Owing to the level of violence, the Office of Film and Literature Classification of Australia refused to classify the game.

After the game was effectively banned in Australia, a modified version was released on April 23, 2008,[2] that removed radical violence and dismemberment.

After freelance mercenary Thomas Mason (Kyle Herbert) is betrayed by his comrade during a mission, he swears revenge against a worldwide terrorist organization that brands all of its operatives with the same tattoo on their necks.

Everything else was done last minute, mainly the game's cutscenes attempting to tie this title with the previous releases story wise.

[11] John Mullins, the player character from the previous games, was supposed to be included as a type of mentor or partner working alongside Mason throughout the story, only for Mullins to reveal that years of fighting and the aftermath of the second game's ending has made him a greedy, bloodthirsty animal before he betrays and attempts to kill Mason.