<s>
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pipeworks	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
345	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Spike	O
documentary	O
TV	O
series	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
various	O
warriors	O
from	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
utilizing	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
pits	O
two	O
warriors	O
from	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
and	O
locations	O
in	O
head-to-head	O
combat	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
warriors	O
include	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
,	O
Pirate	O
,	O
Shaolin	O
Monk	O
,	O
and	O
Zande	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
eight	O
playable	O
warriors	O
from	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
;	O
a	O
19th	O
century	O
Apache	B-Application
warrior	O
,	O
a	O
Centurion	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
legion	O
,	O
a	O
Medieval	O
European	O
Knight	O
,	O
a	O
Ninja	B-Application
and	O
a	O
Samurai	B-Application
of	O
feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
an	O
18th	O
century	O
Pirate	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
Spartan	O
hoplite	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
late	O
1st	O
millennium	O
Viking	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
three	O
additional	O
warriors	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
:	O
a	O
Rajput	O
clan	O
warrior	O
of	O
Medieval	O
India	O
,	O
a	O
Shaolin	O
monk	O
of	O
the	O
renowned	O
Buddhist	O
monastery	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Zande	O
tribal	O
warrior	O
of	O
north	O
central	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
held	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
showcasing	O
a	O
non-gameplay	O
cinematic	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
medieval	O
knight	O
and	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
television	O
show	O
itself	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
popular	O
when	O
featured	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
services	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
what	O
was	O
considered	O
"	O
a	O
logical	O
next	O
step	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pirate	O
however	O
does	O
wield	O
a	O
firearm	O
although	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
pirate	O
was	O
apparently	O
"	O
touch	O
and	O
go	O
...	O
right	O
until	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
included	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
choice	O
of	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
for	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
popular	O
internet	O
meme	O
of	O
"	O
pirates	O
versus	O
ninjas	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
1997	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bergsala	O
Lightweight	O
,	O
another	O
3D	O
weapons-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
utilizes	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
approach	O
to	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
violence	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
realistic	O
with	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
where	O
even	O
though	O
players	O
can	O
perform	O
executions	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
where	O
fatalities	O
were	O
considered	O
fanatical	O
and	O
exaggerated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
by	O
the	O
various	O
martial	O
artists	O
who	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
due	O
to	O
the	O
selection	O
process	O
of	O
warriors	O
and	O
the	O
resulting	O
cuts	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
,	O
Spike	O
TV	O
made	O
a	O
poll	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
website	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
vote	O
for	O
their	O
favorite	O
warrior	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
to	O
decide	O
on	O
new	O
warriors	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
poll	O
also	O
featuring	O
historical	O
figures	O
like	O
William	O
Wallace	O
and	O
Vlad	O
the	O
Impaler	O
,	O
Spike	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
no	O
famous	O
individuals	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Live	O
Aftermath	O
segment	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
new	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
host	O
Richard	O
"	O
Mack	O
"	O
Machowicz	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Rajput	O
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
downloadable	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
possible	O
release	O
date	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
and	O
included	O
three	O
new	O
warriors	O
:	O
the	O
previously	O
announced	O
Rajput	O
,	O
the	O
Shaolin	O
Monk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Zande	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
both	O
consoles	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
February	O
24	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
This	O
is	O
most	O
prominently	O
reflected	O
in	O
our	O
sales	O
,	O
where	O
'	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
 '	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
top	O
10	O
best	O
selling	O
title	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
after	O
a	O
month.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
Spike	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
called	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
line-up	O
of	O
playable	O
warriors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-July	O
2011	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Yang	O
,	O
General	O
Manager	O
of	O
345	O
Games	O
added	O
:	O
"	O
Chivalry	B-Application
:	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
enhances	O
the	O
exceptional	O
first-person	O
combat	O
style	O
of	O
Chivalry	B-Application
that	O
is	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
players	O
,	O
by	O
speeding	O
up	O
and	O
broadening	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
takes	O
the	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
franchise	O
from	O
one-on-one	O
combat	O
to	O
the	O
battlefield.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Spike	O
confirmed	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
on	O
one	O
disc	O
called	O
Deadliest	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
:	O
Ancient	O
Combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
to	O
April	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
