Overlord II is the sequel to the hit warped fantasy action adventure that had players being delightfully despotic. In Overlord II, a new Overlord and a more powerful army of Minions take on an entire empire in a truly epic adventure, inspired by the rise of the Roman Empire. As the Glorious Empire conquers kingdoms and destroys any sign of magic it finds, it's time to go Minion Maximus and send in the horde.
The Minions return smarter, deadlier (and funnier) and are ready to fight in large scale battles that will see their wild pack mentality squaring up to the organised legions of the Glorious Empire. As ever, they'll do anything and everything the Overlord commands of them, especially now that they can run ravage and wreck buildings and scenery. They've also learn to ride: In Overlord II Minions will be able to mount up and ride wolves and other magical creatures around the landscape and take them into battle, making our band of merry fighters faster and fiercer than ever before.
fun and enjoyable game compare to the previous one, there's some improvement like additional of map and the minions are a bit smarter, and can operate machinery like catapults
if you haven't played the first one doesn't matter, because there's no story link between the two, you can just go for this one directly.
roberto.martinezsanchez(1) on 03, Dec. 2009 14:38 (HKT)
Fun game, but more of the same. If you like the first overlord, congratulations! this game is at least as fun as the last one. Maybe even a little bit more. In any case, if you haven´t play any "overlord" before this "overlord 2" should be your choice.
Play it for the charm There are almost no changes from the first version of this game (except maybe to increase the repulsiveness - clubbing seals, anyone?!) which may turn off players of the first version. I personally don't mind that much, the setting is a little different and I enjoyed the first one enough to be happy with more of the same.
Luckily this time around they've included a map, which helps immensely, but the objectives can be very obscure sometimes, which will lead to a lot of unnecessary running around trying to figure out what to do.
The minions are probably even more entertaining than in the first game, although they can be a little difficult to control sometimes, especially when trying to rally them at certain points where they can aim at the wrong objective. This aiming problem also extends to the Overlord himself, and you can find yourself sending minions to the wrong house or killing the wrong citizen. Load times can also be a little slow.
While playing this I did find myself thinking that this game is really nothing new, and the gameplay really isn't that exciting, but the game has a lot of polish, and the minions are a lot of fun to have around. These aspects keep me coming back.
All the charm and quirkiness of the first. The sequel to Overlord still shares some of the originals flaws, but fans of the first will be pleased to hear the charm, wit and character are still as abundant as ever.
