<s>
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
–	I-Application
Hearthfire	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
open	O
world	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Hearthfire	B-Application
launched	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearthfire	B-Application
revolves	O
around	O
acquiring	O
and	O
improving	O
land	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
customize	O
their	O
own	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearthfire	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
plot	O
of	O
land	O
and	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
home	O
from	O
raw	O
materials	O
such	O
as	O
lumber	O
and	O
clay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
adding	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
greenhouses	O
,	O
bee	O
hives	O
,	O
and	O
alchemy	B-Language
and	O
enchanting	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearthfire	B-Application
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
raise	O
a	O
family	O
by	O
adopting	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearthfire	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
performance	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Hearthfire	B-Application
was	O
delayed	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearthfire	B-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
ranking	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
scores	O
of	O
69	O
and	O
54	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
Hearthfire	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
more	O
creative	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
less	O
restrictive	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
house	O
building	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
child	O
adoption	O
seemed	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
"	O
simply	O
picking	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
moppets	O
who	O
will	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
routines	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
reasonably	O
priced	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Skyrim	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
you	O
really	O
make	O
your	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
building	O
a	O
home	O
in	O
Hearthfire	B-Application
is	O
a	O
natural	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
extension	O
of	O
this	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
Hearthfire	B-Application
provides	O
an	O
added	O
convenience	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
managing	O
their	O
items	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
cutting	O
down	O
on	O
traveling	O
time	O
to	O
a	O
forge	O
or	O
enchanter	O
's	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
