<s>
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2016	O
's	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
within	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
representation	O
of	O
a	O
futuristic	O
,	O
dystopian	O
London	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
hacker	B-Application
syndicate	O
DedSec	O
as	O
they	O
seek	O
to	O
clear	O
their	O
names	O
after	O
being	O
framed	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
terrorist	O
bombings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
playable	O
character	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
skills	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
lost	O
permanently	O
if	O
players	O
enable	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
permadeath	B-Application
before	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
12th	O
November	O
2020	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
November	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
polarized	O
over	O
the	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
aspect	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
appreciating	O
its	O
diversity	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
permadeath	B-Application
for	O
allowing	O
emotional	O
attachment	O
from	O
players	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
lack	O
of	O
personality	O
and	O
the	O
imbalance	O
between	O
their	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
supported	O
Legion	O
extensively	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
releasing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
updates	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
that	O
added	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
playable	O
characters	O
;	O
a	O
crossover	O
event	O
with	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
paid	O
story	O
expansion	O
,	O
Bloodline	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
the	O
storylines	O
of	O
Aiden	B-Application
Pearce	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
Wrench	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
supporting	O
character	O
from	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
taking	O
place	O
within	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
setting	O
based	O
upon	O
London	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
explored	O
either	O
on	O
foot	O
─	O
utilizing	O
parkour	O
moves	O
─	O
vehicles	O
,	O
or	O
fast-travelling	O
via	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
Underground	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
character	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
recruited	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
during	O
a	O
playthrough	O
,	O
whether	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
accidental	O
death	O
,	O
or	O
from	O
their	O
own	O
traits	O
,	O
and	O
permanently	B-Application
removed	I-Application
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
roster	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
option	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
in	O
permadeath	B-Application
mode	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
all	O
their	O
characters	O
from	O
death	O
or	O
arrest	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
games	O
with	O
permadeath	B-Application
disabled	O
,	O
operatives	O
will	O
be	O
incarcerated	O
or	O
hospitalised	O
after	O
being	O
arrested	O
or	O
'	O
critically	O
injured	O
 '	O
;	O
the	O
time	O
these	O
characters	O
spend	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
can	O
be	O
reduced	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
recruits	O
certain	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
medical	O
or	O
legal	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
some	O
operatives	O
may	O
still	O
die	B-Application
permanently	I-Application
,	O
but	O
only	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
certain	O
traits	O
that	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
random	O
and	O
unexpected	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
asymmetrical	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
"	O
Invasion	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
games	O
made	O
a	O
return	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
Online	O
uses	O
a	O
seasonal	O
approach	O
to	O
introduce	O
new	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
representation	O
of	O
London	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
near	O
future	O
"	O
(	O
suggested	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
year	O
2029	O
or	O
2030	O
by	O
the	O
Bloodline	O
expansion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
technology	O
has	O
undergone	O
a	O
rapid	O
acceleration	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
automation	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
effectively	O
improved	O
Britain	O
's	O
economy	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
many	O
blue	O
and	O
white	O
collar	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AR	B-General_Concept
and	O
VR	B-Application
systems	O
are	O
commonplace	O
across	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
drones	O
and	O
electric	O
cars	O
,	O
an	O
established	O
6G	O
mobile	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
driverless	O
cars	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
enhanced	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
ctOS	O
(	O
central	O
Operating	O
System	O
)	O
─	O
the	O
centralized	O
computer	O
network	O
developed	O
by	O
technology	O
company	O
Blume	O
,	O
featured	O
in	O
both	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
and	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
DedSec	O
,	O
a	O
hacker	B-Application
group	O
consisting	O
of	O
various	O
branches	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
who	O
fight	O
against	O
authority	O
regimes	O
and	O
groups	O
that	O
utilise	O
ctOS	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
selfish	O
goals	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
ordinary	O
citizens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
main	O
enemies	O
include	O
Zero	O
Day	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
hacker	B-Application
group	O
that	O
frames	O
DedSec	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
terrorist	O
bombings	O
;	O
Albion	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
military	O
company	O
that	O
takes	O
over	O
as	O
law	O
enforcement	O
across	O
London	O
and	O
supersedes	O
the	O
British	O
government	O
's	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
city	O
;	O
Clan	O
Kelley	O
,	O
a	O
criminal	O
syndicate	O
that	O
has	O
monopolised	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
web	O
,	O
conducting	O
human	O
and	O
organ	O
trafficking	O
operations	O
;	O
Broca	O
Tech	O
,	O
a	O
corrupt	O
technology	O
corporation	O
;	O
and	O
Signals	O
Intelligence	O
Response	O
(	O
SIRS	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
intelligence	O
agency	O
consolidating	O
all	O
of	O
Britain	O
's	O
intelligence	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
London	O
branch	O
of	O
DedSec	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Sabine	O
Brandt	O
and	O
her	O
newly	O
crafted	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
Bagley	O
,	O
detect	O
armed	O
intruders	O
planting	O
explosives	O
in	O
the	O
Houses	O
of	O
Parliament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DedSec	O
operative	O
Dalton	O
Wolfe	O
goes	O
to	O
defuse	O
the	O
bombs	O
and	O
discovers	O
the	O
intruders	O
are	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
rogue	O
hacker	B-Application
group	O
called	O
"	O
Zero	O
Day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
their	O
investigation	O
reaches	O
a	O
dead	O
end	O
,	O
DedSec	O
decide	O
to	O
follow	O
other	O
leads	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
technology	O
company	O
Broca	O
Tech	O
,	O
whose	O
CEO	O
Skye	O
Larsen	O
has	O
been	O
conducting	O
inhumane	O
experiments	O
to	O
convert	O
human	O
minds	O
into	O
AI	B-Application
programs	O
;	O
and	O
Richard	O
Malik	O
,	O
a	O
SIRS	O
whistleblower	O
who	O
enlists	O
DedSec	O
's	O
help	O
in	O
proving	O
SIRS	O
leader	O
Emma	O
Child	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
Zero	O
Day	O
bombings	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
later	O
be	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
SIRS	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
accomplishes	O
after	O
killing	O
Child	O
in	O
an	O
explosion	O
that	O
DedSec	O
are	O
framed	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
Zero	O
Day	O
bombings	O
,	O
but	O
prior	O
to	O
DedSec	O
's	O
resurgence	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
former	O
vigilante	O
Aiden	B-Application
Pearce	I-Application
accepts	O
a	O
contract	O
from	O
his	O
fixer	O
partner	O
,	O
Jordi	O
Chin	O
,	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
will	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
reunite	O
with	O
his	O
estranged	O
nephew	O
Jackson	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
attending	O
college	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jackson	O
enters	O
Aiden	O
's	O
mind	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
revisiting	O
several	O
memories	O
from	O
his	O
past	O
,	O
helps	O
him	O
overcome	O
his	O
guilt	O
for	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Jackson	O
's	O
sister	O
Lena	O
seventeen	B-Application
years	I-Application
ago	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
non-canonical	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
focuses	O
on	O
DedSec	O
helping	O
Darcy	O
Clarkson	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Brotherhood	O
and	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
renowned	O
19th-century	O
Assassins	O
Jacob	O
and	O
Evie	O
Frye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
discover	O
that	O
Darcy	O
returned	O
to	O
London	O
to	O
rescue	O
her	O
brother	O
Lucas	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
captured	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
the	O
Templars	O
 '	O
control	O
like	O
their	B-Application
ancestors	I-Application
had	I-Application
done	I-Application
nearly	I-Application
two	I-Application
centuries	I-Application
prior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
work	O
provided	O
by	O
sister	O
studios	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
Bucharest	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
Kyiv	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Reflections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
recruited	O
to	O
assist	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creation	O
due	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
moving	O
development	O
from	O
their	O
studio	O
in	O
Montreal	O
to	O
Toronto	O
,	O
and	O
recruiting	O
developers	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
him	O
on	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stormzy	O
also	O
recorded	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
"	O
Rainfall	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
his	O
album	O
Heavy	O
Is	O
the	O
Head	O
,	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Legion	O
's	O
560	O
GB	O
source	O
was	O
reportedly	O
leaked	O
by	O
hackers	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Dark	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
was	O
teased	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
on	O
5	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
before	O
its	O
announcement	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
they	O
announced	O
during	O
their	O
"	O
Ubisoft	O
Forward	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
dates	O
for	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
unveiled	O
during	O
this	O
same	O
announcement	O
,	O
were	O
made	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
September	O
and	O
October	O
:	O
the	O
Series	B-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
confirmed	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
date	O
for	O
10	O
November	O
2020	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
launch	O
title	O
on	O
12	O
November	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
physical	O
copy	O
on	O
24	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
BBC	O
reporter	O
Marc	O
Cieslak	O
conducted	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Hocking	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Click	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
,	O
involved	O
using	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
software	O
to	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
virtual	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
9	O
March	O
2021	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
18	O
March	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Legion	O
,	O
set	O
several	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Aiden	B-Application
Pearce	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wrench	O
,	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
who	O
also	O
become	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
normal	O
campaign	O
and	O
the	O
online	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
prequel	O
novel	O
,	O
titled	O
Day	O
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
companion	O
book	O
,	O
titled	O
Resistance	O
Report	O
,	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Aconyte	O
Book	O
and	O
Insight	O
Editions	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
novel	O
to	O
the	O
Bloodline	O
expansion	O
,	O
titled	O
Stars	O
and	O
Stripes	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
Aiden	B-Application
Pearce	I-Application
and	O
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
and	O
Legion	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Aconyte	O
Books	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
which	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
Michael	O
Goroff	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
reviews	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
offers	O
a	O
novel	O
way	O
to	O
experience	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
interconnected	O
NPCs	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
permadeath	B-Application
to	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
in	O
this	O
aspect	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
a	O
real	O
relationship	O
between	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
they	O
recruited	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
ensuring	O
their	O
survival	O
during	O
a	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
of	O
interest	O
mostly	O
to	O
"	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
fans	O
and	O
more	O
die-hard	O
anarchists	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
when	O
counting	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
at	O
the	O
all-format	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
individual-format	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
40,962	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
sold	O
that	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
