<s>
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
medieval	O
strategy	B-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Turkish	O
company	O
TaleWorlds	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Swedish	O
company	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
initially	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warband	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
expansion	O
,	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
With	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
&	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
proper	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mount	B-Device
&	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Bannerlord	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
,	O
action-oriented	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
land	O
named	O
Calradia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
each	O
battle	O
is	O
attributed	O
a	O
"	O
renown	O
value	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
and	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
each	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Armağan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inspirations	O
include	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
's	O
Pirates	O
!,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
,	O
Frontier	B-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
older	O
Koei	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
historical	O
fiction	O
novels	O
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
by	O
Bernard	O
Cornwell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
critic	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
feels	O
more	O
underdeveloped	O
than	O
it	O
does	O
flat-out	O
bad	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
made	O
a	O
similar	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
has	O
"	O
foundations	O
 [ ... ] 	O
for	O
something	O
really	O
quite	O
special	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
its	O
current	O
state	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
nowhere	O
close	O
to	O
delivering	O
on	O
its	O
promises	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
may	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
about	O
medieval	O
life	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
has	O
received	O
negative	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
repetitive	O
dialogues	O
and	O
locations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
graphics	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamespot	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
one	O
place	O
where	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
truly	O
shines	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
far	O
and	O
above	O
the	O
best	O
rendition	O
of	O
medieval	O
warfare	O
yet	O
put	O
onto	O
computer	O
screens.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
TaleWorlds	O
Entertainment	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
most	O
proud	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
community	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
"	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
has	O
arguably	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
mods	O
developed	O
for	O
a	O
computer	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TaleWorlds	O
Entertainment	O
produced	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warband	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
250	O
players	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improved	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
returned	O
the	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
license	O
to	O
TaleWorlds	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradox	O
released	O
a	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
With	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
&	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
historical	O
novel	O
With	O
Fire	O
and	O
Sword	O
(	O
Polish	O
:	O
Ogniem	O
i	O
Mieczem	O
)	O
by	O
Henryk	O
Sienkiewicz	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Snowberry	O
Connection	O
,	O
Sich	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
TaleWorlds	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
TaleWorlds	O
published	O
a	O
DLC	O
for	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warband	I-Application
titled	O
Viking	O
Conquest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mount	B-Device
&	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Bannerlord	I-Device
,	O
entered	O
alpha	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
reaching	O
over	O
170,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
at	O
its	O
peak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
spawned	O
many	O
derivatives	O
,	O
including	O
games	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
derivatives	O
for	O
example	O
are	O
Blood	O
&	O
Gold	O
:	O
Caribbean	O
,	O
Freeman	O
:	O
Guerilla	O
Warfare	O
,	O
and	O
Sands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Salzaar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
