<s>
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Company	O
and	O
Overworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thou	I-Application
Shalt	I-Application
Not	I-Application
Die	I-Application
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
follows	O
protagonist	O
Ichiro	O
Ogami	O
join	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Paris	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
and	O
train	O
the	O
"	O
Flower	O
Division	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
all-female	O
unit	O
dedicated	O
to	O
fighting	O
supernatural	O
threats	O
against	O
the	O
city	O
while	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
cabaret	O
act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
work	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
began	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Thou	O
Shalt	O
Not	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
retaining	O
the	O
basic	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
rebuilt	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
system	O
being	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
in	I-Application
Love	I-Application
,	I-Application
Maidens	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Paris	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
used	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
dubbed	O
Analog	O
LIPS	O
;	O
certain	O
choices	O
allow	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
intensity	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
answer	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
in	O
turn	O
elicit	O
further	O
variation	O
from	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
his	O
apartment	O
,	O
Ogami	O
can	O
access	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
the	O
Kimenotron	O
,	O
allowing	O
audio	O
communication	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
earlier	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
called	O
the	O
Mobile	O
Kimenotron	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
connected	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
console	O
's	O
Visual	B-Application
Memory	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
,	O
which	O
relays	O
text	O
messages	O
at	O
random	O
intervals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
work	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
began	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thou	I-Application
Shalt	I-Application
Not	I-Application
Die	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
leading	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
its	O
successor	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
and	O
systems	O
were	O
rebuilt	O
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
all	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
planned	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinematron	O
communication	O
device	O
—	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Thou	O
Shalt	O
Not	O
Die	O
—	O
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
playing	O
a	O
larger	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
potential	O
romances	O
by	O
keeping	O
Ogami	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
Flower	O
Division	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Paris	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
1999	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2000	O
"	O
project	O
,	O
being	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
anime	O
series	O
adaptation	O
,	O
the	O
OVA	O
series	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Radiant	O
Gorgeous	O
Blooming	O
Cherry	O
Blossoms	O
,	O
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
downloadable	O
audio	O
dramas	O
were	O
released	O
over	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
SegaNet	O
internet	O
network	O
between	O
March	O
2	O
and	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
ported	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DVD-ROM	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
mostly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
original	O
,	O
gameplay	O
was	O
adjusted	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
Dreamcast-exclusive	O
functions	O
were	O
reworked	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
fifteen	O
audio	O
dramas	O
were	O
included	O
behind	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
216,000	O
units	O
,	O
selling	O
through	O
over	O
70%	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
304,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
sold	O
over	O
51,500	O
units	O
during	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
Japanese	O
exclusivity	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
English-language	O
reviews	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
published	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogami	O
's	O
foreign	O
travels	O
portrayed	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
intended	O
to	O
continue	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
reworked	O
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
in	I-Application
Love	I-Application
,	I-Application
Maidens	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
Sega	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Paris	O
Assault	O
Group	O
were	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2004	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Story	O
:	O
Mysterious	O
Paris	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
as	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
spin-off	O
Dramatic	O
Dungeon	O
:	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
—	O
Because	O
You	O
Were	O
There	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
Neo	O
CGI	O
"	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
inspire	O
its	O
development	O
staff	O
to	O
surpass	O
it	O
when	O
developing	O
the	O
CANVAS	O
engine	O
of	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three-episode	O
series	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
École	O
de	O
Paris	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
March	O
and	O
August	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Radix	O
Ace	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Overworks	O
,	O
with	O
script	O
by	O
Kawasaki	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
the	O
stories	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
Paris	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Paris	O
Division	O
before	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
events	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
three-episode	O
series	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Le	O
Nouveau	O
Paris	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
October	O
2004	O
and	O
March	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Again	O
produced	O
by	O
Radix	O
Ace	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
Paris	O
Division	O
's	O
exploits	O
following	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
reader	O
vote	O
for	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
Japanese	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
in	O
eighteenth	O
place	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
memorable	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
Famitsu	O
reader	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erica	O
Fontaine	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
crossover	O
title	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
and	O
its	O
2015	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
,	O
representing	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
alongside	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
.	O
</s>
