<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
shooter	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
1st	O
Production	O
Department	O
and	O
HexaDrive	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
Japanese	O
novel	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
having	O
only	O
a	O
loose	O
connection	O
to	O
events	O
from	O
past	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
conceptual	O
rebirth	O
for	O
Aya	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
re-introducing	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
episodic	O
title	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
into	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
role-playing	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
High	O
One	O
is	O
Kyle	O
Madigan	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
she	O
met	O
and	O
fell	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
during	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
incident	O
that	O
saw	O
the	O
CTI	O
HQ	O
and	O
the	O
Overdive	O
device	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
Kyle	O
High	O
One	O
,	O
Aya	O
reunites	O
with	O
Kunihiko	B-Application
Maeda	I-Application
,	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
aided	O
her	O
in	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
,	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
entire	O
mystery	O
behind	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
Babel	O
,	O
Twisted	O
and	O
High	O
Ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepts	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
around	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
work	O
was	O
being	O
finished	O
on	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
Nomura	O
voiced	O
his	O
wish	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
Aya	O
Brea	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
taken	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
not	O
leaving	O
many	O
avenues	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
advancing	O
gaming	O
technology	O
and	O
popularity	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
mature	O
gaming	O
experience	O
that	O
would	O
re-introduce	O
Aya	O
to	O
players	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
as	O
an	O
episodic	O
mobile	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
Japan	O
's	O
FOMA	O
mobile	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
special	O
Square	O
Enix	O
event	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
have	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
as	O
Tabata	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
full	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
gaming	O
platform	O
available	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabata	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
fellow	O
mobile-turned-PSP	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
requested	O
Tabata	O
to	O
concentrate	O
on	O
finishing	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Type-0	O
almost	O
being	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
had	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
wanted	O
staff	O
members	O
with	O
experience	O
at	O
developing	O
such	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
then-company	O
CEO	O
Yoichi	O
Wada	O
recommended	O
HexaDrive	O
to	O
Tabata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
multiple	O
HexaDrive	O
staff	O
members	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
fellow	O
shooter	O
Lost	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Condition	I-Application
,	O
Tabata	O
agreed	O
to	O
the	O
collaboration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
high	O
quality	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
if	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
home	O
console	O
,	O
then	O
worked	O
to	O
fit	O
it	O
onto	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
sought	O
creative	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
developing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
for	O
the	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
previously	O
experimented	O
with	O
shooters	O
with	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
closer	O
to	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
similar	O
scene	O
in	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
main	O
challenge	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
her	O
look	O
as	O
realistic	O
as	O
possible	O
while	O
retaining	O
her	O
established	O
physical	O
traits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
creating	O
the	O
story	O
for	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
10-year	O
gap	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
in-game	O
and	O
real-time	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
as	O
having	O
no	O
direct	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
addition	O
was	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
skip	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
the	O
team	O
regretted	O
leaving	O
out	O
of	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Mitsuto	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
Tsuyoshi	O
Sekito	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
work	O
by	O
original	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
composer	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimomura	O
was	O
involved	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
,	O
when	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
was	O
still	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
instruction	O
was	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
pattern	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
Sekito	O
handling	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
going	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
when	O
handling	O
remixes	O
of	O
old	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
contains	O
66	O
tracks	O
across	O
3	O
discs	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
total	O
length	O
of	O
2:56:52	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
,	O
Nomura	O
and	O
Tabata	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
aiming	O
to	O
sell	O
500,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
sales-goal	O
based	O
strategy	O
they	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
for	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#6	O
in	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
140,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
overtaking	O
fellow	O
Square	O
Enix	O
title	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
initial	O
period	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
#3	O
,	O
tailing	O
behind	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
and	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Clone	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolan	O
also	O
faulted	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
localization	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Cling	I-Application
Together	I-Application
.	O
</s>
