<s>
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
name	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
streetball	O
variation	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
3-on-3	O
matches	O
and	O
dunk	O
contests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
streetball	O
variation	O
of	O
basketball	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
arcade-like	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
simulation	O
style	O
of	O
EA	O
Sports	O
 '	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
,	O
Gamebreakers	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
format	O
from	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
becoming	O
once	O
again	O
unpocketable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
customization	O
of	O
National	O
Basketball	B-Application
Association	O
players	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
detailed	O
character	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
SSX	B-Application
On	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
contains	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
V3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
developing	O
team	O
largely	O
consisted	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
people	O
who	O
developed	O
SSX	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
William	O
Mozell	O
,	O
"[a]	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
culture	O
and	O
inventive	O
style	O
of	O
street	O
basketball	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
88%	O
and	O
89	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
and	O
88%	O
and	O
88	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
all	O
four	O
stars	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
deceptively	O
deep	O
,	O
graphically	O
sharp	O
and	O
a	O
beauty	O
to	O
behold	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
two	O
skilled	O
players.	O
"	O
</s>
