<s>
Dragon	B-Operating_System
Age	I-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
2011	O
freemium	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
EA2D	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
for	O
Facebook	O
and	O
Google+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
Legends	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2009	O
Flash-based	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
Journeys	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
main	O
series	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
Facebook	O
and	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
Google+	B-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Operating_System
Age	I-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
generated	O
significant	O
media	O
coverage	O
and	O
its	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
attracted	O
substantial	O
"	O
likes	O
"	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
ultimately	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Operating_System
Age	I-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
was	O
set	O
in	O
Kaiten	O
,	O
a	O
city-state	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
region	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Free	O
Marches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plot	O
runs	O
parallel	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
's	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
by	O
a	O
team	O
from	O
EA2D	O
(	O
later	O
reformed	O
as	O
BioWare	O
San	O
Francisco	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
designers	O
Soren	O
Johnson	O
and	O
Ethan	O
Levy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
promoted	O
as	O
"	O
companion	O
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
social	O
glue	O
for	O
friends	O
to	O
"	O
quest	O
,	O
loot	O
,	O
share	O
rewards	O
and	O
grow	O
a	O
kingdom	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
incentive	O
being	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
unlocking	O
additional	O
content	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
playing	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
offered	O
the	O
"	O
BioWare	O
Signature	O
pack	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
incentive	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
buy	O
and	O
log	O
in	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
granted	O
players	O
Hawke	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
in-game	O
items	O
and	O
exclusive	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Google+	B-Application
port	O
for	O
Legends	O
went	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Dragon	B-Operating_System
Age	I-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
:	O
Remix	O
01	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
and	O
hosted	O
on	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Levy	O
and	O
Evan	O
Miller	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Hunted	B-Operating_System
Forever	I-Operating_System
,	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
assets	O
of	O
Legends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levy	O
cited	O
the	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Bayonetta	B-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
fast	O
,	O
fluid	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
announcement	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
blog	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Operating_System
Age	I-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
Legends	O
which	O
ran	O
on	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
its	O
social	O
media	O
features	O
and	O
purchase	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
removed	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
its	O
servers	O
;	O
players	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
download	O
their	O
pre-existing	O
characters	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Saved	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
continue	O
playing	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Alec	O
Meer	O
from	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
Legends	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
modern	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
coin-op	O
side-scrolling	O
beat	O
'	O
em/shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
"	O
which	O
shamelessly	O
made	O
money	O
off	O
customers	O
who	O
are	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
