The 3rd Birthday (ザ・サード バースデイ Za Sādo Bāsudei?) is a third-person tactical shooter and tactical-action RPG from Square Enix.

The game was developed for the PlayStation Portable and marks the third entry in the Parasite Eve series (however, it is not Parasite Eve 3) after Parasite Eve II, which was released in 2000.

The game was released on December 22, 2010 in Japan[4] and was released on March 29, 2011 in North America

The game is an action role-playing game described by Square Enix as a “cinematic action RPG”.^[8]Director Hajime Tabata noted that the gameplay and plot are intertwined due to a newly introduced ability called “Overdive,” an ability that lets the player to switch bodies with one of his team members, allowing him to control friendly NPCs. Teammates can be ordered either to target specific enemies or to defend themselves in combat.

The player is able change their controlled character in real-time, intermixed with their combat actions.^[2] The game has third person shooter elements both in and out of combat. The game is played over-the-shoulder, comparable to games such as Resident Evil 4, Dead Space, and Resident Evil 5, and the Mass Effect series . An array of different costumes will be available to Aya to choose from throughout the game.

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