Time Crisis 3
2003 video game
Time Crisis 3 is a 2003 light-gun shooter video game developed by Namco and Nextech and published by Namco for arcades. It is the third installment of the Time Crisis series. Like its predecessor, Time Crisis II, it allows for two players to cooperate in a link play environment and has the Time Crisis signature pedal system for hiding and advancing and the first in the series to change or select weapons. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2.
Gameplay
Time Crisis 3 incorporates a new type of weapons system allowing the player to switch between the standard 9-round handgun, a fully automatic machine gun that can hold 200 rounds, a shotgun with 50 shells and a 5-round grenade launcher with powerful splash damage. Only the handgun has unlimited ammunition, though players can shoot yellow-clad soldiers to gain ammunition for their other weapons. This feature was later used in the port of Crisis Zone, with some changes.
The game also refines the crisis flash system which life-threatening shots are brighter, making pedal-releasing advisories easier.
PlayStation 2 version
The PlayStation 2 version includes plot elements, features and weapons not found in its arcade counterpart. Alicia Winston is featured as a playable character, having been an unplayable supporting character in the arcade version of the game.
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