<s>
Merlin	B-Device
is	O
a	O
2000	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
French	O
company	O
RFX	O
Interactive	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Light	O
&	O
Shadow	O
Production	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
platformer	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
mythical	O
figure	O
Merlin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	B-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
navigate	O
levels	O
whilst	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worlds	O
alternate	O
between	O
action-based	O
and	O
platforming-based	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
miniboss	O
featured	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
and	O
final	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	B-Device
's	O
life	O
system	O
is	O
measured	O
by	O
a	O
'	O
magic	O
meter	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
when	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
decreases	O
when	O
being	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
meter	O
is	O
full	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
Merlin	B-Device
picks	O
up	O
a	O
power-up	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
cast	O
different	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	B-Device
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
criticism	O
expressing	O
frustration	O
with	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
and	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Merlin	B-Device
is	O
a	O
joy	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
variation	O
in	O
challenges	O
,	O
neat	O
little	O
touches	O
and	O
awesome	O
boss	O
battles	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
conceding	O
that	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
while	O
falling	O
was	O
an	O
"	O
annoying	O
quirk	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
Game	O
Boy	O
dismissed	O
Merlin	B-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
below-average	O
platformer	O
with	O
almost	O
nothing	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
critiquing	O
the	O
"	O
clumsy	O
"	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
