<s>
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
open	O
world	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fable	B-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Fable	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
land	O
of	O
Albion	O
,	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
and	O
achieved	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
many	O
citing	O
its	O
adherence	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
changes	O
that	O
redefined	O
the	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
received	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
which	O
introduced	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
quests	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
proved	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
title	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
fully	O
dynamic	O
,	O
interactive	O
and	O
mostly	O
free	O
roaming	O
with	O
no	O
set	O
quest	O
path	O
to	O
take	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
businesses	O
produce	O
income	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
every	O
5	O
minutes	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
,	O
the	O
economy	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opinion	O
of	O
the	O
shop	O
owner	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
a	O
shopkeeper	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
opinion	O
will	O
work	O
harder	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rent	O
or	O
goods	O
prices	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
this	O
happens	O
even	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
is	O
turned	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environment	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
trees	O
with	O
branches	O
and	O
leaves	O
that	O
are	O
individually	O
animated	O
according	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
physics	O
,	O
each	O
tree	O
having	O
roughly	O
120,000	O
leaves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
"	O
See	O
the	O
Future	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
dog	O
's	O
breed	O
with	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
choices	O
are	O
Dalmatian	O
,	O
Bloodhound	B-Application
and	O
Husky	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
to	O
get	O
married	O
,	O
including	O
same-sex	O
marriage	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relationships	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
are	O
initiated	O
by	O
flirting	O
,	O
gift-giving	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
common	O
expression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
enhances	O
the	O
system	O
of	O
morphing	O
one	O
's	O
character	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
actions	O
as	O
introduced	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
acquire	O
money	O
through	O
doing	O
quests	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
doing	O
jobs	O
around	O
Albion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
linear	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
main	O
story-advancing	O
missions	O
may	O
be	O
performed	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
additional	O
missions	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-op	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
,	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
,	O
and	O
by	O
playing	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
did	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
online	O
cooperative	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
since	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
American	O
release	O
date	O
which	O
adds	O
this	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
the	O
patch	O
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
play	O
online	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
disconnected	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
port	O
any	O
experience	O
,	O
renown	O
and	O
gold	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
Hero	O
via	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
imported	O
their	O
character	O
and	O
not	O
created	O
the	O
henchman	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
profile	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
itself	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
henchman	O
,	O
the	O
earned	O
gold	O
and	O
experience	O
being	O
transferred	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
land	O
of	O
Albion	O
-	O
a	O
large	O
continent	O
consisting	O
of	O
several	O
settlements	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
being	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Bowerstone	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
lawless	O
stretches	O
of	O
land	O
,	O
including	O
forests	O
,	O
marshlands	O
,	O
and	O
coastal	O
roads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
and	O
events	O
take	O
place	O
500	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
relative	O
safety	O
and	O
peace	O
brought	O
about	O
by	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
led	O
to	O
Albion	O
's	O
citizens	O
deeming	O
heroes	O
to	O
be	O
corrupt	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
needed	O
,	O
effectively	O
leading	O
to	O
many	O
to	O
disappear	O
and	O
the	O
Heroes	O
 '	O
Guild	O
being	O
destroyed	O
in	O
a	O
riot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
(	O
nicknamed	O
by	O
default	O
as	O
Sparrow	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
a	O
hero	O
from	O
a	O
bloodline	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Old	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
three	O
separate	O
time	O
periods	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
)	O
:	O
childhood	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
and	O
training	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
young	O
adulthood	O
;	O
and	O
adulthood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
inside	O
,	O
the	O
old	O
woman	O
introduces	O
herself	O
as	O
Theresa	O
,	O
a	O
blind	O
seeress	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
Sparrow	O
is	O
a	O
descent	O
of	O
the	O
Hero	O
of	O
Oakvale	B-Application
who	O
defeated	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
vision	O
they	O
now	O
rule	O
over	O
Albion	O
as	O
monarch	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
hinted	O
that	O
a	O
child	O
of	O
theirs	O
will	O
become	O
a	O
hero	O
to	O
save	O
Albion	O
after	O
their	O
death	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
background	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
released	O
a	O
section	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
entitled	O
"	O
Tales	O
of	O
Albion	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
back-story	O
to	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Chapters	O
,	O
and	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
Lionhead	O
has	O
done	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
,	O
online	O
competitions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Lionhead	O
's	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
competition	O
was	O
naming	O
a	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
wherein	O
a	O
character	O
was	O
addressed	O
by	O
various	O
titles	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
purchased	O
from	O
a	O
"	O
Title	O
Vendor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
bought	O
from	O
a	O
town	O
crier	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
the	O
winning	O
title	O
was	O
Lionheart	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
for	O
2000	O
gold	O
or	O
earned	O
for	O
free	O
by	O
winning	O
in	O
The	O
Crucible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
24	O
May	O
,	O
episode	O
one	O
of	O
The	O
Lionhead	O
Diaries	O
,	O
examining	O
the	O
love	O
and	O
emotion	O
aspect	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
22	O
June	O
,	O
episode	O
six	O
"	O
Art	O
and	O
the	O
Hero	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
artwork	O
of	O
the	O
Hero	O
,	O
Albion	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
different	O
characters	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
8	O
January	O
,	O
episode	O
eight	O
"	O
Finishing	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
&	O
Creating	O
Knothole	O
Island	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
detailing	O
the	O
Lionhead	O
Team	O
's	O
euphoria	O
over	O
having	O
finally	O
completed	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
giving	O
a	O
brief	O
look	O
at	O
how	O
Knothole	O
Island	O
was	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
why	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
ship	O
out	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
released	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
Pub	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
800	O
Microsoft	O
Points	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
some	O
video	O
game	O
retailers	O
offered	O
a	O
product	O
code	O
when	O
a	O
pre-order	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
apology	O
,	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
created	O
a	O
free	O
music	O
album	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
not	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
)	O
that	O
contains	O
several	O
songs	O
from	O
Fable	B-Application
and	O
three	O
songs	O
from	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
printable	O
pdf	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
fate	O
cards	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
2nd	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
game	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
extra	O
features	O
minus	O
the	O
token	O
card	O
code	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
"	O
Knothole	O
Island	O
"	O
,	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
resurrect	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dog	O
by	O
sacrifice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
includes	O
3	O
new	O
achievements	O
worth	O
100	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
got	O
positive	O
to	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
See	O
the	O
Future	O
"	O
,	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
dog	O
's	O
breed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
includes	O
a	O
quest	O
based	O
around	O
three	O
cursed	O
items	O
from	O
Murgo	O
the	O
Trader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
includes	O
13	O
new	O
achievements	O
worth	O
250	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
criticism	O
:	O
"	O
[	O
See	O
The	O
Future ]	O
should	O
be	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
game	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Game	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
disc	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
sold	O
as	O
"	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
-	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
"	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
using	O
the	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
branding	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
both	O
audiences	O
and	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
for	O
the	O
Ethical	O
Treatment	O
of	O
Animals	O
(	O
PETA	O
)	O
praised	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
its	O
animal-friendly	O
nature	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
the	O
Proggy	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
animal-friendly	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pro-vegetarianism	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
purity	O
points	O
for	O
eating	O
non-meat	O
products	O
and	O
corruption	O
points	O
for	O
eating	O
meat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
approximately	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
11	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
best-selling	O
RPG	O
title	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
,	O
writing	O
on	O
the	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
message	O
board	O
,	O
have	O
experienced	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
were	O
the	O
freezing	O
,	O
progression	O
bugs	O
,	O
and	O
incompatibility	O
with	O
standard-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2010	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
