<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EPD	O
and	O
Grezzo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
entry	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
after	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
prominently	O
feature	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
campaign	O
after	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
and	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
albeit	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
only	O
three	O
players	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
four	O
,	O
wireless	O
and	O
online	O
connectivity	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
games	O
 '	O
use	O
of	O
link	B-Device
cables	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
stronger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
cooperation	O
rather	O
than	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Link	O
from	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
who	O
this	O
time	O
is	O
called	O
forth	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
Links	O
by	O
the	O
fashion-obsessed	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Hytopia	O
to	O
lift	O
a	O
curse	O
placed	O
on	O
their	O
princess	O
,	O
Styla	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Drablands	O
Witch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
and	O
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
three	O
players	O
control	O
differently	O
colored	O
versions	O
of	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Link	O
and	O
join	O
forces	O
to	O
fight	O
enemies	O
and	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
multiplayer	O
Zelda	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
,	O
players	O
must	O
work	O
together	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
items	O
they	O
receive	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
to	O
help	O
each	O
other	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
features	O
a	O
visual	O
style	O
mixing	O
A	O
Link	O
Between	O
Worlds'''s	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
which	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
dungeon	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Den	O
of	O
Trials	O
"	O
and	O
two	O
additional	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plot	O
and	O
settingTri	O
Force	O
Heroes	O
is	O
set	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
and	O
centers	O
on	O
Link	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
on	O
appearing	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
ultimately	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Toon	O
Link	O
"	O
design	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
it	O
made	O
the	O
models	O
easier	O
to	O
see	O
on	O
the	O
smaller	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
protagonist	O
and	O
the	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
protagonist	O
are	O
still	O
the	O
same	O
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
official	O
timeline	O
,	O
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
timeline	O
that	O
results	O
from	O
the	O
Hero	O
of	O
Time	O
's	O
potential	O
failure	O
in	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
title	O
on	O
this	O
timeline	O
branch	O
(	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
as	O
a	O
joint	O
title	O
)	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
and	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
timeline	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Era	O
of	O
Decline	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eighteenth	O
title	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
chronology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
begins	O
as	O
Link	O
arrives	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Hytopia	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
crisis	O
surrounding	O
its	O
fashion	O
obsession	O
;	O
its	O
princess	O
Styla	O
has	O
been	O
cursed	O
by	O
"	O
The	O
Lady	O
"	O
to	O
wear	O
a	O
brown	O
jumpsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Marvelous	B-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
originated	O
in	O
2009	O
from	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
in	O
which	O
Princess	O
Zelda	B-Application
is	I-Application
able	O
to	O
possess	O
phantoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tri	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
director	O
Hiromasa	O
Shikata	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Spirit	B-Application
Tracks	I-Application
,	O
explained	O
:	O
"	O
That	O
element	O
[	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
phantoms ]	O
really	O
intrigued	O
me	O
and	O
brought	O
out	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
try	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shikata	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
Zelda	B-Application
game	O
"	O
was	O
sort	O
of	O
revitalized	O
and	O
came	O
out	O
of	O
hibernation	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
Link	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
don	O
a	O
dress	O
typically	O
worn	O
by	O
Zelda	B-Application
in	O
other	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shikata	O
said	O
they	O
consulted	O
with	O
folks	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
asked	O
'	O
Do	O
we	O
think	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
[	O
to	O
get ]	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
negative	O
reaction	O
by	O
having	O
Link	O
wear	O
a	O
dress	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionTri	O
Force	O
Heroes	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
showing	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Handheld/Mobile	O
Game	O
and	O
IGN''	O
Best	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
