<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Croatia-based	O
indie	O
development	O
studio	O
Croteam	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
and	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
22nd-century	O
Egypt	O
,	O
during	O
Mental	O
's	O
invasion	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
as	O
implied	O
in	O
The	B-Application
First	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
22	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
support	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
followed	O
shortly	O
after	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
after	O
a	O
high	O
number	O
of	O
requests	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
Linux-related	O
update	O
was	O
the	O
porting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dedicated	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
one	O
day	O
after	O
Valve	O
opened	O
the	O
beta	O
branch	O
for	O
"	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Linux	B-Application
"	O
,	O
namely	O
20	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
involves	O
fighting	O
against	O
many	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
wide-open	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
more	O
closed	O
environments	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
ones	O
include	O
the	O
Khnum	O
and	O
Scrapjack	O
(	O
resembling	O
the	O
Hell	O
Knight	O
and	O
Mancubus	O
from	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
cloned	O
soldiers	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Strogg	O
from	O
the	O
Quake	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kamikaze	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
design	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
2	I-Application
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
now	O
much	O
larger	O
,	O
differently	O
shaped	O
,	O
and	O
walks	O
on	O
all	O
fours	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
bipedal	O
counterpart	O
in	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
some	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
sprinting	O
and	O
iron	O
sights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
and	O
depicts	O
the	O
events	O
on	O
Earth	O
before	O
Sam	O
's	O
journey	O
into	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
struggle	O
to	O
this	O
destination	O
ends	O
with	O
Sam	O
killing	O
Ugh-Zan	O
IV	O
,	O
the	O
father	O
of	O
Ugh-Zan	O
III	O
from	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
,	O
three	O
indie	O
games	O
were	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
were	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3s	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
Double	I-Application
D	I-Application
-	O
A	O
side-scroller	O
platforming	O
game	O
featuring	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
wield	O
multiple	O
weapons	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Random	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
-	O
An	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
simplified	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
of	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
includes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
user	O
pre-ordered	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
,	O
they	O
received	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
's	O
CFO	O
Fork	O
Parker	O
as	O
a	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
decided	O
to	O
pre-preorder	O
the	O
"	O
Serious	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
received	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
,	O
the	O
Fork	O
Parker	O
model	O
,	O
golden	O
skins	O
for	O
the	O
Fork	O
Parker	O
and	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
models	O
and	O
both	O
classic	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
The	B-Application
First	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
top	O
,	O
all	O
deluxe	O
pre-orderers	O
were	O
gifted	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Classics	O
:	O
Revolution	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
into	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
late	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
titled	O
Jewel	O
of	O
the	O
Nile	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
16	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
contains	O
a	O
new	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
and	O
competitive	O
game	O
modes	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jewel	O
of	O
the	O
Nile	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
17	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
VR	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
what	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
deliver	O
,	O
however	O
criticizing	O
the	O
redundancy	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
previous	O
iterations	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
