<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
MEGA	O
MAN	O
X³	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
future	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
populated	O
by	O
humans	O
and	O
intelligent	O
robots	B-Algorithm
called	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
twice	O
defeating	O
the	O
Maverick	O
leader	O
Sigma	O
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
X	O
and	O
Zero	O
must	O
battle	O
a	O
Reploid	O
scientist	O
named	O
Dr.	B-Application
Doppler	I-Application
and	O
his	O
utopia	B-Application
of	O
Maverick	O
followers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
action-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
which	O
Zero	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
(	O
albeit	O
in	O
limited	O
form	O
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
X3	O
features	O
the	O
"	O
Cx4	O
"	O
chip	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
some	O
limited	O
3D	O
vector	O
graphics	O
and	O
transparency	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
32-bit	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
various	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
has	O
been	O
positive	O
for	O
its	O
new	O
inclusion	O
of	O
upgrades	O
for	O
X	O
's	O
abilities	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Zero	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
32-bit	B-Application
version	O
,	O
has	O
received	O
miscellaneous	O
criticism	O
from	O
reviewers	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
during	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
which	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
adopts	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	O
Man	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
action-platform	O
games	O
involve	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
X	O
and	O
completing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
,	O
selectable	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
obstacles	O
,	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
enemy	O
robots	B-Algorithm
to	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
locate	O
power-ups	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Heart	O
Tanks	O
"	O
for	O
extending	O
the	O
maximum	O
life	O
energy	O
and	O
"	O
Sub-Tanks	O
"	O
for	O
storing	O
energy	O
for	O
later	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
X	O
's	O
ally	O
Zero	O
,	O
although	O
his	O
playability	O
is	O
more	O
limited	O
compared	O
to	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
22nd	O
century	O
(	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
21XX	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
after	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
humans	O
coexist	O
with	O
intelligent	O
robots	B-Algorithm
called	O
"	O
Reploids	O
"	O
(	O
replicant	O
androids	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
the	O
Mavericks	O
is	O
later	O
neutralized	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
Reploid	O
scientist	O
Dr.	B-Application
Doppler	I-Application
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
the	O
Mavericks	O
from	O
going	O
berserk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reformed	O
Reploids	O
form	O
a	O
utopia	B-Application
near	O
their	O
new	O
mentor	O
called	O
"	O
Dopple	O
Town	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
endings	O
,	O
Zero	O
takes	O
Doppler	O
's	O
true	O
antivirus	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
uploads	O
it	O
onto	O
his	O
sabre	O
offscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
Zero	O
is	O
injured	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Doppler	O
instead	O
uses	O
his	O
own	O
body	O
as	O
the	O
antivirus	B-Application
and	O
sacrifices	O
himself	O
for	O
the	O
greater	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
Inafune	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
computer	O
virus	O
as	O
a	O
plot	O
device	O
,	O
something	O
he	O
considered	O
a	O
more	O
interesting	O
idea	O
than	O
a	O
tangible	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenario	O
,	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
artwork	O
were	O
done	O
at	O
Capcom	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
design	O
was	O
sub-contracted	O
to	O
Minakuchi	O
Engineering	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
along	O
with	O
the	O
compilation	O
game	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wily	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
recalled	O
experiencing	O
"	O
psychological	O
turmoil	O
"	O
over	O
allowing	O
"	O
outsiders	B-Architecture
"	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
admitted	O
being	O
very	O
"	O
possessive	O
"	O
of	O
Zero	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
vested	O
interest	O
in	O
since	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
creation	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
is	O
graphically	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
utilizes	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Cx4	O
from	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
digital	B-Architecture
signal	I-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
cartridge	O
chip	O
allows	O
for	O
basic	O
3D	O
graphical	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
rotation	O
,	O
enlarging	O
,	O
and	O
shrinking	O
of	O
wireframe	B-Algorithm
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
1996	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
this	O
32-bit	B-Application
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
and	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
The	O
port	O
versions	O
feature	O
additional	O
animated	O
full-motion	O
video	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
rearranged	O
remixed	O
music	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
completely	O
different	O
sound	O
effects	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
for	I-Device
Family	I-Device
"	O
line	O
of	O
budget	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
early	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
EZweb-compatible	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OIt	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mega	B-Device
Man	I-Device
X	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
which	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
worldwide	O
and	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
32-bit	B-Application
editions	O
feature	O
two	O
J-pop	O
vocal	O
songs	O
by	O
Kotono	O
Shibuya	O
:	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
One	O
More	O
Time	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
Believer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
32-bit	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
were	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
disc	O
of	O
Capcom	O
Music	O
Generation	O
:	O
Rockman	O
X1	B-Device
~	O
X6	O
soundtrack	O
released	O
by	O
Suleputer	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Press	O
reception	O
for	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
similarly	O
asserted	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
send-off	O
for	O
the	O
16-bit	O
era	O
"	O
,	O
naming	O
it	O
the	O
67th-best	O
SNES	B-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
a	O
2011	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
felt	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
past	O
Mega	O
Man	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Play	O
writer	O
Jonathan	O
Davies	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
far	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X2	I-Application
,	O
questioning	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
"	O
Capcom	O
are	O
cashing	O
in	O
on	O
their	O
loyal	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
more	O
negative	O
criticism	O
than	O
their	O
SNES	B-Application
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
designs	O
and	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
were	O
highly	O
criticized	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
contributor	O
Nathan	O
Smith	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
late	O
Windows	B-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Device
Power	O
denoted	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
the	O
worst	O
Saturn	B-Device
title	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
available	O
game	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Yeo	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
had	O
fair	O
comments	O
about	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
as	O
an	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
labeled	O
the	O
UK	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
travesty	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
dubious	O
"	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halverson	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
redbook	O
audio	O
in	O
the	O
32-bit	B-Application
conversion	O
despite	O
not	O
finding	O
the	O
music	O
particularly	O
memorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Yeo	O
and	O
Halverson	O
were	O
dismayed	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
letterbox	O
borders	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
horizontally	O
reduces	O
the	O
screen	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
#73	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
the	O
European	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
are	O
very	O
rare	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
limited	O
run	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
released	O
during	O
declining	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
higher-than-expected	O
retail	O
orders	O
for	O
their	O
SNES	B-Application
products	O
,	O
Capcom	O
had	O
lowered	O
its	O
shipping	O
of	O
16-bit	O
titles	O
during	O
the	O
fall	O
1995	O
release	O
quarter	O
due	O
to	O
supply	O
and	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
recent	O
times	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X3	I-Application
cartridges	O
fetch	O
very	O
large	O
sums	O
of	O
money	O
on	O
collector	O
and	O
auction	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
game	O
's	O
innovation	O
over	O
including	O
Zero	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
little	O
differences	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
X	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
redesign	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X4	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
swordsman	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
gunner	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
