<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Archer	B-Application
Maclean	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mercury	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
stage	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
navigate	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
blobs	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
to	O
the	O
destination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
titled	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
released	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
titled	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
also	O
changing	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
graphics	O
further	O
from	O
the	O
Remix	O
version	O
and	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
were	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
controls	O
with	O
some	O
criticism	O
of	O
removing	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
but	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
navigate	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
blobs	O
of	O
mercury	B-Application
to	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
finish	O
posts	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	O
stage	O
using	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
automatically	O
lose	O
the	O
stage	O
if	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
is	O
from	O
the	O
stage	O
is	O
lost	O
,	O
or	O
no	O
longer	O
meeting	O
the	O
requirements	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercury	B-Application
can	O
be	O
split	O
into	O
multiple	O
blobs	O
by	O
using	O
sharp	O
objects	O
or	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
can	O
be	O
changed	O
using	O
a	O
Paintshop	O
or	O
merging	O
with	O
other	O
blobs	O
of	O
different	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stages	O
have	O
achievements	O
for	O
completing	O
with	O
100%	O
remaining	O
mercury	B-Application
,	O
obtaining	O
the	O
top	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
obtaining	O
all	O
bonus	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laboratories	O
are	O
unlocked	O
after	O
accumulating	O
enough	O
mercury	B-Application
after	O
each	O
stage	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
Playground	O
;	O
a	O
circular	O
arena	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
items	O
found	O
in	O
stages	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
test	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
mechanic	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
into	O
3	O
new	O
states	O
:	O
Cold	O
,	O
Hot	O
,	O
and	O
Solid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hot	O
state	O
makes	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
an	O
easily	O
splittable	O
liquid	O
that	O
travels	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cold	O
state	O
makes	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
a	O
semi-solid	O
blob	O
that	O
moves	O
slowly	O
and	O
is	O
harder	O
to	O
split	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Solid	O
state	O
turns	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
into	O
a	O
solid	O
ball	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
split	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
traverse	O
over	O
rails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
accessible	O
between	O
two	O
PSPs	B-Operating_System
via	O
Ad-Hoc	O
wireless	O
mode	O
or	O
online	O
network	O
infrastructure	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
introduces	O
five	O
unlockable	O
party	O
games	O
:	O
Rodeo	O
,	O
Race	O
,	O
Metrix	O
,	O
Shove	O
,	O
and	O
Paint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rodeo	O
,	O
players	O
tilt	O
the	O
stage	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
from	O
falling	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Race	O
,	O
players	O
race	O
mercury	B-Application
around	O
a	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metrix	O
is	O
a	O
match	B-Application
3	I-Application
puzzle	O
minigame	O
requiring	O
one	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
colored	O
blobs	O
that	O
fits	O
inside	O
a	O
pre-defined	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shove	O
,	O
players	O
aim	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
for	O
the	O
center	O
spot	O
of	O
a	O
target	O
,	O
avoiding	O
hazards	O
;	O
similar	O
to	O
curling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Paint	O
,	O
players	O
move	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
to	O
paint	O
the	O
tray	O
in	O
their	O
respected	O
colors	O
before	O
the	O
opponent	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
(	O
formerly	O
Awesome	O
Studios	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Mercury	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
tight	O
production	O
schedule	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
refinements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
was	O
closer	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
originally	O
wanted	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
them	O
becoming	O
more	O
experienced	O
with	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
cel-shaded	O
style	O
with	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
differentiating	O
it	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
and	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
September	O
2006	O
with	O
plans	O
of	O
having	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
no	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Archer	B-Application
Maclean	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mercury	I-Application
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
announced	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titled	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
second	O
analog	O
stick	O
and	O
rumble	O
feature	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
singular	O
analog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
revised	O
once	O
more	O
and	O
ported	O
onto	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
began	O
development	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
:	O
Revolution	O
and	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
produced	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
an	O
unfinished	O
Gamecube	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
tilt	O
sensor	O
mechanics	O
that	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Mercury	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
further	O
improved	O
graphics	O
from	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
added	O
in	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
refined	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
utilizing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
tilt	O
control	O
,	O
Ignition	O
Banbury	O
also	O
implemented	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
Revolution	O
with	O
a	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
also	O
attempted	O
to	O
add	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
support	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
feature	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
have	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
hold	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
78	O
,	O
73	O
,	O
and	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
critics	O
gave	O
praise	O
on	O
the	O
improvements	O
it	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
difficult	O
and	O
new	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curves	O
being	O
more	O
consistent	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
designs	O
IGN	O
complimented	O
the	O
new	O
cel-shaded	O
design	O
and	O
bright	O
colors	O
as	O
opposed	O
from	O
the	O
cold-steel	O
design	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
brightens	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
further	O
elaborated	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
cel-shaded	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
mercury	B-Application
blob	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
blob	O
and	O
when	O
it	O
dissipates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
stated	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
controller	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercury	B-Application
Meltdown	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
received	O
more	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
for	O
the	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
more	O
well-realized	O
than	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
were	O
accessible	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
UK	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
editor	O
's	O
choice	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
could	O
be	O
better	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
disappointing	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
was	O
very	O
critical	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
similar	O
titles	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
library	O
and	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
appealing	O
as	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Kororinpa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
