<s>
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Liv	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Monster	O
Wars	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
Stellar	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
11	O
or	O
above	O
devices	O
by	O
Liv	O
Games	O
,	O
but	O
sometime	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
Liv	O
Games	O
gave	O
GameClub	B-Operating_System
the	O
rights	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
GameClub	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
different	O
gamemodes	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
utilize	O
the	O
progression	O
that	O
characters	O
can	O
receive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
and	O
main	O
gamemode	O
of	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
are	O
the	O
Castle	O
Defense	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
normally	O
costed	O
$2.99	O
to	O
$0.99	O
depending	O
on	O
when	O
you	O
bought	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
went	O
free	O
on	O
some	O
occasions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
by	O
GameClub	B-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
for	O
free	O
the	O
only	O
monetization	O
is	O
subscribing	O
to	O
GameClub	B-Operating_System
to	O
gain	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
non-subscribers	O
may	O
only	O
play	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
levels	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
taste	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
first	O
began	O
in	O
2009	O
when	O
Orian	O
Liv	O
and	O
two	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
brainstormed	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Orian	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	O
,	O
because	O
he	O
contacted	O
many	O
game	O
companies	O
,	O
but	O
heard	O
nothing	O
back	O
from	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
had	O
a	O
low	O
barrier	O
of	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
prototyped	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
musical	O
physics	O
space	O
puzzler	O
"	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Protostar	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
they	O
listened	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
they	O
developed	O
,	O
which	O
according	O
to	O
Casey	O
McGuire	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
track	O
for	O
Frostburn	O
,	O
and	O
taking	O
into	O
account	O
the	O
games	O
Orian	O
Liv	O
heavily	O
played	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shifted	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
"	O
epic	O
strategy	O
rpg	O
war	O
defense	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lack	O
of	O
work	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
recession	O
helped	O
push	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
10	O
months	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
launcing	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
choice	O
was	O
Cocos2d	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
code	O
written	O
in	O
Objective	O
C	O
,	O
and	O
C	O
.	O
Orian	O
looking	O
back	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
Unity	O
instead	O
of	O
Cocos2d	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
getting	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
runs	O
natively	O
on	O
all	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
below	O
iOS	B-Application
11	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
received	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Apportable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
received	O
a	O
kindle	O
port	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
launching	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
Liv	O
Games	O
added	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
updates	O
to	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
up	O
until	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
overhauled	O
many	O
previous	O
levels	O
with	O
new	O
tier	O
monsters	O
from	O
Monster	O
Wars	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
hero	O
selection	O
screen	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
to	O
choose	O
what	O
units	O
you	O
bring	O
to	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
iPhone	O
iOS	B-Application
6	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
GameClub	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
11	O
or	O
greater	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
are	O
orchestral	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Casey	O
McGuire	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
eight	O
tracks	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
added	O
post-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
rating	O
of	O
80%	O
based	O
on	O
nine	O
critic	O
reviews	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
also	O
offers	O
many	O
levels	O
with	O
some	O
levels	O
being	O
what	O
you	O
would	O
n't	O
expect	O
from	O
a	O
Castle	O
Defense	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
content	O
with	O
a	O
good	O
amount	O
of	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
excessive	O
micromanaging	O
and	O
lackluster	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exact	O
download	O
figures	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
unknown	O
,	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
enough	O
to	O
self-fund	O
the	O
company	O
long	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Monster	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
by	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
had	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Version	O
2.0	O
of	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
having	O
fixed	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
people	O
originally	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
non-GameClub	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
,	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
had	O
29,802	O
user	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liv	O
Games	O
also	O
had	O
enough	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
similar	O
games	O
,	O
Monster	O
Wars	O
,	O
and	O
Stellar	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
develop	O
three	O
more	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
ip	O
,	O
which	O
more	O
than	O
likely	O
indicates	O
that	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
fairly	O
successful	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stellar	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
has	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamezebo	O
said	O
"	O
Stellar	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
greatly	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
previous	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
upgrades	O
to	O
toy	O
around	O
with.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Apple'N'Apps	O
said	O
"	O
Stellar	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
delivers	O
a	O
deluxe	O
wide-ranging	O
gaming	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
should	O
buy	O
for	O
some	O
engaging	O
strategy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
wrote	O
"	O
Stellar	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
sequel	O
to	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
righting	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
wrongs	O
and	O
providing	O
a	O
captivating	O
new	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
strategic	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Casey	O
McGuire	O
,	O
Liv	O
Games	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
primarily	O
built	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
coding	O
issues	O
with	O
trying	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Wizardlings	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
Stellar	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
were	O
finally	O
able	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
skeletal	O
system	O
for	O
units	O
which	O
utilizes	O
flash	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
implement	O
a	O
multiple	O
weapon	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liv	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
eventually	O
incorporate	O
PvP	O
and	O
Co-op	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
Legendary	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
