<s>
Runner3	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Choice	O
Provisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Presents	I-Application
...	I-Application
Runner2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rhythm	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
,	O
Runner3	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
starring	O
the	O
character	O
CommanderVideo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runner3	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
CommanderVideo	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
modes	O
in	O
Runner3	B-Application
(	O
Hyper	O
,	O
Mega	O
,	O
Super	O
,	O
Ultra	O
,	O
and	O
Extra	O
)	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
starting	O
at	O
Hyper	O
and	O
increasing	O
one	O
level	O
per	O
Mode-Up	O
item	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
in	O
previous	O
Runner	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Mode-Up	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
red	O
3D	O
plus	O
;	O
in	O
Runner3	B-Application
,	O
it	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
blue	O
boombox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runner3	B-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
collectible	O
,	O
Gems	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
an	O
alternate	O
,	O
more	O
difficult	O
path	O
that	O
usually	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
skip	O
gold	O
bars	O
,	O
requiring	O
multiple	O
runs	O
per	O
level	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
get	O
full	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runner3	B-Application
introduces	O
new	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
rideable	O
vehicles	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
double	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Runner	O
games	O
split	O
levels	O
into	O
different	O
routes	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
either	O
jump	O
onto	O
a	O
vertical	O
platform	O
or	O
slide	O
under	O
it	O
,	O
Runner3	B-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
alternate	O
paths	O
that	O
branch	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
,	O
letting	O
the	O
player	O
select	O
the	O
path	O
to	O
take	O
simply	O
by	O
inputting	O
a	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
Hero	O
Quests	O
unlocks	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
past	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Runner3	B-Application
includes	O
playable	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
character	O
from	O
the	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
from	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Narrator	O
,	O
a	O
caricature	O
of	O
voice	O
actor	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
BIT.TRIP	B-Application
RUNNER	I-Application
and	O
Runner2	B-Application
,	O
the	O
retro	O
challenges	O
are	O
smaller	O
levels	O
based	O
on	O
older	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
mechanics	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
only	O
gold	O
bars	O
to	O
collect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runner3	B-Application
's	O
retro	O
challenges	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
different	O
than	O
the	O
regular	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
CommanderVideo	O
's	O
movement	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runner3	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
Choice	O
Provisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
focal	O
point	O
of	O
Runner3'''s	O
design	O
was	O
creating	O
a	O
rewarding	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
for	O
playing	O
on	O
any	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
actor	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
reprised	O
his	O
narration	O
role	O
in	O
Runner3	B-Application
and	O
had	O
a	O
playable	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
revealed	O
that	O
Runner3	B-Application
would	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
Runner3	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Nicalis	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
aggregator	B-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
a	O
73/100	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
got	O
a	O
78/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Tucker	O
of	O
Shacknews	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
gave	O
it	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
