<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Hg	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Eiconic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
UTV	O
Ignition	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mercury	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
navigate	O
a	O
blob	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
to	O
a	O
goalpost	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	O
stage	O
without	O
losing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercury	B-Application
can	O
be	O
split	O
apart	O
into	O
multiple	O
blobs	O
,	O
change	O
colors	O
using	O
Paintshops	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
remerged	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
internationally	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packages	O
titled	O
"	O
Heavy	O
Elements	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Rare	O
Earth	O
Elements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|300px|left|The	O
HUD	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
bars	O
(	O
left	O
)	O
to	O
measure	O
Par	O
time	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
remaining	O
mercury	B-Application
while	O
,	O
the	O
Roll	O
(	O
top	O
)	O
and	O
Tilt	O
(	O
right	O
)	O
bar	O
measure	O
how	O
much	O
the	O
stage	O
is	O
being	O
tilted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Hg	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Archer	B-Application
Maclean	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mercury	I-Application
and	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
navigate	O
a	O
blob	O
of	O
Mercury	B-Application
towards	O
the	O
goalpost	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
tilt	O
the	O
stage	O
using	O
the	O
left	O
analog	O
stick	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
in	O
addition	O
with	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
motion	O
controls	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercury	B-Application
blob	O
can	O
be	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
multiple	O
blobs	O
using	O
sharp	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
remerged	O
by	O
making	O
contact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
or	O
remerge	O
instantly	O
with	O
a	O
press	O
of	O
a	O
button	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
latter	O
method	O
will	O
cost	O
players	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blob	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
can	O
change	O
color	O
by	O
moving	O
under	O
Paintshops	O
or	O
merging	O
with	O
other	O
blobs	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
of	O
different	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stages	O
feature	O
color-dependent	O
tiles	O
that	O
activate	O
pathways	O
toward	O
goalpost	O
and	O
tiles	O
are	O
blocked	O
by	O
invisible	O
barriers	O
unless	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
is	O
a	O
specific	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
120	O
levels	O
named	O
after	O
chemical	O
elements	O
and	O
organized	O
on	O
a	O
periodic	O
table	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
being	O
fictional	O
elements	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
periodic	O
table	O
ending	O
at	O
118	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
has	O
achievements	O
for	O
completing	O
the	O
stage	O
within	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
obtaining	O
all	O
atoms	O
,	O
and	O
completing	O
with	O
100%	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
remaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
bonus	O
levels	O
,	O
players	O
start	O
off	O
with	O
an	O
insufficient	O
amount	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
and	O
must	O
collect	O
mercury	B-Application
vials	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
stage	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
100%	O
mercury	B-Application
and	O
complete	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objectives	O
range	O
from	O
completing	O
set	O
levels	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
,	O
or	O
obtaining	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Hg	I-Application
has	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
insert	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
during	O
levels	O
,	O
ghost	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
replays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Hg	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
five-man	O
team	O
known	O
collectively	O
as	O
Eiconic	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
UTV	O
Ignition	O
Games	O
approached	O
Eiconic	O
Games	O
based	O
on	O
Graeme	O
Monk	O
's	O
previous	O
involvement	O
with	O
Archer	B-Application
Maclean	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mercury	I-Application
and	O
due	O
to	O
previous	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
existing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Credland	O
created	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Portal	B-Application
and	O
Wipeout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
allowed	O
Eiconic	O
Games	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
more	O
accurate	O
and	O
behave	O
with	O
better	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
words	O
for	O
Mercury	B-Application
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UTV	O
Ignition	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
European	O
release	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packages	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
titled	O
"	O
Heavy	O
Elements	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
contains	O
45	O
levels	O
,	O
10	O
of	O
them	O
bonus	O
and	O
five	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
both	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
titled	O
"	O
Rare	O
Earth	O
Elements	O
"	O
contains	O
the	O
same	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
European	O
regions	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Hg	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
appealing	O
to	O
speedrunners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
highlighted	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
physics	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
reacts	O
like	O
a	O
real	O
liquid	O
would	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
breaks	O
apart	O
convincingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lacking	O
the	O
party	O
games	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
suited	O
to	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
not	O
taking	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
of	O
controlling	O
mercury	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
imprecise	O
motion	O
controls	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
motion	O
controls	O
and	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
creator	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
