<s>
MechWarrior	B-Device
3	O
is	O
a	O
vehicle	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
over	O
20	O
missions	O
,	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
18	O
different	O
mechs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechwarrior	B-Device
3	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
mecha	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
a	O
Mech	O
in	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechs	B-Application
are	O
giant	O
armored	O
robots	O
and	O
fitted	O
with	O
various	O
projectile	O
and	O
energy	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechs	B-Application
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
other	O
mechs	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
traditional	O
military	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
tanks	O
,	O
helicopters	B-Application
,	O
and	O
occasional	O
weapon	O
emplacements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
near	O
total	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
configuration	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
Mechs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
campaign	O
additional	O
parts	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
ammunition	O
are	O
acquired	O
through	O
the	O
missions	O
,	O
captured	O
supplies	O
,	O
and	O
salvaged	O
enemy	O
Mechs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mobile	O
Field	O
Bases	O
are	O
a	O
unique	O
feature	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
Mechwarrior	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mechs	B-Application
do	O
not	O
have	O
shields	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
only	O
protected	O
by	O
armor	O
which	O
is	O
damaged	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
MFBs	O
can	O
become	O
crucial	O
in	O
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
opens	O
with	O
a	O
short	O
briefing	O
of	O
the	O
Inner	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
's	O
Operation	O
:	O
Bulldog	O
,	O
a	O
daring	O
plan	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
most	O
hostile	O
and	O
vicious	O
clan	O
in	O
the	O
Inner	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
:	O
Clan	O
Smoke	O
Jaguar	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Anastasius	O
Focht	O
and	O
Victor	O
Steiner-Davion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
dropships	O
are	O
deployed	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
BattleMech	B-Application
force	O
to	O
destroy	O
these	O
installations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
seven	O
Mechs	B-Application
are	O
deployed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twelve	O
more	O
Mechs	B-Application
remain	O
aboard	O
the	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
deployed	O
directly	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
fight	O
through	O
from	O
a	O
safe	O
landing	O
area	O
fails	O
after	O
heavy	O
casualties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
's	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
3	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
all	O
new	O
storyline	O
and	O
20	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
plus	O
six	O
new	O
mechs	B-Application
,	O
brand	O
new	O
terrains	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lance	O
Leader	O
from	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
3	O
is	O
now	O
given	O
an	O
official	O
name	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Lieutenant	O
Connor	O
Sinclair	O
 '	O
and	O
returns	O
as	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Device
3	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>
Alongside	O
the	O
underperformance	O
of	O
Starsiege	B-Application
and	O
Heavy	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
led	O
Asher	O
to	O
speculate	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
mecha	O
market	O
just	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
big	O
as	O
we	O
thought	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
expects	O
to	O
sell	O
about	O
200,000	O
copies	O
of	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
3	O
this	O
year	O
alone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1999	O
"	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
"	O
Science-Fiction	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
"	O
Sci-Fi	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
CGSP	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
[	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
3 ]	O
was	O
light	O
on	O
quantity	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
Zipper	O
finally	O
got	O
the	O
scale	O
right	O
in	O
a	O
Mech	O
sim.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Action	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Fantasy	O
Sim	O
"	O
in	O
PC	O
PowerPlays	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
1999	O
Awards	O
,	O
whereas	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Intro	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Half-Life	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pirate	O
's	O
Moon	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
albeit	O
slightly	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
3	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
