<s>
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Firemonkeys	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
freemium	O
business	O
model	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
,	O
with	O
enhancements	O
available	O
through	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
and	O
despite	O
an	O
expensive	O
virtual	O
economy	O
ingame	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
began	O
to	O
tolerate	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
playing	O
with	O
time	B-Device
zones	I-Device
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
watch	O
unlimited	O
ads	O
to	O
get	O
free	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2009	O
's	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
2010	O
's	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
include	O
over	O
45	O
circuits	O
at	O
20	O
real-world	O
locations	O
,	O
a	O
43-car	O
grid	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
400	O
licensed	O
cars	O
from	O
42	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
,	O
Audi	O
,	O
Porsche	O
,	O
Lamborghini	B-Device
,	O
Bugatti	O
,	O
Ford	O
,	O
Bentley	O
,	O
McLaren	O
,	O
Chevrolet	O
,	O
and	O
Koenigsegg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
maintain	O
and	O
service	O
their	O
vehicles	O
,	O
requiring	O
in-game	O
cash	O
and	O
real-world	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
with	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
car	O
as	O
a	O
starting	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
maintain	O
and	O
service	O
their	O
vehicles	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
perform	O
such	O
maintenance	O
,	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
performance	O
will	O
suffer	O
drastically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
in	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
seven	O
different	O
control	O
methods	O
from	O
which	O
to	O
choose	O
:	O
"	O
Tilt	O
A	O
"	O
features	O
accelerometer	O
steering	O
(	O
tilting	O
the	O
physical	O
device	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
to	O
turn	O
left	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
turn	O
right	O
)	O
,	O
auto	O
accelerate	O
and	O
manual	O
brake	O
;	O
"	O
Tilt	O
B	O
"	O
features	O
accelerometer	O
steering	O
,	O
manual	O
accelerate	O
and	O
manual	O
brake	O
;	O
"	O
Tilt	O
C	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
"	O
Tilt	O
B	O
"	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	O
gas	O
pedal	O
below	O
virtual	O
brake	O
pedal	O
;	O
"	O
Tilt	O
C	O
(	O
Flipped	O
)	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
"	O
Tilt	O
C	O
"	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	O
gas	O
and	O
brake	O
pedals	O
swapped	O
in	O
positions	O
;	O
"	O
Wheel	O
A	O
"	O
features	O
a	O
virtual	O
on-screen	O
steering	O
wheel	O
to	O
steer	O
,	O
auto	O
accelerate	O
and	O
manual	O
brake	O
;	O
"	O
Wheel	O
A	O
(	O
Flipped	O
)	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
"	O
Wheel	O
A	O
"	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	O
steering	O
wheel	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
brake	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
;	O
"	O
Wheel	O
B	O
"	O
features	O
a	O
virtual	O
steering	O
wheel	O
to	O
steer	O
,	O
manual	O
accelerate	O
and	O
manual	O
brake	O
;	O
"	O
Wheel	O
B	O
(	O
Flipped	O
)	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Buttons	O
"	O
features	O
touch	O
to	O
steer	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
touches	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
turn	O
left	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
to	O
turn	O
right	O
)	O
,	O
auto	O
accelerate	O
and	O
manual	O
brake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
eleven	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
race	O
;	O
"	O
Cup	O
"	O
(	O
basic	O
race	O
against	O
nine	O
to	O
twenty-one	O
opponents	O
over	O
several	O
laps	O
)	O
;	O
"	O
NASCAR	O
"	O
(	O
rolling	O
start	O
race	O
in	O
NASCAR	O
cars	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
42	O
opponents	O
,	O
with	O
drafting	O
available	O
)	O
;	O
"	O
Formula	O
E	O
"	O
(	O
basic	O
race	O
in	O
Formula	O
E	O
cars	O
with	O
manual	O
controls	O
and	O
brakes	O
,	O
players	O
automatically	O
lose	O
the	O
race	O
if	O
the	O
battery	O
runs	O
out	O
and	O
the	O
car	O
comes	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
stop	O
before	O
crossing	O
the	O
finish	O
line	O
)	O
;	O
"	O
Elimination	O
"	O
(	O
race	O
against	O
seven	O
opponents	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
car	O
in	O
last	O
place	O
is	O
eliminated	O
every	O
20	O
seconds	O
)	O
;	O
"	O
Endurance	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
sixty	O
seconds	O
on	O
the	O
clock	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
reach	O
a	O
certain	O
distance	O
before	O
the	O
timer	O
runs	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
initially	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
a	O
"	O
traditional	O
"	O
multiplayer	B-Application
mode	O
(	O
where	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
all	O
online	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
race	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
instead	O
offered	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
multiplayer	B-Application
known	O
as	O
"	O
Time	O
Shifted	O
Multiplayer	B-Application
"	O
(	O
TSM	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
invented	O
by	O
Firemonkeys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
in	O
multiplayer	B-Application
mode	O
are	O
actually	O
emulating	O
the	O
laps	O
raced	O
by	O
real	O
people	O
at	O
another	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
148Apps	O
said	O
of	O
TSM	O
,	O
"	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
uses	O
race	O
times	O
to	O
generate	O
AI	B-Application
controlled	O
doubles	O
that	O
follow	O
almost	O
perfect	O
paths	O
for	O
each	O
race	O
rather	O
than	O
mirroring	O
their	O
human	O
creators	O
 '	O
abilities	O
,	O
race	O
lines	O
,	O
and	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
update	O
2.0	O
(	O
December	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
multiplayer	B-Application
mode	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weekly	O
multiplayer	B-Application
tournaments	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
as	O
are	O
multiplayer	B-Application
leaderboards	O
,	O
via	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
update	O
2.6	O
,	O
eight-player	O
multiplayer	B-Application
with	O
drafting	O
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drafting	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
and	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty	O
reviews	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
scores	O
of	O
88	O
and	O
94	O
for	O
its	O
predecessors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
At	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
gaming	O
world	O
is	O
finally	O
comfortable	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
triple-A	O
mobile	O
game	O
,	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
should	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
triumphant	O
affirmation	O
of	O
a	O
point	O
made	O
convincingly	O
enough	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
games	O
like	O
Dota	B-Application
and	O
Tribes	B-Device
are	O
the	O
warm	O
,	O
welcoming	O
faces	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
then	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
grotesque	O
polar	O
opposite	O
,	O
the	O
snarling	O
grinch	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
embodiment	O
of	O
every	O
sceptic	O
's	O
worst	O
nightmare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
cynical	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
nasty	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
hard-wired	O
into	O
the	O
very	O
fabric	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
totally	O
unavoidable	O
 [ ... ] 	O
There	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
somewhere	O
within	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
–	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
that	O
prove	O
this	O
model	O
can	O
work	O
while	O
respecting	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
like	O
AppSpy	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
in-app	O
purchase	O
system	O
;	O
"	O
EA	O
has	O
taken	O
the	O
air	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
tires	O
of	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3s	I-Application
lightning	O
quick	O
gameplay	O
,	O
effectively	O
turning	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
iOS	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
into	O
a	O
frustrating	O
,	O
stop-and-go	O
test	O
on	O
your	O
patience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
reality	O
is	O
that	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
high-profile	O
business	O
experiment	O
gone	O
wrong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
succeeds	O
brilliantly	O
on	O
both	O
counts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
to	O
keep	O
your	O
car	O
serviced	O
to	O
maintain	O
peak	O
performance	O
strengthens	O
Real	B-Application
Racings	I-Application
sim	B-Application
aspirations	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
repairs	O
encourages	O
more	O
thoughtful	O
driving	O
and	O
adds	O
a	O
real-world	O
layer	O
of	O
peril	O
to	O
overtaking.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Rich	O
of	O
148Apps	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
important	O
thing	O
to	O
note	O
is	O
that	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
awesome.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
TSM	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
"	O
underwhelming	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
defended	O
the	O
freemium	O
model	O
;	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
create	O
a	O
paywall	O
or	O
punish	O
frugal	O
iOS	B-Application
gamers	O
,	O
Firemonkeys	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
much	O
friendlier	O
model	O
in	O
theory	O
that	O
ties	O
all	O
real	O
time	O
waiting	O
and	O
premium	O
currency	O
to	O
maintenance	O
and	O
repairs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Peter	O
Willington	O
was	O
also	O
impressed	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
Award	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
TSM	O
system	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lacks	O
a	O
real	O
multiplayer	B-Application
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
many	O
aspects	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
how	O
integral	O
to	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
in-app	O
purchasing	O
was	O
;	O
"	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
except	O
how	O
much	O
you	O
'll	O
need	O
to	O
fork	O
out	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
as	O
much	O
a	O
waiting	O
game	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
TSM	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
freemium	O
model	O
;	O
"	O
Real	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
looking	O
,	O
great	O
playing	O
title	O
which	O
oozes	O
slickness	O
and	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
