<s>
Hood	B-Application
:	I-Application
Outlaws	I-Application
&	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Newcastle	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hood	B-Application
:	I-Application
Outlaws	I-Application
&	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Maid	O
Marion	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
and	O
smoke	O
grenades	O
,	O
while	O
Tooke	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
flail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CCP	O
Newcastle	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Eve	B-Application
Valkyrie	I-Application
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
from	O
CCP	O
Games	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
and	O
renamed	O
to	O
Sumo	O
Newcastle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
cooperative	O
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
"	O
dark	O
version	O
of	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
"	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
redesigned	O
as	O
a	O
player-versus-player-versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvPvE	O
)	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
expertise	O
in	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
in	O
particular	O
inspired	O
by	O
Hunt	B-Application
:	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
by	O
Crytek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sheriff	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Tyrant	O
from	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
avoided	O
naming	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
because	O
"	O
[	O
the	O
mystery	O
of ]	O
who	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
hood	O
was	O
far	O
more	O
interesting	O
than	O
defining	O
 [ it ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lore	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
maps	O
and	O
collectables	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Steven	O
A	O
.	O
McKay	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
Forest	O
Lord	O
historical	O
fiction	O
series	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
legend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
real	O
world	O
castles	O
such	O
as	O
Dover	O
,	O
Lindisfarne	O
and	O
Bamburgh	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
also	O
drew	O
inspirations	O
from	O
locations	O
from	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Iron	O
Islands	O
and	O
Dragonstone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
