<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Jon	O
Van	O
Caneghem	O
through	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	O
Company	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
Legends	O
has	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
medieval	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
mediocre	O
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
one-flag	O
CTF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
hostage	O
rescue	O
mode	O
in	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
VIP	O
missions	O
in	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2000	O
E3	O
by	O
3DO	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
game	O
designed	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
Action/RPG	O
that	O
focused	O
on	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
able	O
to	O
join	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
extensive	O
as	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
included	O
16-player	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
a	O
random	O
adventure	O
generator	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
player	O
vs.	O
monster	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
allow	O
characters	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
classes	O
with	O
differing	O
proficiencies	O
in	O
might	B-Application
and	I-Application
magic	I-Application
before	O
embarking	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
collect	O
four	O
artifacts	O
from	O
four	O
worlds	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
deranged	O
advisor	O
to	O
the	O
king	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
alter	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
abandoned	O
the	O
Action/RPG	O
elements	O
and	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
deathmatch	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
proposed	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
25	O
maps	O
from	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
history	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
weapons	O
,	O
skills	O
,	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
equipment	O
to	O
carry	O
over	O
between	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
already	O
so	O
varied	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
have	O
the	O
Heroes	O
strategy	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
tried	O
and	O
true	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
RPG	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
everyone	O
was	O
really	O
interested	O
in	O
branching	O
out	O
into	O
an	O
action	B-Application
style	O
game	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
's	O
how	O
we	O
found	O
ourselves	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
goal	O
of	O
Legends	O
was	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
first	O
online	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
're	O
still	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
likened	O
to	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
by	O
most	O
reviewers	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Tal	O
Blevins	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
Legends	O
"	O
pretty	O
much	O
blatantly	O
rips	O
off	O
Counter-Strike.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LithTech-based	O
graphics	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
potential	O
to	O
grow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Osborne	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
uninspired	O
similarities	O
to	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
,	O
oping	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
mediocrity	O
and	O
complacency	O
were	O
crimes	O
,	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
would	O
get	O
tossed	O
in	O
the	O
dungeon.	O
"	O
</s>
