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Overlord
Overlord is an action role-playing video game set in an alternate world, where the player takes the role of a resurrected warrior known as "The Overlord" who has control over hordes of gremlin-like creatures known as "Minions". The player must defeat seven corrupt ruling heroes in order to reconquer the lands and establish his lordship over its inh...
Details
- Released
- June 26, 2007
- Developer
- 4J Studios, Triumph Studios
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
- Publisher
- Codemasters
How it plays
Up to 2 players
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Overlord Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
No, Overlord isn’t going to win any Oscars any time soon, but I had a stupid grin on my face the entire time and loved every second of it. This is the kind of dumb, shlocky horror movie that they don’t release into theatres anymore. Grab some friends as I did, grab a big tub of popcorn, and let the good times roll.
Overlord, an original next-gen title from Age of Wonders developer Triumph Studios, is a groundbreaking action adventure set in a seriously warped fantasy world where players can be evil (or really evil).
Overlord is an entertaining game that should keep you smiling for its duration, but a distinct lack of evil keeps it from being a truly great next-gen adventure.
Overlord fails to live up to its strong opening half and ultimately disappoints with a very lackluster second half.
Defeating the ugliest boss in the game using only my overpowered Overlord because of a poor use of minion tactics.
It’s nice to see something a little different gracing the 360, in amongst the mountains of FPS games and endless sports re-hashes Overlord occupies a rather overlooked niche. Developed by Triumph Studios as their first ever 360 game it certainly strikes a chord, and it's nice to see Codemaster's putting it out there - no surprise given there eclectic range of titles so far, covering Colin McRae, Brian Lara and Jericho they certainly like to have their hands in a lot of genres. It’s a stra...