<s>
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
role	O
playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SOE	O
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
that	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
world	O
named	O
Sacred	O
Grove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
web	O
site	O
or	O
,	O
through	O
game	O
arcade	O
sites	O
Candy	O
Stand	O
or	O
Miniclip	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
for	O
Mac	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
SOE	O
Fan	O
Faire	O
2010	O
for	O
release	O
"	O
within	O
the	O
next	O
3	O
months.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
US	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
EU	O
and	O
was	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
offered	O
an	O
optional	O
membership	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
3	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
per	O
account	O
(	O
plus	O
other	O
benefits	O
such	O
as	O
member-only	O
quests	O
,	O
jobs	O
and	O
items	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
SOE	O
planned	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
"	O
family	O
"	O
membership	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
multiple	O
logins	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separate	O
to	O
memberships	O
is	O
the	O
Station	O
Cash	O
currency	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
premium	O
features	O
across	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
games	O
(	O
including	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Seth	O
Shiesel	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
Sony	O
Online	O
,	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
triumph	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
own	O
reinvention.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
Today	O
reviewer	O
Marc	O
Saltzman	O
gave	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
a	O
4/5	O
score	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
extraordinary	O
online	O
adventure	O
that	O
is	O
sure	O
to	O
please	O
tweens	O
and	O
teens	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
free	O
fantasy	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MMOHuts	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4/5	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
feature-rich	O
free	O
MMORPGs	O
currently	O
available	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
all	O
delivered	O
in	O
a	O
beautiful	O
package	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
at	O
USA	O
Network	O
's	O
Character	O
Arcade	O
,	O
David	O
Chapman	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
deep	O
game	O
experience	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Smedley	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
one	O
million	O
users	O
had	O
signed	O
up	O
to	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
18	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
;	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
release	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
reached	O
two	O
million	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
registrations	O
have	O
continued	O
growing	O
at	O
a	O
steady	O
rate	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Free	B-Protocol
Realms	I-Protocol
tie-in	O
comic	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
DC	O
Comics	O
 '	O
Wildstorms	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
$4.99	O
per	O
issue	O
,	O
held	O
twelve	O
issues	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
contained	O
a	O
unique	O
one	O
time	O
code	O
redeemable	O
for	O
an	O
in	O
game	O
virtual	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
