<s>
is	O
a	O
1990	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
and	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stars	O
Yuko	O
Asou	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
teenage	O
schoolgirl	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
warrior	O
and	O
wielder	O
of	O
the	O
mystical	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
at	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
gaming	O
division	O
of	O
Telenet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
version	O
features	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
initially	O
introduced	O
in	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
version	O
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
carried	O
similar	O
reception	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
game	O
starring	O
Yuko	O
Asou	O
,	O
wielder	O
of	O
the	O
mystical	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
series	B-Application
is	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
multiple	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
(	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	B-Application
is	O
a	O
ground	O
slide	O
move	O
which	O
can	O
double	O
as	O
an	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
has	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
mystical	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
wielded	O
by	O
Yuko	O
Asou	O
is	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
what	O
Yuko	O
has	O
accomplished	O
with	O
it	O
thus	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
they	O
visit	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
Vecanti	O
,	O
Nizetti	O
,	O
and	O
unleashes	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
blade	O
's	O
full	O
potential	O
,	O
which	O
culminates	O
in	O
a	O
climactic	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
girls	O
and	O
Glames	O
as	O
well	O
the	O
returning	O
antagonist	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Rogles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
retires	O
to	O
the	O
heavens	O
,	O
and	O
Vecanti	O
prepares	O
itself	O
for	O
prosperity	O
,	O
while	O
Cham	O
and	O
Valna	O
wave	O
goodbye	O
to	O
Yuko	O
as	O
she	O
departs	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
her	O
new	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuko	O
Asou	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
teenage	O
schoolgirl	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
warrior	O
and	O
keeper	O
of	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faced	O
with	O
this	O
fact	O
,	O
she	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
and	O
initially	O
tries	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
from	O
Yuko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
gaming	O
division	O
of	O
Telenet	O
,	O
previously	O
responsible	O
for	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
CD-ROM	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
include	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
before	O
with	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
)	O
by	O
Telenet	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
and	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
January	O
1992	O
launch	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
eventually	O
published	O
by	O
NEC	O
in	O
March	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
published	O
by	O
Renovation	O
Game	O
(	O
Reno	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
conversion	O
was	O
co-programmed	O
by	O
Yoshiki	O
"	O
UAI	O
"	O
Yamauchi	O
and	O
Masayasu	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
prior	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
series	B-Application
since	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michiko	O
Naruke	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	O
adaptation	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
composers	O
under	O
late	O
sound	O
director	O
Shinobu	O
Ogawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
visual	O
compendium	O
CD-ROM	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
Valis	B-Application
Visual	O
Collection	O
,	O
features	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
its	O
follow-up	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Complete	O
compilation	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Telenet	O
in	O
2004	O
under	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
2000	O
copies	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
CD	O
and	O
a	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
re-released	O
the	O
compilation	O
again	O
with	O
SD	B-Application
Valis	I-Application
and	O
Super	O
Valis	B-Application
as	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Complete	O
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
media	O
company	O
Edia	O
announced	O
a	O
reprint	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Edia	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
separately	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
by	O
Edia	O
first	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
port	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Renovation	O
Collection	O
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2022	O
by	O
Blaze	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
24.02	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
30	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
1992	O
public	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
applauded	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
audiovisual	O
improvements	O
compared	O
to	O
Valis	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
superior	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
disliked	O
its	O
overall	O
audio	O
design	O
and	O
low	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
versatile	O
,	O
fun	O
and	O
best-looking	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
programmer	O
Masayasu	O
Yamamoto	O
in	O
a	O
2007	O
interview	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
sold	O
better	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
carried	O
similar	O
reception	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
release	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
also	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
6.029	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
among	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
396	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
1995	O
public	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raze	O
compared	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
Strider	B-Application
but	O
praised	O
its	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
depth	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilts	O
Jacques	O
Harbonn	O
criticized	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
its	O
repetitive	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Pros	O
Damian	O
Butt	O
opined	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
lacks	O
the	O
edge-of-the-seat	O
gameplay	O
that	O
made	O
El	B-Application
Viento	I-Application
the	O
winner	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Advanced	O
Gaming	O
noted	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
occasionally	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
selected	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
61st	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
list	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
