<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
returning	O
hero	O
,	O
swordsman	O
Hidemitsu	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
his	O
nemesis	O
,	O
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
,	O
who	O
wishes	O
to	O
conquer	O
Japan	O
with	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Samanosuke	O
changes	O
places	O
with	O
a	O
French	O
officer	O
from	O
the	O
future	O
named	O
Jacques	O
Blanc	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
have	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
their	O
new	O
worlds	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
army	O
and	O
stop	O
Oda	O
Nobunaga	O
's	O
ambitions	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
started	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
3D	O
engine	O
to	O
design	O
3D	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
publications	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
real-time	O
environment	O
instead	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
still	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
enemies	O
reaps	O
souls	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
absorbed	O
can	O
restore	O
health	O
and	O
magic	O
,	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
currency	O
for	O
purchasing	O
ammunition	O
and	O
health	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
Samanosuke	O
or	O
Jacques	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
Onimusha	B-Application
state	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
returned	O
from	O
mastering	O
his	O
newfound	O
abilities	O
as	O
an	O
Onimusha	B-Application
,	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
army	O
in	O
Japan	O
1582	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Honnō-ji	O
Temple	O
to	O
finally	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nobunaga	O
was	O
defeated	O
by	O
Jubei	O
Yagyu	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Jubei	O
did	O
not	O
possess	O
an	O
Oni	O
Gaunlet	O
to	O
seal	O
Nobunaga	O
away	O
,	O
this	O
allowed	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
to	O
revive	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
Lord	O
can	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
ends	O
up	O
being	O
pulled	O
through	O
a	O
portal	O
that	O
opened	O
below	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samanosuke	O
awakens	O
in	O
Paris	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2004	O
where	O
he	O
aids	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Jacques	O
Blanc	O
in	O
fighting	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
army	O
that	O
has	O
begun	O
its	O
invasion	O
near	O
the	O
Arc	O
de	O
Triomphe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
his	O
fights	O
,	O
Samanosuke	O
briefly	O
meets	O
an	O
old	O
enemy	O
:	O
The	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
scientist	O
Guildenstern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guildenstern	O
recovered	O
a	O
device	O
from	O
Oni	O
ruins	O
that	O
,	O
through	O
experimentation	O
,	O
generated	O
a	O
"	O
time	O
warp	O
"	O
that	O
brought	O
him	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
soldiers	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
establishing	O
a	O
base	O
in	O
Mont	O
Saint	O
Michel	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
built	O
a	O
new	O
time	O
warp	O
generator	O
to	O
bring	O
a	O
large	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
army	O
through	O
time	O
and	O
conquer	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samanosuke	O
and	O
Jacques	O
must	O
stop	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
invasion	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
present	O
and	O
the	O
past	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
time	O
periods	O
and	O
undo	O
the	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
future	O
Samanosuke	O
also	O
encounters	O
the	O
time	O
displaced	O
Ranmaru	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
infused	O
with	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
blood	O
and	O
is	O
progressively	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
warrior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
several	O
battles	O
,	O
future	O
Samanosuke	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
forces	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
defeating	O
Guildenstern	O
and	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
Ranmaru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacques	O
defeats	O
Nobunaga	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
time	O
,	O
where	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
Ranmaru	O
kills	O
Henri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
future	O
Samanosuke	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
time	O
and	O
absorbs	O
his	O
alternate	O
self	O
to	O
assume	O
his	O
Onimusha	B-Application
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
battle	O
in	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
Netherworld	O
,	O
Samanosuke	O
defeats	O
Nobunaga	O
's	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
form	O
before	O
sealing	O
the	O
warlord	O
's	O
soul	O
in	O
the	O
Oni	O
Gauntlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Nobunaga	O
's	O
death	O
enables	O
his	O
former	O
vassal	O
Tokichiro	O
to	O
begin	O
his	O
own	O
conquest	O
of	O
Japan	O
as	O
Toyotomi	O
Hideyoshi	O
with	O
the	O
Genma	B-Operating_System
now	O
supporting	O
him	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
within	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
with	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
meant	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
behind	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
share	O
in	O
common	O
the	O
focus	O
in	O
action	O
as	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
another	O
team	O
that	O
implemented	O
a	O
bigger	O
focus	O
in	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
,	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
next	O
sequel	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
appealing	O
Western	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
was	O
also	O
decided	O
because	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
the	O
worst	O
sales	O
in	O
Europe	O
making	O
them	O
focus	O
on	O
where	O
they	O
"	O
lost	O
the	O
war	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
compared	O
Reno	O
's	O
role	O
with	O
Takeshi	O
Kaneshiro	O
's	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Onimusha	B-Application
game	O
as	O
both	O
actors	O
are	O
famous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
were	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
mind	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
2D	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
started	O
development	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
managed	O
to	O
develop	O
3D	O
backgrounds	O
thanks	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
team	O
faced	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
making	O
the	O
3D	O
backgrounds	O
as	O
interesting	O
as	O
the	O
prerendered	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
working	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
gave	O
the	O
team	O
confidence	O
in	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
peripheral	O
manufacturer	O
Hori	O
released	O
a	O
special	O
Onimusha-themed	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
and	O
the	O
"	O
Soul	O
Controller	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
38-inch-long	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
tachi	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
collected	O
alongside	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
and	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
box	O
set	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sourcenext	O
ported	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
PC	B-Device
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
subsequently	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
distribution	O
on	O
European	O
retailers	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
retailers	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
software	I-Application
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
with	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
into	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Essentials	O
compilation	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pachislot	O
machine	O
based	O
on	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
distributed	O
to	O
parlors	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
machine	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	O
game	O
titled	O
Jissen	O
Pachi-Slot	O
Hisshouhou	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
according	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
info	O
from	O
NPD	O
Group	O
and	O
Chart	O
Track	O
show	O
that	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
was	O
the	O
10th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
VP	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Planning	O
and	O
Business	O
Development	O
Christian	O
Svensson	O
referred	O
to	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
as	O
less	O
successful	O
games	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Onimusha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
considerably	O
lower	O
scores	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
leading	O
to	O
lower	O
averages	O
in	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Kasavin	O
found	O
the	O
port	O
to	O
retain	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
,	O
he	O
still	O
noted	O
it	O
"	O
looks	O
and	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
older	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
quickly	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
staff	O
acknowledged	O
multiple	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
low	O
framerate	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
halfarsed	O
PC	B-Device
conversion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
game	O
designer	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Siege	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
camera	O
angle	O
from	O
behind	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
inspiring	O
the	O
over-the-shoulder	O
camera	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Yoshinori	O
Ono	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
engine	O
"	O
pushed	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
hardware	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
"	O
resulting	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
quality	O
for	O
their	O
following	O
game	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
ancient	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
PSM3	O
made	O
a	O
feature	O
titled	O
"	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Why	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
action	O
"	O
where	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
depth	O
in	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
and	O
how	O
well	O
it	O
has	O
aged	O
despite	O
retaining	O
fixed	O
cameras	O
and	O
a	O
linear	O
level	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
picked	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
from	O
2003	O
and	O
2004	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
the	O
"	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
