Alongside Overlord 2, Codemasters has announced a new Wii game for the Overlord series: Overlord Dark Legend. According to Codemasters' Dean Scott, associate producer for the game, Overlord Dark Legend will be an all-new game for the Wii, built from the ground-up for Nintendo's console. The game will use the full capabilities of the Wii Remote, using a point and click interface to direct and order minions around. Comparisons for the first game in the series have been made to Nintendo's Pikmin series.

Codemasters is targeting a 2009 release for the game.

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Publisher Codemasters on Wednesday revealed to IGN that is planning to release a new take on its popular Overlord franchise exclusively for Wii. The title, built from the ground up for Nintendo's system by Climax Studios, is called Overlord Dark Legend and is set for a 2009 release. Players control a young, new Overlord as he takes control of his evil minions. The "trainee tyrant" will, according to Codemasters, "be able to take his growing pains out on the local fairy tale inhabitants as he protects his castle and lands."

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