<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerdale	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bedlam	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
both	O
single	O
and	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daggerdale	B-Application
features	O
third-person	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
combat	O
,	O
questing	O
,	O
character	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
linear	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
hell-bent	O
on	O
taking	O
over	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
for	O
his	O
evil	O
god	O
and	O
states	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rezlus	O
hopes	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
and	O
restore	O
the	O
Zhentarim	O
to	O
their	O
former	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
year	O
of	O
1420	O
DR	O
in	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
,	O
which	O
rests	O
atop	O
the	O
underground	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
Dwarven	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Tethyamar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tower	O
extends	O
high	O
above	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
even	O
though	O
its	O
entrance	O
is	O
underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Mines	O
of	O
Tethyamar	O
in	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1420	O
DR	O
,	O
the	O
Zhentarim	O
have	O
constructed	O
the	O
Tower	O
of	O
Void	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
Dale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
informs	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
the	O
Zhentarim	O
are	O
building	O
an	O
army	O
to	O
conquer	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dying	O
mage	O
orders	O
Incendius	O
to	O
raze	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
,	O
an	O
order	O
that	O
the	O
dragon	O
complies	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
tells	O
the	O
four	O
heroes	O
that	O
rule	O
of	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
will	O
go	O
to	O
Cyric	O
's	O
Zhentarim	O
,	O
revealing	O
herself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Cyrcist	O
Zhentarim	O
Priestess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bedlam	O
Games	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2010	O
and	O
60	O
developers	O
were	O
reportedly	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
bitHeads	O
co-founder	O
,	O
Scott	O
Simpson	O
,	O
has	O
alluded	O
to	O
plans	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
intends	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
game	O
model	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
a	O
gamer	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
on	O
both	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
portable	O
device	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
iPhone	O
,	O
thus	O
providing	O
a	O
player	O
24-hour	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unclear	O
if	O
such	O
a	O
strategy	O
will	O
be	O
implemented	O
for	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerdale	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerdale	I-Application
missed	O
its	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
release	O
date	O
of	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
until	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerdale	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reception	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
that	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
is	O
cheapened	O
by	O
dull	O
quests	O
,	O
bland	O
combat	O
,	O
dreary	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
unpolished	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
The	O
fact	O
that	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
its	O
D&D	O
roots	O
is	O
perhaps	O
its	O
biggest	O
downfall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
cliché	O
storyline	O
to	O
the	O
uninspired	O
side	O
quests	O
,	O
muddled	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
bland	O
and	O
repetitive	O
combat	O
,	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
is	O
one	O
place	O
that	O
you	O
'll	O
be	O
reluctant	O
to	O
save	O
,	O
let	O
alone	O
care	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeb	O
Haught	O
of	O
The	O
Charleston	O
Gazette	O
and	O
Pavel	O
Barter	O
of	O
the	O
Belfast	O
Telegraph	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
buggy	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
D&D	O
:	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
if	O
it	O
had	O
received	O
stringent	O
testing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
of	O
Daggerdale	B-Application
in	O
the	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
robot	O
holding	O
a	O
sign	O
saying	O
Gamma-Terra	O
was	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
