<s>
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ariel	I-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
,	O
usually	O
shorted	O
to	O
simply	O
Ariel	B-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1992	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
film	O
The	O
Little	O
Mermaid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ariel	B-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
,	O
the	O
players	O
controls	O
either	O
Ariel	O
or	O
King	O
Triton	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
Ecco	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dolphin	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ariel	B-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
has	O
three	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
:	O
Easy	O
,	O
Normal	O
,	O
and	O
Challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
Sega	O
Pro	O
,	O
Les	O
Ellis	O
called	O
Ariel	B-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
the	O
worst	O
Disney	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
critics	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
Ariel	B-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
to	O
Ecco	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dolphin	I-Application
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
decent	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
lacked	O
gameplay	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Time	O
called	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
"	O
half	O
dumb	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Megas	O
Paul	O
Mellerick	O
wrote	O
that	O
even	O
the	O
hardest	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
bosses	O
,	O
only	O
involved	O
using	O
attacks	O
and	O
taking	O
a	O
few	O
hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
suggested	O
Ariel	B-Application
the	I-Application
Little	I-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
may	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
very	O
young	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
+	O
critic	O
Axel	O
found	O
them	O
weaker	O
than	O
other	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
titles	O
;	O
while	O
praising	O
Ariel	O
's	O
animations	O
and	O
the	O
beautiful	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
there	O
could	O
've	O
been	O
more	O
diversity	O
between	O
the	O
stages	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
