<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
Productions	O
and	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
extraterrestrial	O
protagonists	O
:	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
who	O
starred	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Latisha	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
two	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
games	O
were	O
a	O
key	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
was	O
prevented	O
by	O
disharmony	O
between	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
Productions	O
and	O
original	O
publisher	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
developed	O
at	O
different	O
times	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
were	O
canceled	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
completed	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
series	O
until	O
2019	O
's	O
Back	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
without	O
Sega	O
's	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
extraterrestrial	O
protagonists	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
who	O
starred	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
female	O
character	O
named	O
Latisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
is	O
three-legged	O
and	O
red	O
;	O
Earl	O
is	O
overweight	O
and	O
orange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
funk	O
"	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Anti-Funk	O
being	O
the	O
dark	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
both	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
asserts	O
that	O
it	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
and	O
its	O
platformer	O
sequel	O
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
,	O
while	O
GameNOW	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
liken	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
moves	O
quickly	O
and	O
jumps	O
high	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
weak	O
attacks	O
;	O
Earl	O
is	O
tougher	O
and	O
has	O
more	O
powerful	O
attacks	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
slow	O
and	O
jumps	O
lower	O
than	O
ToeJam	B-Application
;	O
Latisha	O
ranks	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
athleticism	O
,	O
and	O
gains	O
additional	O
power-ups	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
levels	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
on	I-Application
Funkotron	I-Application
together	O
formed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
 '	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
creator	O
Greg	O
Johnson	O
said	O
that	O
installments	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
or	O
32X	B-Device
add-ons	O
were	O
never	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
programmer	O
Mark	O
Voorsanger	O
regained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
Sega	O
's	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
had	O
prevented	O
their	O
creating	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1998	O
they	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
new	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
game	O
for	O
a	O
non-Sega	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
November	O
1998	O
made	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
conducted	O
research	O
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
series	O
fans	O
preferred	O
the	O
original	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
or	O
its	O
sequel	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
emerged	O
as	O
the	O
clear	O
favorite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT	O
Interactive	O
's	O
restructuring	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
declining	O
commercial	O
performance	O
were	O
also	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
factors	O
by	O
commentators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
perhaps	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
became	O
involved	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
through	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
—	O
a	O
Sega	O
developer	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
third-party	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
re-make	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
;	O
according	O
to	O
Johnson	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
same	O
elements	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
Concepts	O
assisted	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
as	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
Productions	O
was	O
struggling	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
demands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
Voorsanger	O
indicated	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
,	O
"	O
ToeJam	B-Application
,	O
Earl	O
,	O
and	O
Latisha.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
previewed	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
subsequently	O
ceased	O
its	O
support	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
poor	O
commercial	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
,	O
Johnson	O
's	O
preferred	O
format	O
was	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
developer	O
ultimately	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
technical	O
simplicity	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
free	O
advertising	O
offered	O
to	O
Sega	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
an	O
unreleased	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
to	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
found	O
on	O
a	O
Katana	B-Operating_System
Development	O
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
prototype	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
for	O
downloading	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
thrashed	O
soundly	O
by	O
critics	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
most	O
disappointing	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
opinion	O
of	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
to	O
perceived	O
poor	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
humor	O
almost	O
always	O
falls	O
flat	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
ToeJam	B-Application
's	O
speech	O
 [ ... ] 	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
stupid	O
double	O
entendres.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B−	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
TJ&E	B-Application
is	O
fun	O
--	O
but	O
forgettable	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
its	O
promise	O
of	O
downloadable	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
sheer	O
silliness	O
,	O
brings	O
some	O
whimsy	O
to	O
the	O
funk-starved	O
Xbox.	O
"	O
</s>
