P.N.03, short for Product Number Zero Three, is a 2003 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo GameCube. Set in a science-fictional space colony compound, the game stars Vanessa Z. Schneider, a mercenary controlled by the player to combat berserk robots. The game was directed by Shinji Mikami as part of the Capcom Five. To avoid similarities with Devil May Cry and Resident Evil, the P.N.03 team emphasized defensive and rhythmic maneuvers and a "delicate", "feminine" game world. P.N.03 was developed on a tight schedule in an attempt to offset Capcom's poor fiscal year. However, the game 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 golden age arcade games. Mikami repurposed ideas from P.N.03 in his 2010 game Vanqu...