<s>
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
elements	O
created	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
merger	O
with	O
Activision	O
,	O
Activision	O
dropped	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
its	O
portfolio	O
after	O
the	O
merger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
announced	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
IndieBox	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
and	O
modeled	O
after	O
Jack	O
Black	O
,	O
a	O
roadie	O
who	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
artwork	O
of	O
heavy	O
metal	O
album	O
covers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eddie	O
becomes	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
savior	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
down-trodden	O
humans	O
against	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
supernatural	O
overlords	O
using	O
a	O
battle	O
axe	O
,	O
his	O
Flying	O
V	O
guitar	O
that	O
can	O
tap	O
into	O
the	O
magical	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
customizable	O
hot	B-Application
rod	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Black	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
voices	O
of	O
heavy	O
metal	O
musicians	B-Application
including	O
Lemmy	B-Application
Kilmister	I-Application
,	O
Rob	O
Halford	O
,	O
Ozzy	O
Osbourne	O
and	O
Lita	O
Ford	O
and	O
other	O
celebrities	O
such	O
as	O
Tim	O
Curry	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
hundred	O
metal	O
songs	O
selected	O
by	O
Schafer	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
game	O
reviewers	O
,	O
praising	O
Schafer	O
's	O
vision	O
and	O
writing	O
of	O
the	O
heavy	O
metal-inspired	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
performances	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
cast	O
,	O
particularly	O
Black	O
and	O
Osbourne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
incorporating	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
,	O
a	O
roadie	O
who	O
one	O
day	O
finds	O
himself	O
transported	O
into	O
a	O
heavy	O
metal-themed	O
fantasy	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eddie	O
acquires	O
three	O
tools	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
combat	O
and	O
transportation	O
:	O
a	O
broad	O
axe	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Separator	O
"	O
,	O
his	O
Flying	O
V	O
guitar	O
"	O
Clementine	O
"	O
from	O
his	O
own	O
world	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
cast	O
magic	O
spells	O
in	O
the	O
heavy	O
metal	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hot	B-Application
rod	I-Application
that	O
Eddie	O
builds	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Druid	O
Plow	O
"	O
,	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Solos	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
Clementine	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
playing	O
a	O
minigame	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
note-matching	O
aspect	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
or	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
over	O
a	O
brief	O
guitar	O
riff	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Eddie	O
cannot	O
use	O
the	O
metal	O
generated	O
by	O
Clementine	O
constantly	O
,	O
as	O
prolonged	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
guitar	O
will	O
cause	O
it	O
to	O
overheat	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
cool-off	O
period	O
before	O
using	O
the	O
guitar	O
's	O
power	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
case	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
boss	O
fight	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
Deuce	O
hot	B-Application
rod	I-Application
to	O
lure	O
the	O
boss	O
to	O
a	O
spiked	O
gate	O
held	O
up	O
by	O
counterweights	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
play	O
the	O
"	O
Earthshaker	O
"	O
move	O
on	O
Clementine	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
weights	O
and	O
sever	O
the	O
creature	O
's	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
factions	O
available	O
are	O
Ironheade	O
,	O
mostly	O
human-based	O
troops	O
visually	O
inspired	O
by	O
classic	O
Heavy	O
Metal	O
led	O
by	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
;	O
The	O
Drowning	O
Doom	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
Goth/Black	O
Metal	O
undead	O
led	O
by	O
Drowned	O
Ophelia	O
;	O
and	O
The	O
Tainted	O
Coil	O
,	O
evil	O
Industrial	O
Metal	O
BDSM/religion	O
-themed	O
demons	O
controlled	O
by	O
Doviculus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jack	O
Black	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
best	O
roadie	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
worst	O
'	O
heavy	O
metal	O
 '	O
band	O
"	O
,	O
Kabbage	O
Boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
group	O
is	O
later	O
joined	O
by	O
the	O
stage	O
manager	O
and	O
tour	O
bus	O
driver	O
Mangus	O
(	O
Alex	O
Fernandez	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
bass-playing	O
healer	O
Kill	O
Master	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
,	O
and	O
patterned	O
after	O
Lemmy	B-Application
Kilmister	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
motorcycle-riding	O
Fire	O
Baron	O
(	O
also	O
voiced	O
by	O
Halford	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
visually	O
inspired	O
by	O
him	O
too	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Amazonian	O
Rima	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Lita	O
Ford	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
KISS	O
characters	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
was	O
riding	O
a	O
bus	O
,	O
thinking	O
about	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
complete	O
opposite	O
of	O
what	O
we	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
[	O
a	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
title	O
released	O
in	O
1990 ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
leapt	O
into	O
my	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
came	O
to	O
Schafer	O
about	O
fifteen	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
core	O
concepts	O
did	O
not	O
completely	O
come	O
together	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
;	O
when	O
he	O
presented	O
his	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
they	O
became	O
excited	O
at	O
the	O
concept	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
that	O
their	O
next	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inspiration	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
fantasy	O
worlds	O
that	O
the	O
lyrics	O
and	O
album	O
covers	O
of	O
metal	O
bands	O
implied	O
but	O
rarely	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
music	O
videos	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
to	O
"	O
fulfill	O
the	O
promise	O
"	O
of	O
such	O
lore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
also	O
credits	O
a	O
Megadeth	O
roadie	O
named	O
Tony	O
he	O
once	O
met	O
as	O
having	O
given	O
him	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
a	O
roadie	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
becoming	O
a	O
re-imagined	O
version	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
had	O
previously	O
explored	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
roadie	O
sent	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Hoagie	O
from	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
represented	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
it	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2003	O
movie	O
School	O
of	O
Rock	O
also	O
reminded	O
Schafer	O
of	O
his	O
idea	O
for	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
and	O
made	O
him	O
more	O
excited	O
to	O
publish	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
philosophy	O
on	O
game	O
development	O
was	O
also	O
another	O
reason	O
for	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
creation	O
,	O
as	O
Schafer	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
attempts	O
to	O
make	O
each	O
game	O
radically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
previous	O
release	O
,	O
contrasting	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
to	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
commercial	O
tie-ins	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
hot	O
babes	O
and	O
Jack	O
Black	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
this	O
philosophy	O
and	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
market	O
pressures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
was	O
not	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
as	O
despite	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
"	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
make	O
a	O
cool	O
game	O
,	O
publishers	O
want	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
you	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
credits	O
Harmonix	O
Music	O
Systems	O
for	O
influencing	O
the	O
rhythm	O
game	O
market	O
through	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
widely	O
successful	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
with	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
heavily	O
emphasized	O
metal	O
music	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
the	O
metal	O
approach	O
in	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
readily	O
accepted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
over	O
80	O
unique	O
characters	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
designs	O
for	O
Riggs	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
Lemmy	B-Application
Kilmister	I-Application
,	O
and	O
though	O
the	O
model	O
was	O
changed	O
,	O
the	O
signature	O
vest	O
,	O
tour	O
pass	O
and	O
cigarette	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
remained	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
menus	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Joe	O
Kowalski	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
similar	O
game	O
elements	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introductory	O
menu	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
interactive	O
movie	O
created	O
from	O
live	O
action	O
clips	O
of	O
Jack	O
Black	O
manipulating	O
a	O
prop	O
gatefold	O
vinyl	O
record	O
album	O
,	O
using	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
After	I-Operating_System
Effects	I-Operating_System
to	O
provide	O
the	O
on-screen	O
text	O
,	O
controls	O
handling	O
,	O
and	O
stitching	O
of	O
separate	O
scenes	O
into	O
a	O
seamless	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
includes	O
over	O
35,000	O
lines	O
of	O
spoken	O
dialog	O
,	O
mostly	O
written	O
by	O
Schafer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Black	O
,	O
Lemmy	B-Application
,	O
Judas	O
Priest	O
's	O
Rob	O
Halford	O
,	O
The	O
Runaways	O
 '	O
Lita	O
Ford	O
,	O
and	O
Ozzy	O
Osbourne	O
provide	O
character	O
voices	O
for	O
these	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
that	O
Black	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Schafer	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
they	O
met	O
with	O
the	O
actor/musician	O
and	O
recognized	O
he	O
was	O
an	O
avid	O
gamer	O
and	O
metal	O
fan	O
and	O
understood	O
all	O
the	O
choices	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
signed	O
on	O
for	O
the	O
voice	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lemmy	B-Application
was	O
brought	O
on	O
board	O
to	O
play	O
The	O
Kill	O
Master	O
after	O
Schafer	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
who	O
assists	O
Eddie	O
by	O
healing	O
his	O
allies	O
through	O
a	O
giant	O
bass	O
harp	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
a	O
chopper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
with	O
a	O
top	O
hat	O
and	O
beard	O
,	O
was	O
considered	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
by	O
Schafer	O
,	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
consider	O
famous	O
bass	O
guitar	O
players	O
and	O
quickly	O
recognizing	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
Lemmy	B-Application
play	O
that	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
both	O
Black	O
and	O
Osbourne	O
frequently	O
injected	O
profanity	B-Protocol
into	O
their	O
scripted	O
lines	O
during	O
recording	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
rerecording	O
these	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
left	O
these	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
included	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
a	O
profanity	B-Protocol
content	O
filter	O
to	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
"	O
bleep	O
"	O
out	O
these	O
words	O
and	O
mask	O
such	O
word	O
on	O
screen	O
using	O
the	O
Parents	O
Music	O
Resource	O
Center	O
"	O
Parental	O
Advisory	O
"	O
label	O
,	O
an	O
icon	O
that	O
Schafer	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
heavy	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Schafer	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
confirm	O
what	O
other	O
musicians	B-Application
and	O
bands	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
already	O
stated	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
these	O
musicians	B-Application
were	O
"	O
especially	O
conducive	O
to	O
character	O
creation	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
theatrics	O
used	O
in	O
their	O
concert	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Horvitz	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
protagonist	O
Raz	O
in	O
Schafer	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
cameos	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
guitarist	O
of	O
Kabbage	O
Boy	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
car-lift	O
operator	O
that	O
assigns	O
Eddie	O
certain	O
side	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Schafer	O
,	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2007	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
noted	O
that	O
in	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
bring	O
together	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
assets	O
,	O
including	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
successfully	O
integrate	O
them	O
on	O
their	O
first	O
attempt	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
some	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
several	O
cases	O
for	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
changes	O
made	O
in	O
gameplay	O
required	O
them	O
to	O
return	O
and	O
redesign	O
levels	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
decided	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
scrum	O
development	O
approach	O
for	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
found	O
worked	O
well	O
with	O
their	O
company	O
's	O
culture	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
quickly	O
arrive	O
at	O
playable	O
targets	O
at	O
every	O
milestone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
their	O
terrain	O
engine	O
,	O
renderer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
within	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
third	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
Eddie	O
to	O
drive	O
about	O
the	O
terrain	O
,	O
running	O
over	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
began	O
the	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Eddie	O
,	O
and	O
recognizing	O
what	O
he	O
should	O
be	O
doing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
specifically	O
,	O
swinging	O
around	O
his	O
axe	O
,	O
playing	O
his	O
guitar	O
,	O
and	O
driving	O
his	O
hot	B-Application
rod	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
itself	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
older	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
1989	O
's	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
;	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
a	O
transforming	O
aircraft	O
mecha	O
that	O
would	O
normally	O
fly	O
about	O
the	O
field	O
to	O
issue	O
orders	O
for	O
constructing	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
airlifting	O
units	O
to	O
other	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
directing	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
opt	O
to	O
transform	O
the	O
craft	O
into	O
a	O
giant	O
robot	O
and	O
engage	O
directly	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
Schafer	O
kept	O
the	O
same	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
split-mode	O
RTS	O
,	O
but	O
wanted	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
combat	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
spending	O
90%	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
controlling	O
units	O
as	O
in	O
Zwei	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
only	O
spend	O
about	O
30%	O
in	O
this	O
fashion	O
within	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
2.5	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
test	O
prototypes	O
of	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
elements	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
designers	O
and	O
gameplay	O
programmers	O
to	O
commence	O
work	O
while	O
another	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
many	O
wondered	O
if	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
would	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
 '	O
guitar-themed	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
fate	O
was	O
unclear	O
,	O
Schafer	O
was	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
avoid	O
causing	O
problems	O
with	O
any	O
potential	O
business	O
deals	O
,	O
until	O
EA	O
Partners	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
CEO	O
John	O
Riccitiello	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
EA	O
picking	O
up	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
for	O
distribution	O
prior	O
to	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Sometimes	O
significant	O
creative	O
risks	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
’s	O
best	O
products	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
arose	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Schafer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
making	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Brütal	O
Legend.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Ben	O
Fritz	O
at	O
Variety	O
,	O
another	O
studio	O
has	O
been	O
engaged	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
albeit	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
as	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Dead	O
Space'''s	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
further	O
industry	O
rumors	O
,	O
which	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
being	O
done	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in-house	O
,	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
effort	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
quality	O
and	O
technical	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
not	O
planned	O
on	O
a	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Schafer	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
and	O
"	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
port	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
for	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
of	O
modern	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
both	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
released	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
include	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
tweaks	O
that	O
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
tracked	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
do	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
full	O
list	O
of	O
changes	O
are	O
not	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
PC	B-Application
release	O
,	O
Schafer	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
if	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
version	O
are	O
successful	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
look	O
at	O
adding	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
factions	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
originally	O
scoped	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
premiering	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
believed	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
go-ahead	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
invested	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
development	O
time	O
towards	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
later	O
told	O
by	O
EA	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
world	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
three	O
times	O
larger	O
than	O
what	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
four	O
smaller	O
projects	O
,	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Stacking	B-Application
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Brigade	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
titled	O
Trenched	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
:	I-Application
Once	I-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
prototypes	O
they	O
had	O
created	O
from	O
"	O
Amnesia	O
Fortnights	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
period	O
where	O
they	O
had	O
lacked	O
a	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
custom	O
game	O
world	O
engine	O
and	O
other	O
assets	O
they	O
had	O
created	O
for	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
Schafer	O
is	O
still	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
but	O
would	O
require	O
appropriate	O
funding	O
and	O
resources	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
happen	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
launched	O
a	O
successful	O
crowd-funded	O
drive	O
for	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2015	O
;	O
Schafer	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
that	O
game	O
does	O
well	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
chance	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
would	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
said	O
June	O
13	O
during	O
an	O
appearance	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
that	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
will	O
eventually	O
get	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Activision	O
merged	O
with	O
Vivendi	O
's	O
game	O
division	O
(	O
which	O
included	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
to	O
become	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
gaining	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
publication	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
evaluation	O
of	O
their	O
assets	O
,	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
chose	O
to	O
drop	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
limbo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
when	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
fate	O
was	O
unclear	O
,	O
Schafer	O
was	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
avoid	O
causing	O
problems	O
with	O
any	O
potential	O
business	O
deals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
believed	O
that	O
Activision	O
was	O
seeking	O
monetary	O
compensation	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
as	O
it	O
received	O
from	O
Atari	O
for	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Riddick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
,	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
dropped	O
when	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
re-evaluated	O
their	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
issued	O
a	O
countersuit	O
against	O
Activision	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
company	O
had	O
abandoned	O
the	O
project	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
harm	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
during	O
its	O
critical	O
marketing	O
phase	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
trying	O
to	O
protect	O
its	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
countersuit	O
stated	O
that	O
Activision	O
had	O
dropped	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
its	O
merger	O
with	O
Vivendi	O
and	O
a	O
failed	O
attempt	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
"	O
something	O
awesome	O
"	O
planned	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
to	O
further	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
pack	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Hammer	O
of	O
Infinite	O
Fate	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-December	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
expands	O
the	O
single-player	O
experience	O
by	O
incorporating	O
new	O
weaponry	O
for	O
the	O
Deuce	O
,	O
outfits	O
for	O
Eddie	O
,	O
a	O
GPS	O
system	O
to	O
track	O
collectibles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
figureheads	O
of	O
Razputin	B-Application
,	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
from	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Schafer	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Download	O
Festival	O
in	O
Donington	O
Park	O
in	O
England	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
arranged	O
for	O
440	O
fans	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
to	O
help	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
the	O
largest	O
number	O
of	O
air	O
guitar	O
players	O
,	O
all	O
simultaneously	O
playing	O
to	O
"	O
Ace	O
of	O
Spades	O
"	O
by	O
Motörhead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
announced	O
that	O
Brutal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
the	O
official	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
2009	O
Mastodon/Dethklok	O
tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
dressed	O
as	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
and	O
staying	O
in	O
character	O
during	O
his	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
Store	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
users	O
who	O
had	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
product	O
through	O
GameStop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
users	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
users	O
and	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
users	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
had	O
identified	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
well-known	O
songs	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
,	O
while	O
Ridgway	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
locate	O
mission-appropriate	O
,	O
more	O
obscure	O
titles	O
for	O
inclusion	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
one	O
mission	O
,	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
Killmaster	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Lemmy	B-Application
Kilmister	I-Application
)	O
,	O
involves	O
rescuing	O
female	O
troops	O
for	O
Ironheade	O
's	O
army	O
;	O
Ridgway	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
locate	O
a	O
cover	O
of	O
"	O
Bomber	O
"	O
,	O
originally	O
recorded	O
by	O
Motörhead	O
(	O
Kilmister	O
's	O
band	O
)	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
all-female	O
metal	O
band	O
Girlschool	O
,	O
recorded	O
in	O
their	O
1981	O
split	O
EP	O
St.	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
Massacre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
tried	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
group	O
was	O
hesitant	O
to	O
participate	O
after	O
recognizing	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
name	O
"	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
"	O
suggested	O
an	O
attachment	O
with	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
named	O
"	O
Eddie	O
"	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Derek	O
Riggs	O
;	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
marketing	O
group	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
this	O
could	O
imply	O
that	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
had	O
endorsed	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
helped	O
to	O
select	O
three	O
songs	O
—	O
"	O
We	O
Are	O
The	O
Road	O
Crew	O
"	O
by	O
Motörhead	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Metal	O
"	O
by	O
Tenacious	O
D	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
More	O
Than	O
Meets	O
The	O
Eye	O
"	O
by	O
Testament	O
—	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
a	O
pack	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
songs	I-Protocol
that	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
remained	O
intact	O
for	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
catalog	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
;	O
Double	O
Fine	O
had	O
assured	O
all	O
music	O
licensing	O
rights	O
had	O
remains	O
in	O
place	O
for	O
this	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
cast	O
was	O
commended	O
for	O
their	O
roles	O
;	O
the	O
heavy	O
metal	O
musicians	B-Application
were	O
effective	O
at	O
playing	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
voice	O
talent	O
performed	O
well	O
and	O
"[did]	O
their	O
part	O
to	O
balance	O
out	O
the	O
star	O
power	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Christian	O
Donlan	O
considered	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
strongest	O
aspect	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
distancing	O
the	O
title	O
from	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
rounded	O
,	O
personable	O
leads	O
who	O
are	O
distinctly	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
throngs	O
of	O
cybermen	O
and	O
super-vixens	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
facet	O
of	O
Schafer	O
's	O
signature	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
's	O
Chris	O
Kohler	O
further	O
attested	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
to	O
Schafer	O
's	O
skill	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
"	O
After	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
he	O
should	O
be	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
storytellers	O
in	O
gaming	O
,	O
period.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heavy	O
metal-inspired	O
world	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
clear	O
reverence	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
largest	O
weakness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
would	O
later	O
jokingly	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
RTS	O
elements	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
;	O
during	O
the	O
fundraising	O
for	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
Schafer	O
teasingly	O
threatened	O
to	O
add	O
RTS	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
if	O
the	O
funding	O
had	O
reached	O
certain	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
voted	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
as	O
the	O
48th-top	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
215,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
about	O
150,000	O
copies	O
being	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
12th-top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
data	O
collected	O
through	O
Nielsen	O
SoundScan	O
,	O
some	O
songs	O
contained	O
within	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
saw	O
digital	O
sales	O
increases	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
700%	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
though	O
impact	O
on	O
overall	O
sales	O
of	O
these	O
songs	O
was	O
rather	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy/Simulation	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
13th-annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Character	O
Performance	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
Eddie	B-Application
Riggs	I-Application
)	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Original	O
Story	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Direction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
