<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
several	O
changes	O
over	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
complex	O
plot	O
,	O
inclusion	O
of	O
character	O
dialog	O
,	O
longer	O
levels	O
,	O
more	O
in-depth	O
scenarios	O
and	O
faster	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
fight	O
against	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
tweaks	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
following	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stages	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
traps	O
,	O
originally	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
bottomless	O
pits	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
stages	O
have	O
alternate	O
routes	O
depending	O
on	O
certain	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
whether	O
players	O
can	O
clear	O
a	O
room	O
of	O
enemies	O
before	O
a	O
non-playable	O
character	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
poison	O
gas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
also	O
expanded	O
so	O
more	O
enemies	O
can	O
pick	O
up	O
weapons	O
,	O
block	O
attacks	O
,	O
employ	O
co-operative	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
steal	O
exposed	O
food	O
items	O
to	O
regain	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
it	O
follows	O
a	O
good	O
ending	O
route	O
's	O
normal	O
mode	O
:	O
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
real	O
Chief	O
Ivan	O
Petrov	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
duplicate	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
is	O
either	O
a	O
disguised	O
Shiva	O
in	O
a	O
bad	O
ending	O
(	O
if	O
players	O
have	O
not	O
saved	O
Ivan	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
robot	O
duplicate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiva	O
,	O
the	O
martial	O
artist	O
who	O
debuted	O
in	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
newcomer	O
Roo	O
(	O
Victy	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
the	O
kangaroo	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiva	O
,	O
Roo	O
,	O
and	O
Ash	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
weapons	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Shiva	O
's	O
unique	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
DLC	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
section	O
was	O
removed	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
still	O
playable	O
(	O
though	O
buggy	O
and	O
unfinished	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
code	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clothing	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
returning	O
heroes	O
(	O
Axel	O
,	O
Blaze	O
,	O
and	O
Sammy	O
)	O
was	O
altered	O
from	O
their	O
original	O
colors	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
female	O
enemy	O
characters	O
wore	O
less-revealing	O
outfits	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sub-boss	O
named	O
"	O
Ash	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
gay	O
stereotype	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
(	O
though	O
he	O
is	O
still	O
accessible	O
in	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
via	O
cheating	O
and/or	O
hacking	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
difference	O
was	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
failed	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
head	O
to	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
too	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
adaptation	O
,	O
where	O
instead	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
failed	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Chief	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
head	O
to	O
City	O
Hall	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
building	O
depicting	O
the	O
City	O
Hall	O
is	O
still	O
clearly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
and	O
Motohiro	O
Kawashima	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
both	O
worked	O
on	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
influences	O
from	O
Detroit	O
's	O
hard	O
techno	O
scene	O
which	O
was	O
popular	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
nightclubs	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
includes	O
Bare	O
Knuckle	O
I	O
,	O
II	O
,	O
III	O
(	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
1	O
,	O
2	O
and	O
3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
later	O
appeared	O
alongside	O
its	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
Pack	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Sega	O
Vintage	O
Collection	O
series	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
features	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
the	O
Japanese	O
,	O
European	O
,	O
or	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
2	I-Application
microconsole	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Bare	B-Application
Knuckle	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
not	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
changing	O
the	O
language	O
settings	O
,	O
the	O
section	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
fight	O
against	O
and	O
unlock	O
Ash	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
easily	O
outdone	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
sprites	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
significantly	O
advance	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
uninspiring	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
finish	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#25	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Colin	O
Williamson	O
of	O
Allgame	O
gave	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
3	I-Application
a	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
flashy	O
new	O
moves	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
but	O
criticizing	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
nothing	O
really	O
new	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
as	O
"	O
stale	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
titled	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Dotemu	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
