<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
mobile	B-Application
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capital	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
utilizing	O
collectibles	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
and	O
lore	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
fantasy	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
in	O
select	O
countries	O
during	O
October	O
2013	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
spin-off	O
media	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
does	O
not	O
contribute	O
additional	O
backstory	O
or	O
lore	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
explores	O
what	O
would	O
happen	O
if	O
pivotal	O
moments	O
from	O
various	O
plot	O
lines	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
occurred	O
differently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
alternative	O
story	O
elements	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
backdrop	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
quests	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
format	O
,	O
which	O
delve	O
into	O
extant	O
game	O
lore	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Fifth	B-Application
Blight	I-Application
or	O
during	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
elven	O
capital	O
of	O
Arlathan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
quest	O
is	O
a	O
self-contained	O
map	O
and	O
lets	O
players	O
re-experience	O
key	O
moments	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
codex	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
and	O
collect	O
3D	O
figures	O
of	O
characters	O
called	O
"	O
heroes	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
form	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
squad	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
battle	O
either	O
player	O
or	O
AI-controlled	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Purchese	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
Heroes	O
were	O
"	O
pulled	O
from	O
all	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
lore	O
:	O
good	O
,	O
evil	O
,	O
past	O
,	O
present	O
-	O
even	O
the	O
books	O
are	O
mined	O
for	O
inspiration	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
multiple	O
fan	O
favorites	O
and	O
notorious	O
foes	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-launch	O
support	O
for	O
Heroes	O
has	O
increased	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
collectible	O
characters	O
drawing	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Inquisition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
recent	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
announced	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
for	O
mobile	B-Application
platforms	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executive	O
Producer	O
Jeferson	O
Valadares	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
accessible	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
which	O
"	O
takes	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
universe	O
's	O
cool	O
characters	O
and	O
locations.	O
”	O
Both	O
Lander	O
and	O
Valadares	O
insisted	O
that	O
nothing	O
is	O
locked	O
behind	O
a	O
paywall	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
is	O
accessible	O
just	O
through	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
59/100	O
rating	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
9	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
he	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
somewhat	O
awkward	O
middle	O
ground	O
"	O
as	O
exemplified	O
by	O
games	O
like	O
Heroes	O
represented	O
"	O
huge	O
progress	O
for	O
EA	O
's	O
freemium	O
ambitions	O
"	O
,	O
drawing	O
a	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
contemporary	O
,	O
the	O
much-maligned	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
game	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
Heroes	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
get	O
it	O
as	O
gruesomely	O
wrong	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Nichols	O
from	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
drew	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
which	O
was	O
"	O
squarely	O
on	O
collecting	O
character	O
figurines	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Age	I-Application
will	O
only	O
really	O
appeal	O
to	O
dedicated	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
