<s>
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Role-Playing	I-Application
Wargame	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
and	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NeocoreGames	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
E-Frontier	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
seeks	O
to	O
blend	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
,	O
role-playing	O
,	O
and	O
grand	O
strategy	O
genres	O
into	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Role-Playing	I-Application
Wargame	I-Application
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
play	O
in	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
,	O
role-playing	O
,	O
and	O
grand	O
strategy	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
campaign	O
map	O
layout	O
in	O
Empire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
each	O
province	O
has	O
several	O
towns	O
,	O
castles	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
places	O
of	O
conquer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
only	O
two	O
forms	O
of	O
religion	O
in	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
,	O
Christianity	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Old	O
Faith	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
in	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
draws	O
mainly	O
on	O
Arthurian	O
legend	O
,	O
adding	O
and	O
intermixing	O
foreign	O
elements	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
himself	O
,	O
and	O
commands	O
his	O
knights	O
and	O
armies	O
to	O
expand	O
his	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
explained	O
that	O
Uther	O
Pendragon	O
,	O
Arthur	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
sword	O
Excalibur	B-Application
from	O
the	O
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neocore	O
released	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
items	O
:	O
Knights	O
and	O
Vassals	O
(	O
adding	O
further	O
units	O
and	O
heroes	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Legendary	O
Artifacts	O
(	O
adding	O
additional	O
weapons	O
,	O
relics	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
)	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansions	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Saxons	O
added	O
an	O
additional	O
campaign	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
Arthurian	O
period	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Saxon	O
era	O
of	O
Britain	O
;	O
the	O
expansion	O
had	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
expansion	O
,	O
released	O
January	O
2011	O
-	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Druids	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
Wales	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
a	O
'	O
sandbox	O
 '	O
type	O
game	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	O
Fallen	O
Champions	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
,	O
released	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
story-based	O
mission	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Role-Playing	I-Application
Wargame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Saxons	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Druids	O
and	O
the	O
Fallen	O
Champions	O
expansion	O
pack	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Role-Playing	I-Application
Wargame	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
