<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
and	O
high-resolution	O
mode	O
,	O
offering	O
crisper	O
graphics	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
electronica	O
tracks	O
selected	O
by	O
DJ	O
Sasha	O
and	O
features	O
contributions	O
by	O
Orbital	O
and	O
The	O
Chemical	O
Brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
additional	O
tracks	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
;	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Fusion	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
platform	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
that	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
elements	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
F7200	O
Anti-Gravity	O
Race	O
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
adds	O
new	O
weapons	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
five	O
retained	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
several	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
challenges	O
to	O
complete	O
courses	O
in	O
a	O
set	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
series	O
,	O
developer	O
Psygnosis	O
retained	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
distinctive	O
racing	O
experience	O
of	O
earlier	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Wipeout	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controllers	O
with	O
analogue	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
used	O
to	O
offer	O
smoother	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Designers	O
Republic	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
underground	O
techno	O
album	O
covers	O
,	O
provided	O
"	O
visual	O
candy	O
"	O
to	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
graphics	O
,	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
icons	O
,	O
billboards	O
,	O
colour	O
schemes	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
typefaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
futuristic	O
courses	O
was	O
bounded	O
by	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
remain	O
believable	O
:	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
lead	O
artist	O
Nicky	O
Westcott	O
said	O
that	O
"[Psygnosis]	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
believable	O
future	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
making	O
the	O
sky	O
toxic	O
orange	O
with	O
10	O
moons	O
flying	O
around	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
gone	O
mad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
14	O
July	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
featured	O
many	O
minor	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
different	O
craft	O
physics	O
,	O
auto-loading	O
of	O
saves	O
and	O
AI	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
eight	O
courses	O
from	O
previous	O
Wipeout	B-Application
titles	O
(	O
three	O
from	O
Wipeout	B-Application
and	O
five	O
from	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
)	O
,	O
plus	O
two	O
hidden	O
prototype	O
circuits	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
were	O
added	O
giving	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
22	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Special	O
Edition	O
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
four-person	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
using	O
two	O
televisions	O
and	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Wipeout	B-Application
series	O
,	O
entitled	O
Wipeout	B-Device
Fusion	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
the	O
tradition	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
contains	O
electronica	O
offerings	O
from	O
various	O
artists	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Chemical	O
Brothers	O
,	O
Orbital	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Propellerheads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
disc	O
is	O
a	O
Mixed	O
Mode	O
CD	O
that	O
allows	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
standard	O
compact	O
disc	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
its	O
game	O
music	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
sponsored	O
a	O
Global	O
Underground	O
tour	O
for	O
Sasha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
pods	O
featuring	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
placed	O
at	O
parties	O
and	O
venues	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
tie-in	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
just	O
one	O
point	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
Schofield	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
was	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
graphics	O
are	O
better	O
than	O
you	O
'd	O
expect	O
the	O
 [ PlayStation ] 	O
to	O
deliver	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wipeout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
also	O
lauded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
fault	O
reviewers	O
found	O
with	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
analogue	B-Device
stick	I-Device
was	O
positively	O
noted	O
as	O
helping	O
to	O
increase	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
onscreen	O
craft	O
,	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
found	O
that	O
proper	O
handling	O
required	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
patience	O
and	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
who	O
gave	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
lower	O
marks	O
noted	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
disappointment	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
broke	O
little	O
new	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Miles	O
of	O
The	O
Times	O
admitted	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
expecting	O
much	O
more	O
from	O
the	O
sequel	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
as	O
if	O
the	O
programmers	O
have	O
concerned	O
themselves	O
more	O
with	O
the	O
overall	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
further	O
developing	O
the	O
existing	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alistair	O
Wallace	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
on	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
,	O
remembered	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
enjoyed	O
[	O
Wipeout	O
3 ]	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
and	O
I	O
loved	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
think	O
the	O
series	O
ran	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
summed	O
up	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
judging	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
excellent	O
racer	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
beat	O
Wipeout	B-Application
2097	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rookie	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
in	O
another	O
review	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
hands-down	O
the	O
best	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
game	O
to	O
ever	O
come	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
