<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
science	O
fiction	O
post-apocalyptic	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Resistance	B-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
support	O
3D	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
PSN	O
Pass	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shifts	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
military	O
aspect	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
on	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
survival-horror	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
whom	O
deemed	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
poorly	O
and	O
was	O
deemed	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
online	O
servers	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
those	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
wheel	O
and	O
health	O
bar	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Resistance	B-Application
game	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
support	O
and	O
Stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
featured	O
an	O
online	O
16-player	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
podcast	O
revealed	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
eight-player	O
co-op	O
as	O
in	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
turned	O
off	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
Resistance	B-Application
trilogy	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1953	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Lt	O
.	O
Nathan	O
Hale	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
Corporal	O
Joseph	O
Capelli	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
remaining	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Sentinels	O
,	O
is	O
dishonorably	O
discharged	O
for	O
executing	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
done	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
Hale	O
having	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
their	O
best	O
efforts	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
discovered	O
by	O
Chimeran	O
forces	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
launched	O
a	O
full-scale	O
genocide	B-Protocol
against	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
,	O
now	O
that	O
their	O
virus	O
can	O
be	O
cured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
prepping	O
for	O
evacuation	O
,	O
Capelli	O
runs	O
into	O
Dr.	O
Fyoder	O
Malikov	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
have	O
opened	O
a	O
wormhole	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
New	O
York	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
plan	O
to	O
permanently	O
freeze	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
render	O
it	O
uninhabitable	O
for	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stealing	O
an	O
old	O
trawler	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
up	O
the	O
Mississippi	O
River	O
,	O
fighting	O
off	O
hordes	O
of	O
feral	O
Chimera	B-Application
until	O
the	O
boat	O
is	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
Goliath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
town	O
priest	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Rose	O
,	O
vanished	O
several	O
days	O
ago	O
while	O
hunting	O
for	O
"	O
Satan	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
oversized	O
Chimera	B-Application
who	O
lives	O
in	O
the	O
nearby	O
mines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Mick	O
's	O
interference	O
,	O
the	O
plan	O
succeeds	O
and	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
lay	O
waste	O
to	O
the	O
prison	O
and	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
Wardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sending	O
a	O
farewell	O
message	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
via	O
radio	O
,	O
he	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
until	O
they	O
overwhelm	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
mortar	O
barrage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
's	O
chief	O
advantage	O
gone	O
,	O
human	O
resistance	B-Application
groups	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
move	O
to	O
exterminate	O
the	O
Chimera	B-Application
and	O
begin	O
rebuilding	O
all	O
their	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
billboard	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
spotted	O
on	O
a	O
location	O
set	O
for	O
Battle	O
:	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
a	O
film	O
by	O
Columbia	O
Pictures	O
(	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Sony	O
)	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
as	O
the	O
film	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
nearly	O
one	O
month	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
Though	O
neither	O
Sony	O
nor	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
appearance	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
multiplatform	O
franchise	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
multiple	O
games	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
leaked	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
screenshots	O
were	O
released	O
onto	O
a	O
Flickr	O
account	O
which	O
depict	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
Chimera	B-Application
and	O
two	O
unidentified	O
human	O
characters	O
(	O
later	O
confirmed	O
in	O
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
November	O
2010	O
cover	O
story	O
as	O
Joseph	O
Capelli	O
and	O
Susan	O
Farley	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
"	O
Survival	O
"	O
game	O
pack	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Brutality	O
"	O
game	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
specially	O
marked	O
copies	O
of	O
SOCOM	B-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
beta	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
using	O
the	O
codes	O
provided	O
with	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
subscribers	O
in	O
Region	O
2	O
territories	O
gained	O
access	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
give	O
away	O
codes	O
via	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
to	O
join	O
the	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
that	O
played	O
the	O
beta	O
between	O
August	O
30	O
and	O
September	O
4	O
received	O
a	O
SRPA	O
Nathan	O
Hale	O
skin	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
two	O
demos	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
purchasing	O
Battle	O
:	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
is	O
downloadable	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
Resistance	B-Application
was	O
a	O
social	O
media	O
strategy	O
game	O
designed	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Human	O
or	O
Chimera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
Resistance	B-Application
had	O
exclusive	O
unlockable	O
content	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
like	O
skins	O
,	O
artworks	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
disabled	O
when	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
Resistance	B-Application
trilogy	O
closed	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
came	O
in	O
two	O
special	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Doomsday	O
edition	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
Move	O
Controller	O
bundle	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
Sharp	O
Shooter	O
Attachment	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
navigation	O
controller	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Eye	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Survivor	O
edition	O
is	O
available	O
which	O
includes	O
Joseph	O
Capelli	O
's	O
journal	O
,	O
Chimera	B-Application
firing	O
range	O
target	O
,	O
SRPA	O
playing	O
cards	O
,	O
a	O
canvas	O
satchel	O
,	O
SRPA	O
hip	O
flask	O
and	O
Fight	O
for	O
Freedom	O
toy	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
terms	O
of	O
tone	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
has	O
really	O
amped	O
up	O
the	O
gut-wrenching	O
terror	O
for	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thierry	O
Nguyen	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
clearly	O
steps	O
forward	O
as	O
a	O
improvement	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
not	O
quite	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
overall.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
excitement	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
find	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
shooter	O
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
perfect	O
sci-fi	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
new	O
sequel	O
from	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
yet	O
in	O
the	O
Resistance	B-Application
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Connection	O
issues	O
aside	O
,	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
really	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
memorable	O
action	O
games	O
in	O
years	O
,	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
180,000	O
copies	O
in	O
September	O
and	O
was	O
seventh	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
it	O
entered	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
software	O
chart	O
in	O
fourth	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
