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Overlord II

 

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Genre: Action Strategy

Publisher: Codemasters

Developer: Triumph Studios

 

PC

Release Date: 26th Jun 2009

Also on: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

 

 

 

Review :Eurogamer -8/10

 

Mayhem-mongering has rarely been as fun as it was in Triumph's gleeful action-strategy title Overlord. Released a couple of years back, it was but a few tweaks away from classic status, combining elements of Pikmin, Dungeon Keeper and Fable to satisfying and comic effect. Dispensing cackling evil at every turn, it made us want to play the bad guy more often - and obviously you lot felt the same way. Sales of more than a million worldwide across PC, Xbox 360 and latterly PS3 turned Overlord into Codemasters' biggest new IP in years.

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Overall, in what has been a pretty underwhelming year for games so far, Overlord II feels like a shining beacon of quality. Not only is it a distinct improvement on the original, but the new features add greatly to what was already a superbly entertaining game. It manages to strike an excellent balance between being challenging and rewarding, and does so throughout with a wicked smile on its face. If the original was something of a sleeper hit, then the sequel ought to wake people up to its deliciously evil charms.

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Played around for a bit and its pretty decent. Nothing groundbreaking though. ATM it seems quite similar to the first one. And it seems heavily "inspired" by Fable 2. Right down to beginning the game as a child in a snowy village, well to be fair this village is more tolkienesque than Fable 2's Dickensian setting but the characters look and sound the same. Big difference is Fable 2 was very well written, it was quite clever and funny while here the jokes seem a bit forced but there is this brilliant bit where you club baby seals to death (quite literally) that brought a smile to my face. And like Fable 1 and 2 (to be fair also like Overlord 1) all the characters (good or bad) have this cutesy look and oodles of charm about them. Gameplay wise if you played the first one you will feel right at home. Its pretty much more of the same with some minor changes.

 

So right now its a fairly tentative recommendation. Worst case scenario the artwork and the lovely, lush, colorful visuals alone should make for a nice change if you are tired of playing the same old stuff.

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Right now Steam seems like the only option.... :threatenlumber:

 

Unless I become really evil.

 

A guy with 21k score in bitcomet over 2 years calls you to the evil side :naughty:

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  • 4 weeks later...
Finished the first one yesterday TWICE, once with 0% corruption and the second with 100% corruption. Awesome game. Can't wait to try this one :D

 

 

You beat the game twice in one day? O_o

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