<s>
is	O
a	O
2002	B-Application
horror-themed	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Wow	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
with	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
with	O
typing	O
controls	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Lisa	O
Rogan	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
and	O
Sophie	O
Richards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
21	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
1998	B-Application
Curien	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
incident	I-Application
,	O
a	O
zombie	O
infestation	O
has	O
spread	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
mankind	O
civilization	O
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
utter	O
desolation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paramilitary	O
force	O
led	O
by	O
retired	O
AMS	O
agent	O
Thomas	B-Application
Rogan	I-Application
head	O
to	O
a	O
desert	O
wasteland	O
in	O
an	O
unnamed	O
U.S.	O
state	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
EFI	O
Research	O
Facility	O
,	O
once	O
owned	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Curien	O
,	O
and	O
investigate	O
its	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
ending	O
depicts	O
a	O
mysterious	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
business	O
suit	O
(	O
eventually	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Thornheart	O
from	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
)	O
entering	O
the	O
laboratory	O
where	O
the	O
Wheel	O
of	O
Fate	O
battle	O
took	O
place	O
and	O
picking	O
up	O
one	O
of	O
Curien	O
's	O
vials	O
,	O
muttering	O
that	O
Curien	O
did	O
not	O
understand	O
its	O
true	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
departs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
including	O
weaponry	O
;	O
player	O
characters	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
shotguns	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
semiautomatic	O
pistols	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shotgun	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
III	O
no	O
longer	O
requires	O
the	O
traditional	O
"	O
point	O
off-screen	O
"	O
reload	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
reloads	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
differs	O
here	O
,	O
because	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
similar	O
speedy	O
reloading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
controller	O
released	O
by	O
Madcatz	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
traditional	O
"	O
shoot	O
off-screen	O
"	O
reload	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
options	O
for	O
navigating	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
most	O
stages	O
,	O
ultimately	O
going	O
through	O
the	O
same	O
areas	O
with	O
different	O
results	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
order	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
rescue	O
various	O
people	O
in	O
peril	O
,	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
contains	O
no	O
extra	O
personnel	O
beyond	O
those	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
expands	O
upon	O
this	O
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
silver	O
coin	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
shot	O
repeatedly	O
,	O
a	O
wind-up	O
robot	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
shot	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
golden	O
miniature	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
recurring	O
boss	O
The	O
Magician	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Time	O
Attack	O
"	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
lives	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
timer	O
,	O
starting	O
at	O
45	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
The	B-Application
Typing	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
,	O
Typing	O
replaces	O
the	O
gun	O
with	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70.72	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
56.50	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
63.63	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
and	O
64	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
mow	O
down	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
endings	O
and	O
new	O
creatures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
to	O
blast	O
through	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
two	O
player	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
the	O
game	O
is	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
arcade	O
perfection	O
as	O
you	O
are	O
ever	O
likely	O
to	O
get.	O
"	O
</s>
