<s>
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
,	O
2K	O
,	O
and	O
ZOO	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ford	B-Device
Racing	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
releases	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
Impact	O
Productions	O
developed	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
while	O
Razorworks	O
developed	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
GBA	B-Device
versions	O
feature	O
55	O
Ford	O
vehicles	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
has	O
26	O
Ford	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
the	O
main	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
14	O
race	O
tournaments	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
vehicle	O
class	O
and	O
consisting	O
of	O
various	O
race	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
elimination	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
Ford	O
Collection	O
mode	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
10	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
races	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
win	O
to	O
unlock	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
supports	O
six-player	O
network	O
player	O
through	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
supports	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
six	O
players	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Price	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
biggest	O
draw	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
UK	O
criticized	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
the	O
worst	O
driving	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Ford	O
brand	O
itself	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
glitz	O
or	O
glamour	O
to	O
it	O
either.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
travesty	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
any	O
good	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
of	O
X-Play	O
praised	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
scenic	O
race	O
tracks	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
support	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
cars	O
and	O
trucks	O
do	O
n't	O
grip	O
the	O
road	O
tightly	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
loose	O
style	O
of	O
driving	O
that	O
often	O
feels	O
like	O
you	O
are	O
nudging	O
a	O
boat	O
on	O
water	O
instead	O
of	O
steering	O
radial	O
tires	O
on	O
asphalt.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Mueller	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
license	O
and	O
some	O
interesting	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
comes	O
off	O
feeling	O
generic	O
and	O
far	O
less	O
distinct	O
than	O
the	O
real-life	O
vehicles	O
the	O
game	O
attempts	O
to	O
capture.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mueller	O
later	O
reviewed	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
have	O
halfway	O
decent	O
racing	O
mechanics	O
and	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
has	O
neither	O
of	O
these	O
things	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
looks	O
ugly	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
Visual	O
Impact	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
while	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
severely	O
mediocre	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
racers	O
that	O
hit	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
weeks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Chapman	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
criticized	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
's	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
,	O
generic	O
sound	O
effects	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
worst	O
part	O
though	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
small	O
selection	O
of	O
cheesy	O
rock	O
music	O
that	O
plays	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
until	O
your	O
ears	O
bleed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thankfully	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
supports	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
torture	O
is	O
a	O
short-lived	O
affair.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Cowboy	O
of	O
GameZone	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
Ford-glorifying	O
collection	O
of	O
racing	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Cowboy	O
later	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
tracks	O
look	O
great	O
—	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
are	O
not	O
moving	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
boring	O
race	O
!	O
</s>
