	O
thus	O
becoming	O
a	O
very	O
real	O
threat	O
to	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Junior	O
then	O
uses	O
the	O
central	O
computer	O
to	O
destroy	O
Destromon	B-Application
,	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
Asuka	O
to	O
ask	O
Airdramon	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
in	O
lifting	O
the	O
virus	O
which	O
is	O
affecting	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
by	O
transforming	O
them	O
into	O
Oinkmon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
long	O
,	O
the	O
Oinkmon	B-Application
virus	O
returns	O
and	O
strikes	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
Junior	O
and	O
Kail	O
surviving	O
untouched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vemmon	B-Application
had	O
used	O
the	O
beam	O
containing	O
the	O
Oinkmon	B-Application
virus	O
and	O
shot	O
the	O
beam	O
through	O
all	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lord	O
Megadeath	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
but	O
succeeds	O
in	O
his	O
project	O
of	O
creating	O
Snatchmon	B-Application
,	O
by	O
combining	O
four	O
Vemmon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatchmon	B-Application
absorbs	O
Lord	O
Megadeath	O
,	O
challenges	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
merges	O
with	O
the	O
Gunslinger	O
to	O
become	O
Galacticmon	B-Application
-	O
its	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
being	O
to	O
merge	O
with	O
the	O
Earth	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
unimaginably	O
powerful	O
Gaiamon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Junior	O
defeats	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
Galacticmon	B-Application
's	O
satellite	O
body	O
falls	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
burning	O
up	O
into	O
a	O
meteor	O
shower	O
in	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
2003	I-Application
)	O
,	O
four	O
new	O
Server	O
Leaders	O
have	O
been	O
established	O
and	O
Kurt	O
is	O
the	O
new	O
World	O
Champion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Entertainment	O
Company	O
and	O
Boom	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Satoshi	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Digimon	B-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Digimon	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
a	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
total	O
score	O
from	O
editors	O
of	O
Japanese	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
sell	O
83,635	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
142nd	O
most-bought	O
software	O
title	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
Western	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
earning	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
47	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vargas	O
of	O
PSX	O
Nation	O
compared	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
user-friendliness	O
and	O
open-ended	O
approach	O
that	O
made	O
"	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
"	O
clone	O
"	O
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
"	O
such	O
a	O
pleasant	O
experience	O
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
training	O
and	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Profoundly	O
mediocre	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
only	O
hardcore	O
Digi-fans	O
will	O
like.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
enough	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
re-issued	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
