P.N.03

P.N.03
Artwork of a vertically rectangular box. Depicted in front of a white background is a woman in a white and grey outfit on the right side of the artwork. Above her head is the title "P.N.03" with the words "Product Number" below it.
North American box art with main protagonist Vanessa Z. Schneider
Developer(s)Capcom Production Studio 4[4]
Publisher(s)Capcom
Director(s)Shinji Mikami
Producer(s)Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Designer(s)Kuniomi Matsushita
Hiroaki Yasukura
Composer(s)
  • Shusaku Uchiyama
  • Makoto Tomozawa
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • JP: March 27, 2003[2]
  • UK: August 29, 2003[1]
  • AU: September 5, 2003[3]
  • NA: September 9, 2003
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

P.N.03[a] (Product Number Three) is a 2003 third-person shooter developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube. Set in a space colony compound, the game follows a female mercenary fighting against berserk robots. It was directed by Shinji Mikami and produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi. To avoid similarities with Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, the game designers emphasized defensive and rhythmic maneuvers and a "feminine" game world.

The game was developed on a tight schedule in an attempt to offset Capcom's poor fiscal year. However, it received mixed reviews and failed commercially. Several critics found the game repetitive and unintuitive. They were divided on its gameplay mechanics: some disliked its controls—specifically the inability to move and shoot simultaneously—while others compared it favorably to the golden age of arcade games. Mikami repurposed ideas from P.N.03 for the game Vanquish.

  1. ^ Bramwell, Tom (August 5, 2003). "Fancy a P.N.03 demo disc?". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "P.N.03 Release Set". IGN. January 9, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "White is the New Black as THQ Releases P.N.03". Nintendo Australia. September 5, 2003. Archived from the original on December 2, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Production Studio 4" (in Japanese). Capcom Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005.


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