Overlord

ReleasedJun 26, 2007

PlayStation 3
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360

About

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 inhabitants. The game features a corruption feature, similar to that of the Fable games, but allowing the player to "be evil... or really evil", where certain actions and choices affect different aspects of the story and gameplay. While the Overlord is controlled in a third person perspective, the way minions are controlled brings elements of real-time strategy and upgrades bring those of role-playing games. The game uses dark humour, and is a satirical parody of the traditional fantasy setting and plot

Developer: Triumph Studios, 4J Studios
Publisher: Codemasters
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Comedy
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Age ratings: PEGI 16, ESRB T
Time to beat: 11 h rushed · 17 h normally · 24 h completionist
IGDB rating: 74 / 100 (159 ratings)
Also known as: Overlord: Raising Hell, Overlord.exe