<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
almost	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
and	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduces	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
a	O
creature	O
that	O
periodically	O
pursues	O
the	O
player	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
T-1000	O
Terminator	O
from	O
the	O
1991	O
film	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
with	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
critical	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
relatively	O
high	O
retail	O
price	O
and	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mercenaries	O
mode	O
and	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
for	O
Jill	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
24	O
hours	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
former	O
Special	O
Tactics	O
And	O
Rescue	O
Service	O
(	O
S.T.A.R.S.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
evades	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
Jill	O
encounters	O
three	O
surviving	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Umbrella	O
Biohazard	B-Application
Countermeasure	O
Service	O
(	O
U.B.C.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
directed	O
the	O
original	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
produced	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Capcom	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
multiple	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
projects	O
,	O
with	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
directing	O
what	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
main	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Capcom	O
cancelled	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
its	O
development	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
completed	O
before	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Capcom	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
fans	O
to	O
wait	O
years	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
it	O
promoted	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
side	O
projects	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
game	O
while	O
Kamiya	O
's	O
team	O
moved	O
onto	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
promotion	O
,	O
Capcom	O
made	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
protagonist	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
would	O
be	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
scripts	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
not	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Flagship	O
studio	O
but	O
by	O
internal	O
Capcom	O
writer	O
Yasuhisa	O
Kawamura	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
little	O
experience	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environments	O
consist	O
of	O
2D	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
while	O
moving	O
objects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
enemies	O
and	O
some	O
interactive	O
elements	O
,	O
consist	O
of	O
3D	B-General_Concept
polygon	I-General_Concept
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
project	O
supervisor	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
allocated	O
for	O
the	O
enemies	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
sufficient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
normally	O
take	O
place	O
inside	O
buildings	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
largely	O
in	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
introduced	O
more	O
action	B-Application
mechanics	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
180-degree	O
turn	O
and	O
a	O
dodge	O
feature	O
to	O
avoid	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
that	O
up	O
to	O
nine	O
enemies	O
can	O
appear	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
their	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
hunt	O
the	O
player	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
stairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nemesis	O
creature	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
liquid-metal	O
T-1000	O
from	O
the	O
1991	O
film	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Biohazard	O
1.9	O
or	O
Biohazard	O
1.5	O
because	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
is	O
set	O
after	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
wanted	O
Nemesis	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
third	O
numbered	O
game	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
consistent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
two	O
discs	O
with	O
two	O
different	O
protagonists	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-CD	O
game	O
that	O
centers	O
on	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
chose	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
protagonist	O
because	O
she	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
suitable	O
character	O
remaining	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
and	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
chosen	O
for	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
included	O
a	O
brief	O
demo	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
shipments	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
game	O
,	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
successful	O
launch	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
spent	O
million	O
on	O
advertisement	O
campaigns	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1999	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
500,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
additional	O
demo	O
discs	O
of	O
Dino	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NPD	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
the	O
US	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
November	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
editor	O
James	O
Mielke	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
sophisticated	O
and	O
accomplished	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
a	O
modern-day	O
classic	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
creates	O
a	O
believable	O
environment	O
,	O
populates	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
evil	O
adversaries	O
and	O
uses	O
Raccoon	O
City	O
's	O
urban	O
sprawl	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
fiendish	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
received	O
similar	O
praise	O
,	O
with	O
GamePro	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
keeps	O
the	O
action	B-Application
hot	O
by	O
hiding	O
what	O
you	O
should	O
n't	O
see	O
,	O
but	O
telling	O
you	O
about	O
it	O
through	O
the	O
audio	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
first	O
encounter	O
as	O
shocking	O
,	O
while	O
CVG	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
creature	O
increases	O
the	O
tension	O
level	O
"	O
to	O
an	O
insane	O
degree	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
player	O
never	O
knows	O
when	O
he	O
will	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
prompted	O
choices	O
during	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
they	O
encourage	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
short	O
compared	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
disc	O
and	O
one	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
praised	O
the	O
live-action-choice	O
feature	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
speeds	O
up	O
the	O
pace	O
,	O
increases	O
the	O
tension	O
,	O
and	O
forces	O
a	O
decision	O
that	O
varies	O
the	O
following	O
scene	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
dodge	O
feature	O
as	O
impractical	O
and	O
for	O
relying	O
too	O
much	O
on	O
timing	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
doing	O
more	O
harm	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
and	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
simple	O
premise	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
while	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
tiresome	O
for	O
players	O
familiar	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
1999	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
3D	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
higher	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
more	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
not	O
improved	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
them	O
looking	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
due	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
higher	O
graphic	O
fidelity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CVG	O
generally	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
graphical	O
quality	O
between	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Code	B-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
was	O
very	O
large	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
between	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
was	O
mainly	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
relatively	O
high	O
retail	O
price	O
and	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
priced	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
could	O
mislead	O
buyers	O
into	O
thinking	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
enhanced	O
update	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
2002	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
were	O
not	O
like	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
2002	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
or	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
better-looking	O
than	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2003	O
,	O
41,395	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
digitally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
allowing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
users	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
emulation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	B-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
,	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
runs	O
on	O
Capcom	O
's	O
proprietary	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
