<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
entry	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
entry	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
serialized	O
storyline	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
struggles	O
involving	O
mecha	O
known	O
as	O
wanzers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
:	O
Remake	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
are	O
a	O
radical	O
departure	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
stronger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
strategic	O
elements	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
is	O
the	O
Double	O
Feature	O
Scenario	O
–	O
this	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
experience	O
two	O
different	O
scenarios	O
that	O
exist	O
independently	O
of	O
one	O
another	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
missions	O
are	O
traditional	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
fare	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
destroying	O
all	O
enemy	O
targets	O
to	O
protecting	O
a	O
certain	O
allied	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
gameplay	O
features	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
greatly	O
simplifying	O
the	O
overall	O
structure	O
of	O
mission	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
some	O
returning	O
features	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
mission	O
play	O
though	O
,	O
namely	O
Action	O
Points	O
(	O
AP	O
)	O
and	O
Links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	O
operates	O
differently	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
;	O
a	O
unit	O
's	O
pilot	O
must	O
have	O
a	O
Link-class	O
skill	O
and	O
the	O
appropriate	O
weapons	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
acts	O
as	O
their	O
linked	O
actions	O
)	O
equipped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
graded	O
on	O
how	O
well	O
or	O
poorly	O
they	O
clear	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
these	O
,	O
the	O
Network	O
feature	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
returns	O
and	O
is	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	O
Simulator	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
VR	B-Application
training	O
exercises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
October	O
2112	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
,	O
revolving	O
around	O
the	O
cold	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Oceania	O
Cooperative	O
Union	O
(	O
OCU	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
Da	O
Han	O
Zhong	O
(	O
DHZ	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
Alordesh	O
won	B-Application
their	I-Application
independence	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
O.C.U.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
plots	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
revolve	O
around	O
Japanese	O
wanzer	O
test	O
pilots	O
Kazuki	O
Takemura	O
and	O
Ryogo	O
Kusama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
storytelling	O
approach	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
known	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
scenarios	O
is	O
canonically	O
related	O
to	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Development	O
Division	O
6	O
of	O
Square	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Toshirou	O
Tsuchida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
produced	O
in-house	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
bought	O
out	O
and	O
incorporated	O
original	O
developer	O
G-Craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
lasted	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
using	O
their	O
experience	O
creating	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
polish	O
and	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
consciously	O
drew	O
their	O
inspirations	O
from	O
sources	O
other	O
than	O
traditional	O
mecha	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
title	O
to	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
musical	O
score	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Koji	O
Hayama	O
,	O
Hayato	O
Matsuo	O
,	O
and	O
SHIGEKI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yukiyoshi	O
Ike	O
Sato	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
title	O
worth	O
introducing	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
American	O
audiences	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
notch	O
lower	O
than	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Derek	O
Williams	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3s	O
deep	O
,	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
most	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
not	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
is	O
sure	O
to	O
attract	O
RPG	O
and	O
strategy	O
enthusiasts	O
alike.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-issued	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PSone	B-Device
Books	I-Device
line	O
of	O
best-sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
packaged	O
with	O
both	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
History	O
compilation	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
