<s>
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Fable	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Spring	O
Showcase	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
May	O
that	O
year	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
Next	O
Promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
would	O
connect	O
with	O
Fable	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
completing	O
tasks	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
the	O
player	O
will	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
unique	O
items	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
player	O
co-op	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
or	O
through	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
online	O
leaderboard	O
and	O
time	O
trials	O
for	O
competitive	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
journeys	O
through	O
Albion	O
and	O
fights	O
against	O
familiar	O
foes	O
and	O
new	O
enemies	O
to	O
collect	O
coins	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
items	O
and	O
characters	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Fable	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
boss	O
fights	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
smaller	O
enemies	O
which	O
are	O
fought	O
in	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
started	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Creative	O
Day	O
"	O
that	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
holds	O
every	O
year	O
,	O
where	O
anyone	O
in	O
Lionhead	O
can	O
show	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
accepted	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
5	O
people	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
lead	O
designer	O
Ted	O
Timmins	O
,	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Spring	O
Showcase	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
May	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Arcade	O
Next	O
Promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
have	O
been	O
fairly	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
high	O
and	O
low	O
review	O
scores	O
from	O
various	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
being	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
it	O
was	O
even	O
slightly	O
exciting	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
issues	O
could	O
be	O
overlooked	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
capability	O
to	O
provide	O
simple	O
cooperative	O
family	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
