Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | PS: 88% (36 reviews) DC: 81% (20 reviews) |
| Metacritic | DC: 79% (13 reviews) PC: 71% (8 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | GC: C |
| Allgame | PS: DC: |
| Computer and Video Games | PS: 9.0 out of 10 DC: 8.0 out of 10 |
| Edge | 8 out of 10 |
| Eurogamer | PS & DC: 9 out of 10 GC: 4 out of 10 |
| Famitsu | PS: 36 out of 40 DC: 31 out of 40 GC: 32 out of 40 |
| Game Informer | DC: 8 out of 10 GC: 7.75 out of 10 |
| GamePro | PS: DC & GC: |
| Game Revolution | PS: A- DC: C |
| GameSpot | PS: 8.8 out of 10 DC: 8.3 out of 10 |
| GameSpy | GC: |
| IGN | PS: 9.4 out of 10 DC: 8 out of 10 |
| Official PlayStation Magazine (US) | PS: |
| PC Zone | 8.1 out of 10 |
| PSM | PS: |
| X-Play | GC: |
While not as commercially successful as its predecessor, Resident Evil 3 was a bestseller in the UK. The game received rave reviews. GameSpot said: "Unlike other series that offer incremental 'improvements', the RE lineup continues to refine an already excellent premise". IGN critic Doug Perry praised the game, saying: "The story still wonderfully unfolds in an intensely slow, intriguing way, and the combination of the great story telling and precise style of gameplay is still perfectly blended". Dale Weir from Game Critics called it "the best Resident Evil game in the entire series".
As of March 2008, Resident Evil 3 had sold 3.5 million copies worldwide.
Read more about this topic: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
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