<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
major	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
six	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
from	O
November	O
2009	O
to	O
September	O
2010	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
BioWare	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
story-focused	O
content	O
packs	O
serve	O
as	O
standalone	O
side	O
stories	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
advance	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
:	O
Legacy	O
,	O
and	O
Mark	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mark	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
with	O
the	O
webseries	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Redemption	O
,	O
Hawke	O
must	O
help	O
the	O
elf	O
spy	O
Tallis	O
infiltrate	O
an	O
Orlesian	O
estate	O
outside	O
Kirkwall	O
and	O
steal	O
a	O
precious	O
relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
smaller	O
content	O
items	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
given	O
away	O
for	O
promotional	O
purposes	O
as	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
,	O
platform	O
exclusives	O
and	O
as	O
rewards	O
from	O
participation	O
in	O
special	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
a	O
new	O
copy	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exiled	O
Prince	O
was	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
BioWare	O
Signature	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
new	O
items	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
a	O
new	O
copy	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
a	O
new	O
copy	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
story-driven	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
which	O
is	O
entirely	O
played	O
in	O
an	O
all-new	O
location	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
prison	O
constructed	O
by	O
the	O
Grey	O
Wardens	O
in	O
a	O
remote	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
access	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
interact	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
statue	O
in	O
Hawke	O
’s	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
producer	O
Fernando	O
Melo	O
noted	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
face	O
combat	O
situations	O
which	O
will	O
challenge	O
them	O
to	O
approach	O
gameplay	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
strategic	O
and	O
tactical	O
manner	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Hawke	O
's	O
followers	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
play	O
a	O
more	O
prominent	O
role	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
features	O
non-linear	O
bonus	O
content	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
quest	O
like	O
puzzle	O
areas	O
and	O
bonus	O
rooms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
enemy	O
types	O
like	O
Brontos	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
varieties	O
of	O
Genlocks	O
and	O
Hurlocks	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
Deep	O
Roads	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
also	O
unlocks	O
"	O
The	O
Key	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
upgradeable	O
weapon	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
take	O
it	O
with	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
following	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
prison	O
houses	O
Corypheus	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
and	O
ancient	O
Darkspawn	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
thirty	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
prison	O
was	O
magically	O
resealed	O
by	O
Hawke	O
's	O
father	O
on	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
Grey	O
Wardens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corypheus	O
would	O
later	O
reappear	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
"	O
see-saws	O
between	O
going-through-the-motions	O
and	O
meaningful	O
character	O
development	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
"	O
makes	O
a	O
valiant	O
attempt	O
to	O
strengthen	O
your	O
bond	O
with	O
Hawke	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
it	O
makes	O
little	O
impression	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
as	O
"	O
soulless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
Legacy	O
a	O
"	O
template	O
for	O
not-bad-but-must-try-harder	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
passable	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
to	O
make	O
itself	O
essential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Powerplay	O
's	O
Meghann	O
O'Neill	O
gave	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
she	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
appreciated	O
how	O
BioWare	O
competently	O
implemented	O
genuinely	O
useful	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
one	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
premiere	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
tie-in	O
webseries	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Redemption	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
introduces	O
several	O
Orlesian	O
characters	O
and	O
provides	O
further	O
insight	O
into	O
their	O
culture	O
and	O
society	O
;	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Orlesian	O
noble	O
characters	O
serve	O
as	O
comic	O
relief	O
in	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
humor	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
Monty	O
Python	O
and	O
the	O
Holy	O
Grail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	O
,	O
a	O
self-described	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
said	O
she	O
is	O
appreciative	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
substantial	O
amount	O
of	O
lore	O
and	O
that	O
her	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
dream	O
come	O
true.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Day	O
's	O
research	O
,	O
she	O
played	O
through	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
multiple	O
times	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
discover	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
character	O
reactions	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	O
said	O
that	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
watch	O
the	O
web	O
series	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
together	O
,	O
but	O
doing	O
so	O
with	O
leave	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
better	O
insight	O
into	O
Tallis	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
is	O
not	O
overly	O
serious	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
very	O
quippish	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
a	O
heavy	O
moment	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
someone	O
has	O
a	O
one-liner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
enemy	O
type	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
in	O
Mark	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
is	O
the	O
wyvern	B-Language
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
wingless	O
cousin	O
of	O
dragons	O
and	O
is	O
especially	O
significant	O
to	O
Orlesian	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
a	O
wyvern	B-Language
presents	O
a	O
substantial	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
:	O
proper	O
class	O
selection	O
,	O
strategy	O
positioning	O
,	O
and	O
appropriate	O
ability	O
usage	O
such	O
as	O
magical	O
spells	O
or	O
healing	O
abilities	O
are	O
pivotal	O
for	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
slaying	O
a	O
wyvern	B-Language
during	O
a	O
hunt	O
,	O
Prosper	O
welcomes	O
the	O
Champion	O
into	O
his	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
parties	O
exchange	O
words	O
,	O
Prosper	O
fires	O
a	O
green	O
substance	O
at	O
Salit	O
that	O
attracts	O
the	O
wyvern	B-Language
mount	O
Leopold	O
,	O
who	O
mauls	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
Tal-Vashoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Felicia	O
Day	O
's	O
involvement	O
as	O
Tallis	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
highlight	O
by	O
most	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
's	O
game	O
environments	O
were	O
more	O
spacious	O
and	O
inviting	O
than	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
humorous	O
dialogue	O
and	O
story	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
commented	O
that	O
BioWare	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
output	O
had	O
been	O
more	O
variable	O
than	O
most	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
Mark	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
pack	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
absorbing	O
and	O
varied	O
side	O
story	O
"	O
that	O
subtly	O
feeds	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
wider	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blood	O
Dragon	O
Armor	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
possessed	O
the	O
Blood	O
Dragon	O
Armor	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
or	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
received	O
an	O
exclusive	O
armor	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Ser	O
Isaac	O
's	O
armor	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
costume	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Spaces	I-Application
protagonist	O
Isaac	O
Clarke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
certain	O
in-game	O
items	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
limited	O
promotional	O
opportunities	O
.	O
</s>
