<s>
is	O
a	O
rhythm	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
than	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Patapon	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
cartoonish	O
,	O
silhouetted	O
two-dimensional	O
environment	O
designed	O
by	O
french	O
artist	O
Rolito	O
,	O
now	O
with	O
more	O
detailed	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
3	I-Application
begins	O
where	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
face	O
buttons	O
( △	O
○	O
×	O
□	O
)	O
each	O
represent	O
a	O
drum	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
struck	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
an	O
established	O
rhythm	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
give	O
instructions	O
to	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
Patapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
or	O
locally	O
with	O
another	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
