<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CI	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sniper	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigation	O
is	O
enhanced	O
in	O
Ghost	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
where	O
the	O
captured	O
soldier	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
and	O
discovers	O
it	O
is	O
Cole	O
Anderson	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
16	O
December	O
2014	O
and	O
regarded	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
sniper	O
experience	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
next-gen	O
consoles	O
"	O
by	O
CI	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
gameplay	O
was	O
uploaded	O
to	O
CI	O
Games	O
 '	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
22	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
narrative	O
designer	O
is	O
Jess	O
Lebow	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
franchises	O
like	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
CI	O
Games	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
2	I-Application
laid	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
Caley	O
realized	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
comeback	O
to	O
linear	O
action	O
games	O
he	O
had	O
enjoyed	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
even	O
if	O
disguised	O
in	O
open-world	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Caley	O
Roark	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
called	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
textures	O
"	O
cartoonish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Universe	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
this	O
latest	O
installment	O
is	O
the	O
finest	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
seen	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
that	O
might	O
seem	O
like	O
faint	O
praise	O
to	O
some	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
narrative	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
pulls	O
liberally	O
from	O
the	O
pantheon	B-Application
of	O
cheesy	O
sniper	O
and	O
scout	O
movies	O
that	O
have	O
come	O
and	O
gone	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
twenty	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Wakeling	O
noted	O
that	O
sniping	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
all	O
about	O
being	O
cautious	O
and	O
taking	O
a	O
measured	O
approach	O
"	O
which	O
"	O
offers	O
a	O
unique	O
approach	O
"	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
makes	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
stand	O
out	O
from	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Freeman	O
from	O
The	O
Guardian	O
seemed	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
make	O
up	O
his	O
mind	O
whether	O
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
other	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
PC	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
its	O
first	O
10	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
