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"Are you the kind of person that likes to root for the villain? Have you ever wanted to play the villain, maybe lay waste to an empire or enslave the entire human race? Well, today is your lucky day because Overlord II and Overlord the Complete Pack are both 75% off at STEAM."
Award-winning writer Rhianna Pratchett recently discussed creating game stories; How difficult it is writing for video games, how much of her writing was cut from Mirror's Edge's final product, why her female characters are a far cry from the female game character archetype, what advice she could give to aspiring game writers, and why she suspects the majority of game writing is so poor.
"It’s true that gaming has brought us epic battles, immersive stories, phenomenal worlds and good looking video game women. However, it has also provided us with something that we take for granted sometimes. Gaming has brought to life some of the cutest little characters you wish you could snuggle with; the ones that make a grown man turn him soft."
Overlord 2 is the second Overlord title to make its way on to the PS3. Where the first one left something to be desired the second game really shines. It does a good job at mixing multiple genera together to make in all around fun game.
Overlord II is the sequel to the much loved first game, Overlord. John from All Age Gaming informs us whether Overlord II is a worthy sequel or one that should be missed.
"Extend the evil as Codemasters has announced the new Overlord II - Battle Rock Nemesis Downloadable Content (DLC) for Overlord II, the twisted fantasy Action-Adventure, for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360. The Overlord II - Battle Rock Nemesis DLC is available now from PLAYSTATION Store for £3.19/€3.99/$5.00 and on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points."
Yahtzee gives us another hilariously scathing review- this time, of Overlord 2. I don't think it would be much of an exaggeration to say that he absolutely hated the game.
"All in all the game is still fun despite its flaws, and if you liked Pikmin, or the first Overlord game, then Overlord II is worth at least a rental. Depending on how persistent you are, and how skilled you are with the controls the game is in the 10 hour range."
"PC
ArmA II (Steam), Blood Bowl (Digital Distribution), Dawn of Discovery (Anno 1404), Fallout 3 Downloadable Content - Point Lookout, Overlord II, Spore Galactic Adventures, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PS2
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
PS3
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires, Fight Night Round 4, Overlord II, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Xbox 360
Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires, Fallout 3 Downloadable Content - Point Lookout, Fight Night Round 4, Overlord II, Transformer..."
"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 in..."
"INTERNATIONAL PC DEMO DOWNLOAD LINKS:
USA - http://www.overlordgame.com/us/try
UK - http://www.overlordgame.com/uk/try
Germany - http://www.overlordgame.com/de/try
France - http://www.overlordgame.com/fr/try
In the Overlord II demo, players step into the big spiky boots of a new Overlord whose sights are firmly set on becoming the king of chaos, the bringer of evil and the master of Minions. As the demo opens the Overlord, aided and abetted by a team of brown fighter Minions, emerges..."
"With my exams going way better than I expected, and with so many out of the way, I figured I would have a bit more time on my hands to dive into a few games. Of course E3 has been a crucial focus of the week for me, but I only got to watch the Sony and EA conferences in full. I was a bit miffed that Metal Gear Solid Rising was in development for the Xbox 360, but now Raiden is leading the game, and it’s not even being written by Hideo Kojima himself, Peace Walker will more than wet my taste f..."
"Ensuring that all future megalomaniacs will be able to take the Minion horde for a test drive ahead the full game's launch on June 26th, playable demos for the PLAYSTATION 3 and PC versions are scheduled to follow in the next week. Gamers can also preview the game's tyrannical treats in the “10 Reasons Why it's Cool to be Evil” video, right below."
"In Overlord II the Minions return stronger, smarter, deadlier (and funnier) and are ready to fight in epic battles that will see them squaring up to the Legions of a new enemy – the Glorious Empire. Their horde mentality is as wild and outrageous as ever and their loyalty to their Overlord has not changed – they’ll do anything and everything that’s commanded of them (and then a bit more) to aid their masters’ quest to destroy or dominate the land."
"Once again there are four types of colour-coded minions. You can still rely on the same base abilities, so Browns are your best melee fighters, Reds are your best ranged weapon with their fireball-lobbing abilities and resistance to fire, Greens bestride toxic areas and sneak around, while the Blues are great healers who can cross water. Where it gets interesting is the minions' ability to mount other creatures, adding an extra layer of abilities.
So, Browns can now ride wolves and form a ..."
"Writers Guild Award-nominee Rhianna Pratchett has been signed as scriptwriter for Overlord II, the sequel to the hit twisted fantasy adventure from Triumph Studios, and both series extensions Overlord: Dark Legend and Overlord: Minions coming 2009, publisher Codemasters announced today.
The announcement sees..."
"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, its time to go Minion Maximus and send in the horde."
![Box shot of Overlord II [Europe]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUEMvQWN0aW9uL0FkdmVudHVyZQ==/overlord_ii_frontcover_small_NIMiP7Ez5BLmgcK.jpg)