<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
was	O
a	O
freemium	O
mobile	B-Application
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
to	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
construct	O
and	O
manage	O
a	O
dungeon	O
,	O
recruiting	O
minions	O
to	O
run	O
it	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
gameplay	O
had	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defence	I-Application
style	O
,	O
featuring	O
frequent	O
raids	O
of	O
others	O
 '	O
dungeons	O
and	O
the	O
defense	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
carry	O
over	O
elements	O
from	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
games	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
instalments	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defence	I-Application
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
tutorial	O
by	O
Horny	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Horned	B-Application
Reaper	I-Application
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
resources	O
include	O
mana	B-Application
(	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Dark	O
Library	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	O
Breath	O
,	O
which	O
conjures	O
a	O
dragon	O
)	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
points	O
,	O
obtained	O
by	O
raiding	O
and	O
defending	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	O
Tournaments	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
guilds	O
compete	O
for	O
the	O
rank	O
of	O
Horny	B-Application
's	O
Chosen	O
,	O
are	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
five	O
qualifying	O
guilds	O
enter	O
the	O
Horny	B-Application
's	O
Chosen	O
bracket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Horny	B-Application
's	O
Chosen	O
brackets	O
yield	O
greater	O
Gem	O
rewards	O
than	O
the	O
standard	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
although	O
development	O
began	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
winter	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
for	O
touchscreens	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
senior	O
producer	O
Jeff	O
Skalski	O
,	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
for	O
mobile	B-Application
platforms	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
games	O
from	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
humour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
an	O
experience	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
trying	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
games	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
mobile	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
color	O
palette	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
creatures	O
easier	O
to	O
see	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Skalski	O
,	O
the	O
god-view	O
facilitated	O
the	O
porting	O
to	O
touch-screen	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skalski	O
emphasized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
built	O
for	O
typical	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
patterns	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
brief	O
periods	O
multiple	O
times	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
disagreed	O
with	O
assertions	O
that	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
humour	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
Richard	O
Ridings	O
(	O
who	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fan-favourite	O
)	O
providing	O
the	O
voice-overs	O
like	O
he	O
did	O
with	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
and	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
over	O
500	O
lines	O
of	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nick	O
LaMartina	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
Audio	O
and	O
Media	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
Ridings	O
to	O
emote	O
(	O
he	O
considered	O
Ridings	O
's	O
voices	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
games	O
flat	O
by	O
comparison	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
personality	O
of	O
Horny	B-Application
emerged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ridings	O
described	O
working	O
on	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
licence	O
to	O
be	O
bad	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LaMartina	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
collaborative	O
effort	O
is	O
what	O
made	O
Horny	B-Application
the	O
character	O
he	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
soft	O
launched	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
on	O
the	O
ITunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
30	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
'	O
twisted	O
 '	O
take	O
"	O
on	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavourable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leif	O
Johnson	O
of	O
IGN	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
heavy	O
reliance	O
on	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
and	O
waiting	O
times	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
clone	O
as	O
well	O
its	O
reliance	O
on	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
had	O
gone	O
free-to-play	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
soulless	O
"	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Stephanie	O
Sterling	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
echoed	O
these	O
sentiments	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
examples	O
of	O
a	O
cancer	O
that	O
is	O
eroding	O
the	O
market	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticizing	O
the	O
"	O
babyish	O
"	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
dark	O
humour	O
and	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lespol	O
of	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Outrageous	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
playing	O
without	O
paying	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
units	O
when	O
confronting	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
commented	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
humor	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
game	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
of	O
TouchArcade	O
stated	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
games	O
would	O
be	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
simplification	O
and	O
monetization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Jenkins	O
of	O
Metro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
zero	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
any	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
,	O
described	O
the	O
waiting	O
times	O
and	O
capitalization	O
as	O
"	O
ridiculous	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
getting	O
the	O
balance	O
wrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
Slater	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
well	O
polished	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
clone	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
waiting	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Yuen	O
of	O
AndroidSPIN	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
that	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
needs	O
patience	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
outcry	O
was	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
nostalgia	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
players	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
such	O
criticisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
Advertising	O
Standards	O
Authority	O
ruled	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
advertising	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
free	O
misled	O
customers	O
,	O
ordered	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
fine	O
print	O
explaining	O
about	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
,	O
and	O
banned	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
adverts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
forgot	O
about	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keepers	I-Application
spirit	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
regret	O
at	O
not	O
offering	O
his	O
input	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
consulted	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
head	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
,	O
Frank	O
Gibeau	O
,	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
innovated	O
too	O
much	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
