<s>
Lionheart	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
,	O
distributed	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Avalon	O
Interactive	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
3/4	O
isometric	B-Application
camera	I-Application
angle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
encounters	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
numerous	O
historical	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
Joan	O
of	O
Arc	O
,	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
and	O
Galileo	O
Galilei	O
who	O
are	O
represented	O
as	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionheart	O
utilizes	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
role-playing	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
functions	O
primarily	O
in	O
adding	O
points	O
to	O
specific	O
skills	O
in	O
separate	O
trees	O
to	O
strengthen	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
"	O
Spiritkind	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
personality	O
and	O
nature	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Lionheart	O
implements	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
creation	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Lionheart	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
magical	O
skills	O
–	O
an	O
example	O
being	O
"	O
discord	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
hostile	O
enemies	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
direct	O
control	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
characters	O
will	O
occasionally	O
join	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
adventuring	O
party	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
AI-controlled	O
without	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Lionheart	O
is	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
occurrence	O
of	O
the	O
Disjunction	O
,	O
a	O
rip	O
in	O
the	O
fabric	O
of	O
time	O
that	O
introduces	O
magic	B-Application
into	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
event	O
occurred	O
when	O
Richard	O
the	O
Lionheart	O
massacred	O
prisoners	O
at	O
the	O
Siege	O
of	O
Acre	O
during	O
the	O
Third	O
Crusade	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
exploited	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
source	O
to	O
fuel	O
a	O
ritual	O
that	O
tore	O
the	O
fabric	O
of	O
reality	O
and	O
caused	O
magic	B-Application
to	O
enter	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
other	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionheart	O
features	O
several	O
Renaissance	B-Application
figures	O
who	O
make	O
ahistorical	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Miguel	O
de	O
Cervantes	O
,	O
William	O
Shakespeare	O
,	O
Galileo	O
Galilei	O
,	O
Niccolò	O
Machiavelli	O
,	O
and	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
after	O
playing	O
their	O
previous	O
title	O
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
an	O
isometric	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ion	O
Hardie	O
states	O
Black	O
Isle	O
originally	O
wanted	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
using	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Avellone	O
recalls	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
SPECIAL	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
"	O
try	O
and	O
help	O
boost	O
sales	O
by	O
leveraging	O
Fallout	B-Application
fan	O
interest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionheart	O
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
also	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
attempts	O
at	O
promoting	O
"	O
Diablo-style	O
,	O
"	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
gameplay	O
after	O
a	O
more	O
dialogue-driven	O
approach	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Barry	O
Brenesal	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
deciding	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
it	O
really	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
RPG	O
or	O
Diablo	B-Application
clone	I-Application
,	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
serious	O
problem	O
it	O
's	O
got.	O
"	O
</s>
