<s>
Lego	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
Lego-themed	O
social	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TT	O
Games	O
and	O
Hellbent	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
toy	I-Application
line	I-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
underutilization	O
of	O
minigames	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
complimented	O
for	O
its	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
toy	I-Application
line	I-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Language
studs	O
serve	O
as	O
currency	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
through	O
playing	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
14	O
May	O
2013	O
through	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TT	O
Games	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Canadian	O
studio	O
Hellbent	O
Games	O
,	O
previously	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
and	O
Lego	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ninjago	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
12	O
November	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
29	O
November	O
2013	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
8	O
April	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
11	O
April	O
2014	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
31	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
criticized	O
Lego	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
for	O
its	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
acknowledging	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
they	O
believed	O
Lego	B-Application
Friends	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
more	O
diverse	O
than	O
in	O
other	O
titles	O
made	O
for	O
young	O
girls	O
and	O
complimented	O
its	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Nintendojo	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
repetition	O
and	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
better	O
family-friendly	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
for	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
