<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
of	O
Volition	O
's	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
several	O
plot	O
and	O
character	O
crossovers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
humor	O
,	O
characters	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
repetitiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agents	O
are	O
comprised	O
in	O
four	O
trios	O
:	O
the	O
Bombshells	O
(	O
Italian	O
engineer	O
Joule	O
,	O
Indian	O
immunologist	O
Rama	O
,	O
and	O
German	O
football	O
hooligan	O
Red	O
Card	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
Carnage	O
a	O
Trois	O
(	O
American	O
field	O
strategist	O
Braddock	O
,	O
American	O
derby	O
driver	O
Daisy	O
,	O
and	O
Russian	O
"	O
Cold	O
Warrior	O
"	O
Oleg	O
Kirrlov	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Yeti	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
Firing	O
Squad	O
(	O
American	O
gang	O
leader	O
Pierce	O
Washington	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Kingpin	O
"	O
,	O
Japanese	O
hitman	O
Oni	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
assassin	O
Scheherazade	B-Application
)	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Franchise	O
Force	O
(	O
Colombian	O
former	O
sky	O
pirate	O
Fortune	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
Navy	O
chief	O
petty	O
officer	O
Hardtack	O
,	O
and	O
Canadian	O
actor	O
and	O
proclaimed	O
"	O
Face	O
of	O
Mayhem	O
"	O
Hollywood	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
additional	O
agents	O
are	O
provided	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
:	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
version	O
of	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
billed	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
tomorrow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
multiverse	O
alongside	O
Volition	O
's	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
and	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
series	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
"	O
recreate	O
Earth	O
"	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Gat	B-Application
out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Multinational	O
AgencY	O
Hunting	O
Evil	O
Masterminds	O
)	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Persephone	O
Brimstone	O
(	O
a	O
character	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Gat	B-Application
out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
)	O
and	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
Ultor	O
Corporation	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
of	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
and	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
series	O
,	O
later	O
merging	O
with	O
the	O
Saints	O
in	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
only	O
one	O
player-controlled	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
introduces	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
strong	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	O
was	O
known	O
about	O
this	O
game	O
until	O
a	O
trademark	O
for	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
filed	O
by	O
Koch	O
Media	O
(	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
)	O
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
résumés	O
linking	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Volition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
speculation	O
arose	O
from	O
a	O
2013	O
Polygon	O
interview	O
with	O
Volition	O
's	O
Scott	O
Phillips	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
players	O
as	O
"agent[s]	O
of	O
mayhem	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5/10	O
was	O
Alice	O
Bell	O
's	O
score	O
on	O
VideoGamer.com,	O
who	O
said	O
"	O
Despite	O
fun	O
combat	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
becomes	O
repetitive	O
and	O
grinding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
trying	O
to	O
chase	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
it	O
misses	O
having	O
an	O
identity	O
of	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Goroff	O
's	O
score	O
of	O
7/10	O
on	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
with	O
so	O
much	O
potential	O
that	O
just	O
does	O
n’t	O
quite	O
reach	O
the	O
heights	O
it	O
probably	O
could	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connor	O
Sheridan	O
said	O
on	O
GamesRadar	O
"	O
Hero-swapping	O
tactics	O
add	O
a	O
unique	O
edge	O
to	O
third-person	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
humor	O
and	O
heart	O
elevate	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
's	O
typical	O
world-saving	O
fundamentals	O
to	O
memorable	O
heights	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Ryckert	O
from	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
may	O
share	O
a	O
genre	O
and	O
universe	O
with	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
is	O
a	O
lifeless	O
husk	O
of	O
Volition	O
's	O
prior	O
work.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
With	O
fun	O
combat	O
and	O
a	O
likable	O
cast	O
,	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
leans	O
too	O
heavily	O
on	O
repetitive	O
fights	O
to	O
be	O
truly	O
heroic	O
,	O
"	O
was	O
Jon	O
Ryan	O
's	O
conclusion	O
on	O
IGN	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.1/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
heaps	O
theoretical	O
fun	O
on	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Todd	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
concluded	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
little	O
to	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
beyond	O
its	O
foul-mouthed	O
and	O
bombastic	O
attitude	O
,	O
which	O
push	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
grating	O
and	O
obnoxious	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
board	O
game	O
titled	O
Agents	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
:	O
Pride	O
of	O
Babylon''	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Academy	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
successfully	O
crowdfunded	O
via	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
