<s>
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
first-person	O
mecha	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eclipse	O
Software	O
Design	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Vatical	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
20	O
June	O
2000	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Iron	O
Soldier	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
conceived	O
after	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
and	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
exclusive	O
first-party	O
title	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
before	O
the	O
deal	O
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
both	O
Vatical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Telegames	O
handling	O
publishing	O
duties	O
instead	O
while	O
VM	O
Labs	O
published	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
port	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
featuring	O
various	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
were	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
later	O
on	O
Nuon	B-Device
,	O
with	O
many	O
feeling	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
deemed	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
sluggish	O
and	O
comparing	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
a	O
mech	O
simulation	O
game	O
with	O
free-roaming	O
elements	O
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
robot	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
United	O
Republic	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
free	O
countries	O
left	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
world	O
from	O
PENTA	O
Industries	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
corporation	O
that	O
became	O
powerful	O
with	O
the	O
rapid	O
industrialization	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
since	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
although	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
mode	O
with	O
25	O
missions	O
to	O
complete	O
was	O
still	O
included	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
arcade	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
level	O
every	O
building	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
in	O
the	O
fastest	O
time	O
possible	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Eclipse	O
Software	O
Design	O
founder	O
Marc	O
Rosocha	O
began	O
conversations	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
regards	O
of	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
while	O
former	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
vice	O
president	O
in	O
third-party	O
development	O
Bill	O
Rehbock	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
,	O
managed	O
to	O
send	O
development	O
kits	O
to	O
Eclipse	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosocha	O
stated	O
that	O
Eclipse	O
was	O
very	O
close	O
in	O
obtaining	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
publish	O
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
as	O
a	O
first-party	O
title	O
but	O
said	O
deal	O
was	O
cancelled	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
signing	O
another	O
deal	O
with	O
both	O
Vatical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Telegames	O
instead	O
to	O
handle	O
publishing	O
duties	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
while	O
a	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
for	O
VM	O
Labs	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
former	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
employee	O
Joe	O
Sousa	O
as	O
its	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
Rosocha	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
established	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mechanics	O
from	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
that	O
led	O
criticism	O
from	O
reviewers	O
for	O
being	O
slow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
featured	O
several	O
advanced	O
special	O
effects	O
not	O
commonly	O
seen	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CGI	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Johannes	O
Graf	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Sturmwind	B-Application
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Vatical	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
by	O
VM	O
Labs	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
recalled	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
due	O
to	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
some	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
publisher	O
releasing	O
an	O
estimated	O
low	O
run	O
of	O
demo	O
discs	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
userbase	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
improved	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Iron	O
Soldier	O
3+	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
indie	O
publisher	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
announced	O
a	O
2021	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
Nuon	B-Device
port	O
limited	O
to	O
100	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
held	O
a	O
61%	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lopez	O
regarded	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
first-person	O
version	O
of	O
Rampage	B-Application
but	O
recommended	O
playing	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
David	O
Smith	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
compare	O
with	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
on	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
3D	O
engine	O
for	O
being	O
faithful	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
while	O
improving	O
visual	O
detail	O
and	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSM	O
stated	O
that	O
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
came	O
across	O
as	O
"	O
ugly	O
,	O
slow	O
and	O
uninspired.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Alexander	O
Olma	O
compared	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
of	O
similar	O
style	O
such	O
as	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
and	O
Krazy	B-Application
Ivan	I-Application
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
reach	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
class.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
Mandip	O
Sandhu	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
concept-wise	O
with	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
two	O
other	O
selectable	O
mechs	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Iron	O
Soldier	O
unit	O
for	O
being	O
useless	O
,	O
both	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
overall	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sandhu	O
praised	O
the	O
CGI	O
sequences	O
and	O
audio	O
design	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
recommended	O
playing	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Play	O
The	O
PlayStations	B-Device
Martin	O
Weidner	O
praised	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
destructible	O
environments	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
controls	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
in	O
various	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
