<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
in	O
2002	O
(	O
JP	O
)	O
and	O
2003	O
(	O
NA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
instalment	O
of	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
it	O
allows	O
for	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
cooperate	O
in	O
a	O
link	O
play	O
environment	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
signature	O
pedal	O
system	O
for	O
hiding	O
and	O
advancing	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
change	O
or	O
select	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
incorporates	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
weapons	O
system	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
standard	O
9-round	O
handgun	O
,	O
a	O
fully	O
automatic	O
machine	O
gun	O
that	O
can	O
hold	O
200	O
rounds	O
,	O
a	O
shotgun	O
with	O
50	O
shells	O
and	O
a	O
5-round	O
grenade	O
launcher	O
with	O
powerful	O
splash	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Crisis	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
featuring	O
Alicia	O
Winston	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
only	O
an	O
unplayable	O
supporter	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
port	O
features	O
plot	O
elements	O
,	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
Crisis	O
Mission	O
exercise	O
menu	O
through	O
prolonged	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
6	O
years	O
after	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Astigos	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
Mediterranean	O
nation	O
of	O
Lukano	B-Application
,	O
is	O
invaded	O
by	O
special	O
forces	O
from	O
the	O
neighboring	O
Zagorian	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Led	O
by	O
dictator	O
General	O
Giorgio	B-Application
Zott	I-Application
,	O
the	O
invaders	O
conquer	O
80%	O
of	O
Astigos	O
in	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
weeks	O
despite	O
international	O
protests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
surviving	O
Lukano	B-Application
defenders	O
organize	O
themselves	O
into	O
the	O
Lukano	B-Application
Liberation	O
Force	O
under	O
Daniel	O
Winston	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
and	O
Wesley	O
are	O
confronted	O
by	O
hired	O
gunman	O
Wild	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
—	O
who	O
was	O
seemingly	O
killed	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
involving	O
the	O
NeoDyne	B-Device
incident	I-Device
—	O
with	O
his	O
new	O
partner	O
,	O
Wild	O
Fang	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
greatly	O
enhanced	O
leg	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
mission	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
Alan	O
and	O
Wesley	O
return	O
home	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
LLF	O
ultimately	O
defeats	O
the	O
Zagorians	O
and	O
forces	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
Lukano	B-Application
,	O
freeing	O
Astigos	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
Mobile	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
later	O
re-ported	O
in	O
2009	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	O
OS	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
