''MU Legend'' is a

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(MMOARPG). It is based on the 2001 game ''

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'' as well as ''MU Origin''. Like its predecessor, ''MU Legend'' is developed by the Korean gaming company

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. The title has been under development for quite some time - first rumors about it appeared in 2004 and its development was held back until 2009. ''MU2''s debut trailer was showcased at the G-Star 2011 Expo in Busan in November. The game is based on

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and shares familiar features with ''

Mu Online ''MU Online'' () is an Isometric video game graphics, isometric medieval fantasy Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, MMORPG, produced by Webzen, a Korean gaming company. It was introduced in 2001, and is still being supported and upda ...

'' as distinctive UI and controls. An official Korean site was updated with teaser page in 2015 and ''MU 2'' has been renamed to ''MU Legend''.

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