<s>
Warriors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	O
Company	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
determine	O
when	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Warriors	O
of	O
Might	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
speculated	O
that	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
between	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
soon	O
after	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
had	O
been	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
started	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
however	O
since	O
Crusaders	O
performed	O
poorly	O
in	O
sales	O
,	O
3DO	O
opted	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
fresh	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DO	O
's	O
marketing	O
team	O
ordered	O
specific	O
alterations	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
what	O
was	O
then	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
2	O
,	O
this	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Warriors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
did	O
exist	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
followed	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
and	O
featured	O
better	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
marketing	O
utilized	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
rock	O
band	O
Sepultura	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
track	O
"	O
Ratamahatta	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
in	O
Warriors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
depicting	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
and	O
Kreegans	B-Application
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
previous	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
games	O
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
recover	O
continuity	O
with	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
selecting	O
enemies	O
and	O
spells	O
that	O
had	O
appeared	O
in	O
previous	O
iterations	O
in	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
same	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Success	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
(	O
in	O
its	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
and	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Shifters	B-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
