<s>
Immercenary	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
role-playing	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Five	O
Miles	O
Out	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Five	O
Miles	O
Out	O
,	O
whose	O
members	O
were	O
role-playing	O
game	O
enthusiasts	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
project	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
3DO	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Neal	O
Stephenson	O
's	O
science	O
fiction	O
novel	O
Snow	O
Crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
is	O
only	O
reached	O
if	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
Defense	O
stat	O
reaches	O
0	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
character	O
loses	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immercenary	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
research	O
,	O
the	O
PIC	O
discovered	O
that	O
everyone	O
in	O
Perfect	O
is	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
virtual	O
reality	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
in	O
which	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
choice	O
but	O
to	O
endlessly	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
rank	O
and	O
survival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
engaged	O
in	O
this	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
are	O
known	O
as	O
rithms	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
a	O
rithm	O
is	O
"	O
killed	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
human	O
controlling	O
it	O
often	O
goes	O
into	O
a	O
potentially	O
fatal	O
state	O
of	O
shock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Immercenary	B-Application
is	O
the	O
latest	O
of	O
five	O
PIC	O
operatives	O
sent	O
into	O
Perfect	O
's	O
core	O
(	O
called	O
the	O
Garden	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
Perfect1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robinson	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
would	O
fully	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Perfect	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Electronics	O
Arts	O
renamed	O
it	O
to	O
Immercenary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
Immercenary	B-Application
in	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
3DO	B-Device
games	O
,	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
RPG	O
overtones	O
imbue	O
with	O
a	O
mesmerising	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
some	O
incredible	O
visual	O
fusions	O
to	O
create	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
experiences	O
in	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
