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Overlord II is a 2009 third-person action-adventure game and sequel to the 2007 video game Overlord, developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for the Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.[3] All versions were released in North America on June 23, 2009, then later in Europe on June 26 and Australia on July 9, 2009, along side two spin-offs; Overlord: Dark Legend and Overlord: Minions for the Wii and the Nintendo DS respectively.
Continuing the style of the series, the game is set in a fantasy realm where players take the role of the Overlord, a mysterious evil warrior whose goal is to destroy and conquer the land by commanding hordes of small gremlin-like creatures known as "Minions". The story directly follows the events of the first Overlord game, with the succeding Overlord rising to power opposing a Roman-styled military power known as the "Glorious Empire". The story was written by Rhianna Pratchett (daughter of Terry Pratchett) and keeps a satirical tone and dark humor towards the fantasy setting and genre.
he core gameplay from the previous Overlord game remains intact in the sequel, with player controlling the Overlord character in a third-person perspective who has command over hordes of small goblin-like creatures known as minions to travel the landscape and defeat various civilizations with the Roman-style "Glorious Empire" being the prime foe.[4] Each minion still has their own strengths and weaknesses; brown minions being melee fighters, reds throw fiery projectiles and are immune to fire, greens attack from behind and are immune to poison and blues can heal other minions and can swim, along with a new ability to pass through enemies.[5] Initially only the brown minions are available but eventually the Overlord will regain command of the others that are essential in overcoming obstacles that obstruct further progression of the story.While the Overlord himself can also fight in combat with various weapons and armor types that gradually become available[6] and the ability to cast spells to either help minions or hinder opponents,[7] the majority of tasks are performed by the minion hordes. While minions retain many abilities including using scattered items as weaponry and armor, carry large objects in a group, turning cranks and finding treasure,[8] minions can now also operate siege weapons, ships/boats and other war machines and once captured can mount and ride wild wolves(Browns) , giant spiders(Greens) and giant salamanders(Reds) to help in combat, Though blues cannot ride mounts they can swim. The Overlord also has the ability to occasionally take direct control over the current strongest minion to lead the rest through the use of the "Possession Stone".[8]
The Overlord and his minions reside in a dark tower in a dimension known as the "Netherworld",[9] where the Overlord builds up his minion forces by harvesting life-force[10] from fallen creatures that when gathered can be brought back into the real world as a minion by summoning them through Minion Gates scattered across the landscape and the Overlord himself in the less common Netherworld Gates.[9] Treasure accumulated over time can also be spent of upgrades for the tower, whether they’re upgrades for gameplay or just decorative, along with large contraptions and magical objects that the minions can be ordered to return to gates, thus the tower.[9] The choice system returns once more in Overlord II, where at certain points during quests that can be taken providing two paths; the Destruction Overlord that focuses on destroying towns and killing all in in his path and the Domination Overlord that rather focuses on enslaving defeated foes or neutral parties to worship and work for him.[11] The choice themselves not only affect the story and interactive with NPCs, but can alter the look of the Overlord and allow certain powers to become available. Other choices such as choosing a mistress now allow the Overlord to have multiple wives.
Besides the single-player campaign, players can play various multiplayer modes online and local, both competitive and cooperative. Competitive modes includes Dominate where rival player Overlord attempt to capture sections of the map and Pillage where instead of land, they must capture large portions of treasure. Cooperative on the other hand sees player Overlords working together to either defend against an constant onslaught in Survival and attack powerful foes in Invasion.
Continuing the style of the series, the game is set in a fantasy realm where players take the role of the Overlord, a mysterious evil warrior whose goal is to destroy and conquer the land by commanding hordes of small gremlin-like creatures known as "Minions". The story directly follows the events of the first Overlord game, with the succeding Overlord rising to power opposing a Roman-styled military power known as the "Glorious Empire". The story was written by Rhianna Pratchett (daughter of Terry Pratchett) and keeps a satirical tone and dark humor towards the fantasy setting and genre.
he core gameplay from the previous Overlord game remains intact in the sequel, with player controlling the Overlord character in a third-person perspective who has command over hordes of small goblin-like creatures known as minions to travel the landscape and defeat various civilizations with the Roman-style "Glorious Empire" being the prime foe.[4] Each minion still has their own strengths and weaknesses; brown minions being melee fighters, reds throw fiery projectiles and are immune to fire, greens attack from behind and are immune to poison and blues can heal other minions and can swim, along with a new ability to pass through enemies.[5] Initially only the brown minions are available but eventually the Overlord will regain command of the others that are essential in overcoming obstacles that obstruct further progression of the story.While the Overlord himself can also fight in combat with various weapons and armor types that gradually become available[6] and the ability to cast spells to either help minions or hinder opponents,[7] the majority of tasks are performed by the minion hordes. While minions retain many abilities including using scattered items as weaponry and armor, carry large objects in a group, turning cranks and finding treasure,[8] minions can now also operate siege weapons, ships/boats and other war machines and once captured can mount and ride wild wolves(Browns) , giant spiders(Greens) and giant salamanders(Reds) to help in combat, Though blues cannot ride mounts they can swim. The Overlord also has the ability to occasionally take direct control over the current strongest minion to lead the rest through the use of the "Possession Stone".[8]
The Overlord and his minions reside in a dark tower in a dimension known as the "Netherworld",[9] where the Overlord builds up his minion forces by harvesting life-force[10] from fallen creatures that when gathered can be brought back into the real world as a minion by summoning them through Minion Gates scattered across the landscape and the Overlord himself in the less common Netherworld Gates.[9] Treasure accumulated over time can also be spent of upgrades for the tower, whether they’re upgrades for gameplay or just decorative, along with large contraptions and magical objects that the minions can be ordered to return to gates, thus the tower.[9] The choice system returns once more in Overlord II, where at certain points during quests that can be taken providing two paths; the Destruction Overlord that focuses on destroying towns and killing all in in his path and the Domination Overlord that rather focuses on enslaving defeated foes or neutral parties to worship and work for him.[11] The choice themselves not only affect the story and interactive with NPCs, but can alter the look of the Overlord and allow certain powers to become available. Other choices such as choosing a mistress now allow the Overlord to have multiple wives.
Besides the single-player campaign, players can play various multiplayer modes online and local, both competitive and cooperative. Competitive modes includes Dominate where rival player Overlord attempt to capture sections of the map and Pillage where instead of land, they must capture large portions of treasure. Cooperative on the other hand sees player Overlords working together to either defend against an constant onslaught in Survival and attack powerful foes in Invasion.
