<s>
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Cover	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Gex	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
wisecracking	O
,	O
pop	O
culture	O
enthusiast	O
voiced	O
by	O
Danny	O
John-Jules	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
and	O
comedian	O
Dana	O
Gould	O
,	O
reprising	O
his	O
role	O
from	O
former	O
Gex	B-Application
games	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
secret	O
hideout	O
,	O
the	O
Mission	O
Control	O
overworld	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
overseen	O
by	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
butler	O
,	O
Alfred	O
the	O
Turtle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playboy	O
model	O
Marliece	O
Andrada	O
plays	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
kidnapped	O
companion	O
,	O
Agent	O
Xtra	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
live-action	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
brief	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
to	O
rescue	O
Agent	O
Xtra	O
from	O
Rez	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
arch-nemesis	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
conceived	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1998	O
's	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
and	O
incorporated	O
unused	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
into	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advancements	O
in	O
the	O
utilization	O
of	O
available	O
technology	O
allowed	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
bigger	O
levels	O
,	O
more	O
on-screen	O
characters	O
,	O
different	O
textures	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
retooled	O
camera	O
system	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
that	O
maximizes	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
with	O
consideration	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
aspects	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Gex	B-Application
were	O
brought	O
back	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
secret	O
levels	O
and	O
bug	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed-to-positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fair	O
amount	O
of	O
criticism	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
remains	O
similar	O
to	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
certain	O
vehicles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
tank	O
,	O
a	O
camel	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
snowboard	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
swimming	O
and	O
gliding	O
abilities	O
available	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Enter	O
the	O
Gecko	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Gex	B-Application
can	O
obtain	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
themed	O
collectibles	O
throughout	O
a	O
level	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
skulls	O
,	O
TNT	O
plungers	O
,	O
carrots	O
,	O
TVs	O
,	O
and	O
police	O
plates	O
)	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
can	O
only	O
collect	O
bugs	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
collectible	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Gex	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
receiving	O
certain	O
power-ups	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
spit	O
fire	O
and	O
ice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
retains	O
only	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
bugs	O
collected	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
checkpoint	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
level	O
has	O
no	O
checkpoint	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
starts	O
at	O
zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Gex	B-Application
game	O
,	O
collecting	O
footprint	O
icons	O
will	O
increase	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
retains	O
the	O
energy	O
(	O
eight	O
hits	O
total	O
)	O
after	O
collecting	O
100	O
footprints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agent	O
Xtra	O
,	O
a	O
live-action	O
female	O
government	O
Spy	O
and	O
whom	O
Gex	B-Application
must	O
help	O
rescue	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
Rez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
is	O
also	O
joined	O
by	O
his	O
faithful	O
butler	O
,	O
Alfred	O
the	O
Tortoise	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
slight	O
character	O
reference	O
to	O
Bruce	B-General_Concept
Wayne	I-General_Concept
's	O
butler	O
Alfred	O
Pennyworth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfred	O
basically	O
helps	O
around	O
and	O
maintains	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
secret	O
lair	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Mission	O
Control	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
last	O
characters	O
are	O
Rex	O
,	O
a	O
red	O
Dinosaur	O
who	O
Gex	B-Application
unfroze	O
from	O
a	O
block	O
of	O
ice	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Holiday	O
Broadcasting	O
"	O
channel	O
,	O
and	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
cousin	O
Cuz	O
who	O
Gex	B-Application
rescued	O
from	O
gangsters	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Gangster	O
TV	O
"	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
watching	O
television	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
discovers	O
that	O
his	O
partner	O
and	O
lover	O
Agent	O
Xtra	O
,	O
now	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
TV	O
Terrorist	O
Defense	O
Unit	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xtra	O
herself	O
manages	O
to	O
contact	O
Gex	B-Application
and	O
inform	O
him	O
that	O
Rez	O
has	O
returned	O
once	O
again	O
and	O
kidnapped	O
her	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
his	O
secret	O
lair	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
and	O
circumnavigates	O
numerous	O
television	O
channels	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
his	O
butler	O
Alfred	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
frees	O
and	O
befriends	O
Rez	O
's	O
prisoners	O
,	O
Rex	O
and	O
Cuz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Rez	O
is	O
destroyed	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
Gex	B-Application
saves	O
Xtra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
ending	O
as	O
Xtra	O
tells	O
Gex	B-Application
of	O
her	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
,	O
Alfred	O
attempts	O
to	O
warn	O
Gex	B-Application
of	O
a	O
world	O
emergency	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
ignored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Gex	B-Application
and	O
Xtra	O
making	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
wanted	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Gex	B-Application
series	O
of	O
platform	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
focusing	O
more	O
on	O
its	O
story	O
than	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
entries	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
mechanics	O
used	O
in	O
levels	O
were	O
concepts	O
that	O
were	O
thought	O
of	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
included	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
Designer	O
Chris	O
Tremmel	O
wanted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
hearken	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
initial	O
roots	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tremmel	O
,	O
most	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
Gex	B-Application
3D	I-Application
were	O
n't	O
entirely	O
invested	O
into	O
going	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
locate	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
collectibles	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
with	O
other	O
collectathon	O
platformers	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
;	O
thus	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
made	O
three	O
core	O
collectibles	O
that	O
stay	O
consistent	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
and	O
significantly	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
completing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
tried	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
further	O
than	O
they	O
had	O
with	O
Gex	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Textures	O
also	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
environment	O
mapping	O
,	O
something	O
which	O
Tremmel	O
initially	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
could	O
smoothly	O
handle	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
suggested	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
programmers	O
as	O
a	O
joke	O
,	O
not	O
thinking	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
legitimately	O
pull	O
it	O
off	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
programmers	O
had	O
already	O
begun	O
working	O
on	O
implementing	O
it	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technique	O
was	O
used	O
primarily	O
for	O
metal	O
surfaces	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
certain	O
enemies	O
and	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
shield	O
and	O
metallic	O
armor	O
that	O
he	O
wears	O
at	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
particular	O
area	O
of	O
focus	O
for	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
was	O
improving	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
3D	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
frequently	O
criticized	O
in	O
Gex	B-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
being	O
glitchy	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Cover	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
stuttering	O
frame	O
rates	O
despite	O
"	O
PlayStation-esque	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
not	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
,	O
and	O
failing	O
to	O
compare	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
platformer	O
competition	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
the	O
player	O
slightly	O
presses	O
the	O
joystick	O
forward	O
or	O
presses	O
it	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
runs	O
full	O
speed	O
ahead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
on	O
the	O
less	O
powerful	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
higher	O
due	O
to	O
less	O
3D	O
platformer	O
competition	O
and	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Gex	O
3''	O
is	O
a	O
passable	O
game	O
–	O
barely	O
.	O
</s>
