<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	B-Application
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Noise	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
to	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
(	O
home	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Sengoku	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
initial	O
playable	O
characters	O
with	O
two	O
more	O
characters	O
being	O
unlocked	O
during	O
gameplay	O
across	O
various	O
stages	O
filled	O
with	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
undead	O
evil	O
spirits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Noise	O
Factory	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Toshikazu	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
employed	O
at	O
SNK	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
project	O
such	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
system	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	B-Device
service	O
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
re-released	O
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
under	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Kyo	O
and	O
Ben	O
of	O
French	O
magazine	O
HardCore	O
Gamers	O
noted	O
the	O
improved	O
visuals	O
over	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
regarded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Sengoku	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
