<s>
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy-based	O
sports	O
management	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyanide	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Digital	O
Jesters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin	O
on	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
,	O
the	O
violence	O
of	O
the	O
Medieval	O
football	O
with	O
no	O
rules	O
and	O
rugby-style	O
of	O
sports	O
yet	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
with	O
teams	O
being	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
races	O
such	O
as	O
dwarves	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
orcs	B-Language
and	O
undead	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
magic	O
and	O
other	O
fictional	O
elements	O
during	O
a	O
"	O
match	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
expansion	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
titled	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
:	O
Sudden	O
Death	O
that	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
video	O
game	O
adaption	O
,	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
bears	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
's	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
tabletop	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
about	O
fantasy	B-Application
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyanide	O
Studios	O
would	O
later	O
develop	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
itself	O
utilizes	O
certain	O
features	O
from	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
falls	O
into	O
a	O
multiple	O
genre	O
category	O
,	O
both	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
and	O
sports	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
war	O
based	O
tactics	O
like	O
unit	O
positions	O
and	O
fighting	O
strategies	O
however	O
the	O
main	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
by	O
getting	O
a	O
pig	O
skin	O
ball	O
to	O
the	O
opposite	O
end	O
zone	O
,	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
found	O
in	O
American	B-Application
Football	I-Application
and	O
Medieval	O
football	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
10	O
different	O
fantasy	B-Application
based	O
races	O
(	O
13	O
in	O
Sudden	O
Death	O
)	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
their	O
team	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
skill	O
and	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
rather	O
crude	O
options	O
like	O
stamping	O
on	O
downed	O
players	O
,	O
intervening	O
hooligans	O
,	O
drugging	O
players	O
before	O
games	O
and	O
bribing	O
or	O
assaulting	O
the	O
referee	O
when	O
the	O
rules	O
are	O
broken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
comical	O
style	O
is	O
from	O
the	O
commentary	O
,	O
done	O
by	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
dysfunctional	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
enthusiasts	O
that	O
would	O
insult	O
both	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
the	O
fans	O
and	O
the	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Cyanide	O
originally	O
pitched	O
the	O
game	O
idea	O
to	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
licensed	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
were	O
rejected	O
,	O
they	O
developed	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
obvious	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
both	O
being	O
violent	O
fantasy	B-Application
sports	O
,	O
minor	O
similarities	O
were	O
also	O
noticeable	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
during	O
a	O
loading	O
menu	O
in	O
after	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
well	O
known	O
red	O
sun	O
with	O
an	O
Orc	B-Language
face	O
,	O
usually	O
found	O
on	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
inks	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Workshop	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
Cyanide	O
Studios	O
now	O
have	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
create	O
computer	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
and	O
that	O
"	O
Any	O
differences	O
between	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
and	O
Cyanide	O
have	O
been	O
amicably	O
settled	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
sum	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
the	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
title	O
has	O
been	O
assigned	O
to	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Q3	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
