<s>
Shinobi	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
1993	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinobi	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinobi	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Shinobi	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
finally	O
released	O
,	O
many	O
game	O
features	O
seen	O
earlier	O
were	O
missing	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
ones	O
taking	O
their	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta-version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
leaked	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
widely	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinobi	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Master	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
attacks	O
and	O
moves	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
hard	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IGN	O
review	O
by	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
legit	O
Genesis	O
great	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
action	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
16-bit	O
console	O
of	O
yesteryear	O
"	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
was	O
deemed	O
just	O
"	O
okay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
rated	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
only	O
drawback	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
