<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TOSE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Mercenaries	O
"	O
minigames	O
featured	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
5	B-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
defeat	O
as	O
many	O
enemies	O
as	O
possible	O
within	O
a	O
set	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
inventory	O
management	O
is	O
handled	O
on	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
short	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
,	O
which	O
shows	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
investigating	O
a	O
desolate	O
cruise	O
liner	O
inhabited	O
by	O
strange	O
bio-organic	O
weapons	O
(	O
BOWs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
characters	O
include	O
Chris	O
Redfield	O
,	O
Jill	O
Valentine	O
,	O
Albert	O
Wesker	O
,	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
,	O
Jack	O
Krauser	O
,	O
Barry	O
Burton	O
,	O
Rebecca	O
Chambers	O
and	O
HUNK	O
,	O
competing	O
in	O
maps	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
producer	O
Masachika	O
Kawata	O
jokingly	O
states	O
Leon	O
's	O
absence	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
but	O
mentions	O
that	O
including	O
Leon	O
(	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
)	O
as	O
future	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tech	O
Digest	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5/5	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
few	O
key	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
and	O
superb	O
visuals	O
make	O
this	O
the	O
second	O
must-have	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
as	O
many	O
weeks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
a	O
less	O
positive	O
score	O
of	O
6.5	O
,	O
stating	O
while	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
enough	O
content	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
extra	O
,	O
not	O
a	O
retail	O
release.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	B-Application
star	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
addictive	O
mission-based	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
perfect	O
for	O
a	O
portable	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
its	O
limited	O
content	O
and	O
quickly	O
tiresome	O
combat	O
,	O
Mercenaries	O
3D	O
is	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
priced	O
proof	O
of	O
concept.	O
"	O
</s>
