<s>
Mercenary	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Novagen	O
Software	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
16/116/Plus/4	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
Mercenary	B-Application
:	O
Escape	O
from	O
Targ	O
and	O
Mercenary	B-Application
:	O
A	O
Flight	O
Simulator	O
Adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenary	B-Application
was	O
favourably	O
reviewed	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Damocles	O
and	O
Mercenary	B-Application
III	O
:	O
The	O
Dion	O
Crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
accompanied	O
and	O
advised	O
by	O
Benson	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
9th	O
generation	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenary	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Second	O
City	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
pink	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	O
(	O
8-bit	O
and	O
ST	O
)	O
versions	O
,	O
dark	O
blue	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
8-bit	O
platforms	O
(	O
C64	O
and	O
Plus/4	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
yellow	O
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenary	B-Application
received	O
strong	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Mercenary	B-Application
receiving	O
a	O
Gold	O
Medal	O
from	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RUN	O
reviewer	O
Bob	O
Sodaro	O
noted	O
the	O
replay	O
value	O
of	O
Mercenary	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Prior	O
to	O
marking	O
up	O
the	O
maps	O
[	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game ]	O
,	O
you	O
should	O
make	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
photocopies	O
so	O
you	O
'll	O
have	O
clean	O
copies	O
when	O
playing	O
subsequent	O
adventures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
size	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
awesome	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
warned	O
that	O
a	O
color	O
display	O
was	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Mercenary	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
number	O
15	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damocles	O
(	O
also	O
advertised	O
as	O
Mercenary	B-Application
II	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenary	B-Application
III	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Mercenary	B-Application
III	O
:	O
The	O
Dion	O
Crisis	O
or	O
Damocles	O
II	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenary	B-Application
and	O
The	O
Second	O
City	O
were	O
later	O
combined	O
into	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
Compendium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
,	O
called	O
MDDClone	O
(	O
Mercenary	B-Application
,	O
Damocles	O
,	O
Dion	O
crisis	O
Clone	O
)	O
is	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
includes	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
selectable	O
through	O
a	O
drop-down	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
option	O
to	O
fix	O
some	O
bugs	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
are	O
available	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
port	O
of	O
Damocles	O
and	O
Mercenary	B-Application
III	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Called	O
Mercenary	B-Application
Reloaded	O
,	O
this	O
port	O
offers	O
support	O
for	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
,	O
a	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
with	O
smoother	O
movements	O
,	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
as	O
per	O
the	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
side-by-side	O
stereoscopic	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
