<s>
(	O
Product	B-Device
Number	I-Device
Three	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
2003	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
avoid	O
similarities	O
with	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
designers	O
emphasized	O
defensive	O
and	O
rhythmic	O
maneuvers	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
feminine	O
"	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
repurposed	O
ideas	O
from	O
P.N.03	B-Device
for	O
the	O
game	O
Vanquish	B-Application
,	O
and	O
influences	O
were	O
later	O
seen	O
in	O
Bayonetta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Vanessa	B-Device
Z	I-Device
.	I-Device
Schneider	I-Device
,	O
a	O
freelance	O
mercenary	O
working	O
on	O
colonized	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2002	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
and	O
overseen	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
creator	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
titles	O
was	O
P.N.03	B-Device
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Mikami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
conceived	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
to	O
bring	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
viewed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
stagnant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
the	O
P.N.03	B-Device
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
both	O
"	O
fun	O
to	O
watch	O
and	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
wanted	O
P.N.03	B-Device
to	O
evoke	O
the	O
same	O
feelings	O
as	O
classic	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
planning	O
stage	O
,	O
P.N.03	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
a	O
wargame	B-Application
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
robot	O
war	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
wanted	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
game	O
Jaguar	B-Device
to	O
reflect	O
Vanessa	O
's	O
cat-like	O
agility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
other	O
staff	O
members	O
disliked	O
the	O
name	O
:	O
some	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
thought	O
that	O
White	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
a	O
better	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
chose	O
P.N.03	B-Device
as	O
a	O
hint	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
coverage	O
of	O
P.N.03	B-Device
by	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
acrobatics	O
and	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P.N.03s	B-Device
gameplay	O
was	O
initially	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Vanessa	O
attacked	O
with	O
two	O
pistols	O
and	O
performed	O
acrobatic	O
moves	O
like	O
Dante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feeling	O
that	O
it	O
resembled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
too	O
closely	O
,	O
Mikami	O
altered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
reward	O
players	O
for	O
performing	O
defensive	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
meet	O
yearly	O
sales	O
goals	O
,	O
Capcom	O
developed	O
P.N.03	B-Device
quickly	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
title	O
,	O
was	O
delayed	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
fiscal	O
year	O
to	O
decrease	O
the	O
possible	O
sales	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
offset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Mikami	O
later	O
incorporated	O
ideas	O
he	O
intended	O
for	O
P.N.03	B-Device
into	O
the	O
2010	O
game	O
Vanquish	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobayashi	O
aimed	O
to	O
avoid	O
conventions	O
established	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
that	O
series	O
 '	O
dark	O
,	O
masculine	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
P.N.03	B-Device
,	O
Kobayashi	O
wanted	O
to	O
portray	O
a	O
"	O
white	O
"	O
world	O
with	O
"	O
feminine	O
,	O
delicate	O
lines	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
P.N.03	B-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
space	O
colony	O
,	O
Mikami	O
wanted	O
Vanessa	O
's	O
country	O
of	O
origin	O
to	O
be	O
ambiguous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
posed	O
Vanessa	O
crouched	O
on	O
her	O
hands	O
and	O
knees	O
to	O
resemble	O
a	O
jaguar	B-Device
,	O
as	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
in-game	O
model	O
uses	O
10,000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
to	O
render	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
attract	O
mode	O
model	O
uses	O
16,000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
E3	O
2003	O
"	O
Trial	O
Version	O
"	O
demo	O
of	O
P.N.03	B-Device
,	O
Kobayashi	O
referenced	O
her	O
"	O
fanservice	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
sexy	O
"	O
appeal	O
,	O
stating	O
Vanessa	O
's	O
dance	O
animations	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
"watch[ing]	O
hours	O
and	O
hours	O
of	O
...	O
famous	O
dancers	O
dancing	O
on	O
television	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Vanessa	O
's	O
movements	O
were	O
animated	O
freehand	O
,	O
without	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
were	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
games	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
Capcom	O
later	O
ported	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
to	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
2003	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Capcom	O
reaffirmed	O
that	O
P.N.03	B-Device
would	O
be	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
P.N.03	B-Device
was	O
the	O
only	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
title	O
to	O
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P.N.03	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Device
Five	I-Device
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
debut	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Capcom	O
distributed	O
playable	O
demos	O
to	O
stores	O
and	O
released	O
screenshots	B-Application
to	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P.N.03	B-Device
failed	O
commercially	O
and	O
received	O
positive	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
of	O
64%	O
and	O
63	O
on	O
review	O
aggregate	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
predicted	O
P.N.03s	B-Device
cult	O
status	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
mainstream	O
accessibility	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
afterwards	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
listed	O
in	O
several	O
articles	O
as	O
being	O
an	O
"	O
overlooked	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
hidden	O
"	O
gem	O
that	O
"[deserves]	O
another	O
chance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Etherington	O
from	O
BBC	O
Technology	O
News	O
said	O
that	O
P.N.03	B-Device
"	O
probably	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
mass-market	O
appeal	O
despite	O
its	O
quality	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
hectic	O
shoot-em-up	O
with	O
a	O
fiddly	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
appearing	O
only	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
...	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
definite	O
possibility	O
of	O
cult	O
appeal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Halverson	O
of	O
Play	O
(	O
US	O
magazine	O
)	O
gave	O
P.N.03	B-Device
an	O
A	O
-	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
school	O
...	O
fun	O
and	O
length	O
through	O
mastery	O
and	O
addiction	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
from	O
beginning	O
to	O
end	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy'''s	O
Ben	O
Turner	O
called	O
P.N.03	B-Device
"	O
Aliens	O
crossed	O
with	O
Dirty	O
Dancing	O
"	O
;	O
Bryn	O
Williams	O
called	O
the	O
environments	O
"	O
slick	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
crisp	O
"	O
and	O
Vanessa	O
a	O
"	O
cool	O
...	O
sexy	O
space	O
vixen	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
stylish	O
and	O
challenging	O
...	O
shooter	O
dressed	O
in	O
3D	O
that	O
takes	O
its	O
cue	O
from	O
classic	O
high-scoring	O
shmups	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
P.N.03	B-Device
a	O
"	O
balletic	O
and	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
quite	O
fashioned	O
...	O
3D	O
transposition	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
2D	O
vertical	O
shooter	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
"	O
clean	O
,	O
minimalist	O
style	O
,	O
the	O
purposefully	O
restrictive	O
control	O
and	O
the	O
rhythm	O
and	O
flow	O
of	O
the	O
shooting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
conceded	O
some	O
issues	O
,	O
applauding	O
"	O
the	O
stunningly	O
clean	O
,	O
almost	O
textureless	O
"	O
environments	O
and	O
"	O
magnificently	O
detailed	O
,	O
beautiful	O
explosions	O
"	O
but	O
wishing	O
for	O
more	O
varied	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
concluding	O
"	O
although	O
P.N.03	B-Device
is	O
plainly	O
flawed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
perseverance	O
the	O
gameplay	O
still	O
shines	O
through	O
as	O
something	O
relatively	O
new	O
and	O
engaging	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
03	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Rare	O
’s	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
or	O
Kemco	O
’s	O
Winback	B-Application
"	O
with	O
"	O
strange	O
controls	O
that	O
you	O
’ll	O
either	O
love	O
or	O
hate	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
engaging	O
...	O
and	O
challenging	O
"	O
shooting	O
sections	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
had	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
flawed	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
niche	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
offset	O
by	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
frustration	O
and	O
tedium	O
"	O
.Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
three	O
reviewers	O
characterized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
shallow	O
,	O
repetitive	O
and	O
devoid	O
of	O
plot	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Edge	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
P.N.03	B-Device
may	O
be	O
rather	O
short	O
and	O
its	O
premise	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
grace	O
under	O
fire	O
has	O
rarely	O
been	O
done	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2009	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
the	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
staff	O
echoed	O
its	O
previous	O
praise	O
of	O
P.N.03	B-Device
but	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
awkward	O
control	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Byrnes	O
of	O
GMR	O
found	O
P.N.03	B-Device
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
boring	O
and	O
repetitive	O
"	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
wrote	O
that	O
P.N.03s	B-Device
setting	O
,	O
animations	O
and	O
protagonist	O
give	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
undeniable	O
allure	O
"	O
of	O
freshness	O
and	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiner	O
called	O
P.N.03s	B-Device
length	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
four	O
hours	O
,	O
its	O
"	O
most	O
disappointing	O
aspect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
'll	O
almost	O
certainly	O
be	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
repetitive	O
and	O
cumbersome	O
action	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
[P.N.03].	O
 "	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
separation	O
into	O
brief	O
,	O
discrete	O
sections	O
;	O
and	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
older	O
games	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
P.N.03	B-Device
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
extremely	O
precise	O
controls	O
and	O
smooth	O
,	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
that	O
inspired	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
P.N.03	B-Device
is	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
disaster	O
—	O
merely	O
a	O
disappointment	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
sits	O
"	O
solidly	O
in	O
average	O
country.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
have	O
called	O
P.N.03	B-Device
a	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
to	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
2009	O
video	O
game	O
Bayonetta	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
combat	O
...	O
with	O
stylish	O
dance-inspired	O
movements	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
flashy	O
,	O
energetic	O
,	O
intense	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
P.N.03	B-Device
director	O
Mikami	O
later	O
found	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
and	O
Bayonetta	O
director	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
directed	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Fourth	O
Mission	O
"	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
P.N.03	B-Device
OST	O
was	O
later	O
reused	O
in	O
2005	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
Krauser	O
's	O
mercenary	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Rant	O
ranked	O
P.N.03	B-Device
the	O
eighth	O
best	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
and	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
Mikami-directed	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
beloved	O
title	O
in	O
Mikami	O
's	O
portfolio	O
....	O
"	O
Mikami	O
fully	O
realized	O
his	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
P.N.03	B-Device
with	O
an	O
actual	O
gun	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
PlatinumGames	O
title	O
Vanquish	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScreenRant	O
named	O
Vanessa	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
10	O
Best	O
Female	O
Protagonists	O
On	O
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
"	O
calling	O
her	O
"	O
a	O
tough	O
,	O
brave	O
,	O
and	O
agile	O
fighter.	O
"	O
</s>
