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  • Americans Hate Tingle: Predictably most people wouldn't like the game's focus on multiplayer as well as little to no plot, not to mention the 2-v-2 multiplayer is heavily restricting. But somehow the game got the equivalent of all-9 score on Famitsu in Japan.
  • Audience-Alienating Premise: It's a multiplayer-based tactical shooter spin-off of Resident Evil, but it ended up being a worst-of-both-worlds situation. General fans of competitive PVP shooters weren't exactly lacking in bigger-budget alternatives in 2016 (the game was delayed from its original intended release date of May 2016 as it happened to be shared by the release of Overwatch), Resident Evil fans greatly rejected another multiplayer entry after the heavy co-op focus of Resident Evil 5 and 6 (especially as the more traditional single-player Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was on its way the following year), and in general, the game is mechanically weak, lacks a compelling aesthetic, and minimal single-player content. The game was virtually dead on arrival, peaking at just 400 simultaneous players in its first year, and has been largely forgotten.
  • Critical Dissonance: That being said, even Japanese fans were indifferent and quick to forget this game ever existed, despite Famitsu's review.
  • So Bad, It's Good: If one want to afford it, the game is a fun Mercenaries offshoot.

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