<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
2009	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
digitally	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
between	O
January	O
to	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
follows	O
the	O
surviving	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Grey	O
Warden	O
branch	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Ferelden	O
in	O
Thedas	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
post-launch	O
single-player	O
narrative	O
content	O
pack	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
2009	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Straub	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
Wardens	O
based	O
in	O
Ferelden	O
and	O
the	O
unchallenged	O
spread	O
of	O
the	O
Darkspawn	O
Blight	O
throughout	O
the	O
kingdom	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
"	O
lynchpin	O
"	O
that	O
has	O
shaped	O
the	O
narrative	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
learns	O
of	O
another	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
guard	O
in	O
service	O
of	O
the	O
recently	O
deceased	O
King	O
Cailan	O
Theirin	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
Wardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
fate	O
of	O
King	O
Cailan	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
plot	O
element	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
search	O
and	O
disposal	O
of	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
includes	O
several	O
achievements	O
,	O
which	O
mostly	O
involve	O
the	O
killing	O
of	O
Darkspawn	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Darrah	O
,	O
a	O
producer	O
who	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
developmental	O
team	O
of	O
Origins	O
,	O
explained	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
decide	O
on	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
by	O
assessing	O
storytelling	O
opportunities	O
that	O
could	O
strengthen	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
involvement	O
within	O
the	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
schedule	O
for	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
went	O
through	O
numerous	O
delays	O
and	O
disruptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
previously	O
undetected	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
staff	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
issue	O
was	O
a	O
technical	O
complication	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
title	O
update	O
that	O
had	O
launched	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
release	O
,	O
which	O
affected	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
specialization	O
classes	O
for	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
prevented	O
level	O
progression	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
download	O
the	O
title	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
co-founder	O
Ray	O
Muzyka	O
later	O
suggested	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
communication	O
error	O
with	O
BioWare	O
distribution	O
's	O
partners	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
fixing	O
the	O
software	B-Error_Name
bug	I-Error_Name
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
title	O
update	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
re-certified	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
a	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
access	O
the	O
re-released	O
content	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
another	O
title	O
update	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
other	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
for	O
Origins	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
called	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copies	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
erroneous	O
omission	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melo	O
explained	O
in	O
an	O
announcement	O
that	O
while	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
listed	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
on	O
the	O
package	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
solution	O
,	O
EA	O
Customer	O
Support	O
representatives	O
offered	O
vouchers	O
for	O
affected	O
customers	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
content	O
pack	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
reviewers	O
who	O
responded	O
positively	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
included	O
Steve	O
Butts	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
summarized	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
as	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
get	O
closure	O
over	O
a	O
prior	O
defeat	O
and	O
earn	O
worthwhile	O
loot	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
remarked	O
while	O
the	O
pack	O
does	O
not	O
add	O
anything	O
innovative	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
experience	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
content	O
is	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
while	O
conveniently	O
tying	O
up	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
campaign	O
's	O
loose	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
was	O
summarized	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
interesting	O
side	O
attraction	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
entertaining	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
an	O
unfavorable	O
comparison	O
was	O
drawn	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
–	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
as	O
the	O
more	O
worthwhile	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
has	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
a	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
meaningful	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
said	O
the	O
pricing	O
and	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
does	O
not	O
provide	O
any	O
satisfactory	O
answers	O
to	O
contemporary	O
issues	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
appropriate	O
inclusion	O
or	O
segregation	O
of	O
content	O
for	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
the	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
that	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
were	O
supposed	O
to	O
represent	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
not	O
yet	O
standard	O
offerings	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitchell	O
Dyer	O
from	O
GamePro	O
disparaged	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
's	O
poor	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
five	O
dollars	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
costly	O
expense	O
for	O
extra	O
content	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
hard	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
recommend	O
a	O
"	O
bare-bones	O
"	O
content	O
pack	O
like	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
already	O
emotionally	O
invested	O
in	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
story	O
events	O
of	O
Origins	O
like	O
Duncan	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
problematic	O
software	O
release	O
life	O
cycle	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
had	O
attracted	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Florian	O
Totu	O
from	O
Softpedia	O
observed	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
release	O
for	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
to	O
be	O
troubled	O
by	O
unwanted	O
events	O
and	O
strange	O
delays	O
,	O
while	O
Owen	O
Good	O
from	O
Kotaku	O
compared	O
the	O
situation	O
to	O
"	O
BioWare	O
letting	O
Charlie	O
Brown	O
kick	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
football	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dyer	O
said	O
the	O
long	O
wait	O
he	O
endured	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unexpected	O
delays	O
and	O
product	O
recall	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
made	O
his	O
disappointing	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
"	O
taste	O
even	O
more	O
bitter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logan	O
Westbrook	O
from	O
The	O
Escapist	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Ostagar	I-Application
for	O
the	O
European	O
edition	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
embarrassing	O
for	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
,	O
the	O
issue	O
is	O
easily	O
fixable	O
with	O
the	O
caveat	O
that	O
affected	O
customers	O
have	O
ready	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
for	O
their	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
