<s>
Lego	B-Application
Bionicle	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
is	O
a	O
canceled	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Lego	O
Group	O
's	O
Bionicle	B-Application
line	O
of	O
constructible	O
action	O
figures	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
computers	O
in	O
late	O
2001	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Saffire	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Lego	B-Device
Bionicle	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
conclusion	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
arc	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
Toa	O
,	O
heroic	O
elemental	O
warriors	O
destined	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Makuta	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
attacking	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Mata	O
Nui	O
with	O
corrupted	O
Rahi	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
has	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
,	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
style	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
collecting	O
items	O
that	O
enable	O
them	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
began	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
and	O
lasted	O
until	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
suddenly	O
canceled	O
two	O
months	O
away	O
from	O
its	O
planned	O
December	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavily	O
promoted	O
by	O
Lego	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
its	O
upcoming	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
became	O
widely	O
sought-after	O
by	O
Bionicle	B-Application
fans	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.0	O
of	O
the	O
updated	O
game	O
,	O
Bionicle	B-Application
:	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
Rebuilt	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
Toa	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
tools	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
elemental	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
consists	O
primarily	O
of	O
launching	O
elemental	O
spheres	O
at	O
Rahi	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Rahi	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
directly	O
attacked	O
with	O
the	O
Toa	O
's	O
weapons	O
or	O
halted	O
by	O
pointing	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
at	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rahi	O
enemies	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
include	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
equivalent	O
of	O
animals	O
like	O
tigers	B-Application
and	O
scorpions	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
structure	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
games	O
Ocarina	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
;	O
like	O
in	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
items	O
that	O
enable	O
them	O
to	O
explore	O
new	O
areas	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
makes	O
prominent	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
staple	O
item	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lego	B-Device
Bionicle	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
(	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
that	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
begins	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
villager	O
Takua	O
rescues	O
the	O
Turaga	O
elders	O
of	O
Mata	O
Nui	O
's	O
six	O
villages	O
and	O
gathers	O
the	O
Toa	O
Stones	O
,	O
summoning	O
the	O
Toa	O
,	O
six	O
elemental	O
warriors	O
prophesied	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Makuta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bionicle	B-Application
writer	O
Greg	O
Farshtey	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
conclusion	O
for	O
the	O
2001	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Mata	B-Operating_System
Nui	I-Operating_System
Online	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
,	O
became	O
the	O
primary	O
story	O
source	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
alongside	O
Quest	B-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
December	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
October	O
2001	O
Bionicle	B-Application
comic	O
Triumph	O
of	O
the	O
Toa	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
US$25	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
for	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
than	O
Quest	B-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
sold	O
for	O
$40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
cancellation	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
promoted	O
by	O
Lego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxes	O
of	O
Cheerios	O
cereal	O
were	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
disc	O
that	O
contained	O
a	O
cutscene	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
upcoming	O
release	O
was	O
frequently	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
comics	O
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
began	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rushton	O
,	O
Saffire	O
brainstormed	O
with	O
Lego	O
employees	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
creature	O
designs	O
for	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
and	O
Quest	B-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
six	O
villages	O
of	O
Mata	O
Nui	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
shown	O
in	O
other	O
Bionicle	B-Application
media	O
sources	O
,	O
Saffire	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
substantial	O
amount	O
of	O
creative	O
freedom	O
in	O
designing	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
designs	O
were	O
drastically	O
altered	O
in	O
development	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
alpha	O
build	O
,	O
the	O
water	O
village	O
of	O
Ga-Koro	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
consisting	O
of	O
"	O
huts	O
built	O
on	O
massive	O
floating	O
water-lilies	O
in	O
a	O
bay	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
design	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
other	O
Bionicle	B-Application
media	O
like	O
the	O
Mata	B-Operating_System
Nui	I-Operating_System
Online	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
beta	O
build	O
adopted	O
a	O
drastically	O
different	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionicle	B-Application
was	O
unique	O
among	O
Lego	O
toy	O
lines	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
encompassed	O
both	O
toys	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
toys	O
being	O
explained	O
through	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
and	O
setting	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Application
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Polynesian	O
culture	O
and	O
languages	O
,	O
with	O
Māori	O
language	O
and	O
influence	O
being	O
especially	O
prominent	O
through	O
character	O
names	O
,	O
myths	O
,	O
tribal	O
symbols	O
,	O
and	O
rituals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Māori	O
groups	O
had	O
taken	O
particular	O
offense	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
Tohunga	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
ordinary	O
villagers	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
Māori	O
language	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
referred	O
to	O
experts	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	O
denied	O
claims	O
of	O
cultural	O
appropriation	O
,	O
with	O
spokeswoman	O
Eva	O
Lykkegaard	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
not	O
attempted	O
to	O
trademark	O
any	O
Māori	O
terms	O
and	O
had	O
only	O
sought	O
a	O
trademark	O
for	O
the	O
word	O
Bionicle	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Lego	O
had	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Lego	O
ultimately	O
agreed	O
to	O
stop	O
using	O
Tohunga	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
and	O
Saffire	O
removed	O
all	O
mentions	O
of	O
them	O
from	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
and	O
Tales	O
of	O
the	O
Tohunga	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
renamed	O
Quest	B-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	O
initially	O
gave	O
Saffire	O
Corporation	O
leeway	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
became	O
increasingly	O
involved	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
as	O
development	O
progressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Application
inherently	O
involved	O
conflict	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Toa	O
wielded	O
tools	O
or	O
weapons	O
,	O
Lego	O
became	O
increasingly	O
concerned	O
with	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
fansite	O
Mask	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Lego	O
spokesman	O
attributed	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
chip	O
compatibility	O
and	O
timing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
cancellation	O
"	O
reflects	O
 [ Lego's ] 	O
commitment	O
to	O
maintaining	O
the	O
strength	O
,	O
longevity	O
and	O
value	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Bionicle	B-Application
writer	O
Greg	O
Farshtey	O
said	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
was	O
canceled	O
because	O
Lego	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
of	O
poor	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
employees	O
were	O
told	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
September	O
11	O
attacks	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
employees	O
considered	O
an	O
"	O
incredulous	O
"	O
claim	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
were	O
told	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
shifts	O
in	O
Lego	O
management	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
decision	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
a	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
game	O
from	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
ultimately	O
become	O
2003	O
's	O
Bionicle	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
was	O
around	O
90%	O
complete	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Already	O
facing	O
severe	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
,	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fatal	O
blow	O
for	O
Saffire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cancellation	O
,	O
it	O
left	O
a	O
mark	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
its	O
visual	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
villages	O
of	O
Mata	O
Nui	O
;	O
Aron	O
Gerencser	O
of	O
Quillstreak	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
village	O
designs	O
and	O
later	O
iterations	O
of	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
series	O
were	O
"	O
so	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
[	O
Legend	O
of	O
Mata	O
Nui ]	O
Alpha	O
that	O
the	O
similarity	O
cannot	O
be	O
a	O
coincidence	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Templar	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
Mata	B-Operating_System
Nui	I-Operating_System
Online	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
,	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assets	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
even	O
in	O
cancellation	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
left	O
a	O
significant	O
and	O
lasting	O
mark	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
cancellation	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
Bionicle	B-Application
fans	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
strong	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
;	O
Grenscer	O
described	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
holy	O
grail	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
fan	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
particular	O
importance	O
was	O
its	O
potential	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Toa	O
's	O
climactic	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
Makuta	O
,	O
which	O
lacked	O
representation	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
Bionicle	B-Application
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
an	O
owner	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
discs	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	O
user	O
on	O
Mask	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
going	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Deep	O
Brick	O
"	O
,	O
posted	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
level	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
Brick	O
later	O
released	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
topic	O
waned	O
following	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
line	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
alpha	O
build	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
from	O
July	O
2001	O
was	O
sent	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
source	O
to	O
the	O
BioMedia	O
Project	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
archivists	O
,	O
and	O
coders	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
rework	O
and	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
also	O
plans	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
missing	O
final	O
boss	O
battle	O
with	O
Makuta	O
,	O
drawing	O
influence	O
from	O
his	O
depiction	O
in	O
the	O
Mata	B-Operating_System
Nui	I-Operating_System
Online	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
where	O
he	O
is	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
Matoran	O
who	O
becomes	O
"	O
an	O
evil	O
swirling	O
mass	O
of	O
LEGO	O
Technic	O
parts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.0	O
of	O
the	O
Litestone	O
Studios	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Bionicle	B-Application
:	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mata	I-Application
Nui	I-Application
Rebuilt	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
