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Overlord II

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7.9 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Codemasters

Developer: Triumph Studios

Genre(s): Action, Adventure

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: June 23, 2009

Summary

Overlord II is the sequel to the 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 learned how to ride: In Overlord II Minions 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. [Codemasters]

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What The Critics Said

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1UP

Overlord 2 offers a lot of options for customization, be it in the form of minion upgrades, spell specializations, and purely aesthetic options like how to decorate your fortress and which of your mistresses you choose to favor.

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Play Magazine

Ground-breaking visuals (for real) and tons of new gameplay; bigger worlds, more characters, more management, more tactics and more mistresses! Plus a truly inspired original score and no crap online modes!

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GameStar

It's a very motivating game with brilliantly designed levels, a great fantasy satire. Playing the ultimate evil Overlord again is just as funny as the first time and made us laugh a lot while testing the PC version.

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Worth Playing

Overall, Overlord II is a great follow-up to the original Overlord title, and it's certainly deserving of being a true sequel.

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Vandal Online

Summing up, Overlord 2 is an excellent action and strategy adventure no fan of the genre should miss. It doesn't have plenty of new features, but even the original fans will find enough charm in this title to be engaged again.

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GamesNation

The dev team of Overlord 2 has focused a lot of its attention and efforts to getting rid of the tearing, clipping and aliasing issues which afflicted the previous game. The result is quite good: very nice environments, characters, effects and sounds. And a real laugh while playing!

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Multiplayer.it

Overlord 2 is a giant leap from the first episode thanks to the huge work made by Triumph to fix all the flaws. Various and well devised, Overlord 2 is a guilty pleasure for all the guys who like to be over cynical in a game, and it's impossible not to mention its stunning visuals.

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GameShark

It’s an “A” game saddled with “C” game issues, but it’s still an addicting experience. I routinely found myself playing into the wee hours of the night, butchering gnomes with glee; camera issues (and all sense of morality) be damned.

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Gamer Limit

While essentially unchanged gameplay-wise, Overlord II retains and builds upon the immense character and charm of the original.

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PC Games (Germany)

Once again the player embodies an evil Overlord and threatens a colorful fantasy world with its destruction. Compared to the prequel, Overlord 2 has been improved in many small details, but none of those big enough to haul the game up to a new level. Still, the mixture of genres like action-adventure, strategy, action and rpg paired with the black humor captures the players attention from the beginning to the end.

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Gamers.at

Overlord II could do many things better, but its delightfully malicious humor is without compare. Do yourself a favor and buy this game.

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Meristation

Overlord 2 is a solid sequel of the first one, a game that surprised many people thanks to its charm and originality. Now, the surprise factor is gone, but Triumph Games has made wise improvements over the weakest elements of their previous work, which makes this an enjoyable experience and a recommended title.

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InsideGamer.nl

Overlord II is a fun game to play. The humor is sometimes a little bit over the top, but the minions are very finny. The gameplay brings a lot of different puzzles and we just love the music score. The camera doesn’t always works as it should, but that is also something you can get used to.

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Cynamite

Overlord II is a good sequel. There are some nice locations and interesting missions. Overlord II is fun, because it´s good to be bad.

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Gamer.nl

Overlord II has refreshing and well designed levels and the multiplayer modes give the game meat. However, a frustrating camera, unstable framerate and crude humour take away from the experience.

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Gameplayer Sweden

The game says it best itself in one of its loading screen quotes: “It’s good to be bad, but it’s better to be evil”. In Overlord 2 you are evil indeed and it’s damn good fun all the way through commanding your minions and wreaking havoc upon mankind.

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Pelit (Finland)

If the humour fits, Overlord II is even better. As a game, it has gotten better but still suffers from repetition. [Aug 2009]

AceGamez

It's a tough job balancing action, adventure, puzzles and strategy, but Overlord II managed to juggle all of these disparate pieces and very rarely finds itself dropping a ball.

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Total PC Gaming

One of the few console ports we'd recommend this summer, especially to original Overlord fans. [Issue#22, p.52]

VideoGamer

Special mention must go to the game's audio work, with the musical score through to the superb minion voices fitting the tone perfectly.

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Computer Games Online RO

As a full package, Overlord 2 certainly deserves your money if you can get a good deal on it, because it’s still a breath of fresh air in the gaming world of today.

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PC Zone UK

Overlord II's brand of guiltless comic villainy is more entertaining than 'true' evil could ever be. [Sept 2009, p.64]

Cheat Code Central

Linear romps of destruction are enjoyable in mid-length spurts. Multiplayer offers a few different modes to play competitively or cooperatively.

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PC Gamer UK

This crueller sequel is bursting with evil potential, but the fun is dragged down by clumsy execution. [Aug 2009, p.80]

Absolute Games

The original game allowed us to be a selfless do-gooder; now our actions are determined by purely financial reasons. What is better: kill or enslave villagers? Your fingers itch to roll some heads, but anger is hardly profitable. Kill a person, and you’ll get a soul, a bag of gold and, if you’re lucky, an accessory for your minions. Brainwashed citizens produce resources forever. Forget about looking for gold chests and farming sheep for souls – a thoughtful Overlord 2.0 gets everything on a plate.

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3DJuegos

Maybe its lack of content makes Overlord II a hard option for those who already have the first game. But those who want to start in the series will have a pleasant time being as evil as they want.

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ImpulseGamer

What other game can make clubbing baby seals so much wicked fun? Even with a maddening camera that jumps around a bit, the game is a blast and a half to play.

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GameSpot

You can do more fun things with your minions, but Overlord II hasn’t shaken some of the issues which held back the first game.

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PC Format

Still a rather innovative concept, but the sequel doesn't add anything new enough to the mix to make it a must buy. [Aug 2009, p.94]

Total Video Games

There's no denying that Overlord II is an enjoyable expansion on the original idea, which will entertain the fans. Unfortunately, the frustrations seem to mount up as you get further into the game, making it plainly obvious that Triumph has failed to really address key issues that thwarted the original.

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LEVEL (Czech Republic)

Legendary evil lord and his minions strike again - more goblins mean more fun. Do not expect any improvements, the sequel is “just” part one, polished & enlarged. [Aug 2009]

IGN

No amount of British wit could bring a smile to my face as I treaded through the tedium that is Overlord II.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 44 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Fredrik E. gave it a9:
I have tested both overlord I and II but overlord 2 takes the price. Its a litel short which i give it a 9 but also that you can upgrade your weapons like in the first overlord. Otherwise its pretty good. Its good story. The most evil things to do. Also you got rewards if you dominated the city's. That was a good feature. But the upgrade option was a good one. Also the throne animation. Its one of the best games i have ever played.

Julius P gave it a10:
After playing&loving the first game, i hoped for a good sequel. even the sequel is a bit too short, i enjoyed it like the original game. the minion-mounts are a nice idea and other features like capturing towns are good too. the thing i liked most in the first game and which is still included in the sequel is this black humor, that makes me laugh again and again. the fat wisps are just a brilliant idea. i´m playing the german version and the voices fit very well to the characters. "Gunther, spuck das aus!"

Greg P gave it a10:
Like a lot of my friends, I had played the first Overlord and expected this to be a similar game. Having the same ups; fairly straightforward, lots of stuff for completionists, evil fun, and generic childish jokes. This recipee for the first one was a great success but got rather repetative quickly and I stopped playing it. Overlord 2 on the other hand has done away with alot of the boring repatition. You may use the same means to getting the goal (IE possession) but everytime its abit different. Stealth, aggressive, puzzles. This has left me playing this game for hours on end and wanting more. You can really tell how the developers have matured from there previous game and really put something great out. This RPG adventure game is well suited for those that would enjoy some evil humor, single player campaign, and lite puzzle solving.

Dan S gave it a0:
Horrible game, the wit and charm other reviewers seem to enjoy was nowhere to be found! Stupid game mechanics and poor planning are abound though. Even if you like the first overlord I would avoid this one because of all the terrible incredibly boring and looooong 'mini-games' they force you into, mini-games that break the feel of the game in a weak attempt to copy some FF7 fad is pretty sad.

Mike N gave it a3:
I don't recommend buying this game. A very poor and frustrating gameplay. Minions keep dying all the time, even your most trained/geared ones and often for no good reason. Yes you cen ressurect them, but it takes hours of tedius grinding in lower areas for the orbs. Controlling them is very difficult. Story is very thin, so dont expect anything deep or interesting. Besides the minions, other characters are very unfinished. Sounds also very poor. Speech is often too quiet and uncomprehensible, topped by poor acting.

Jon G. gave it a9:
This game has very beautiful enviornments and lots of funny moments (IGN must be dead inside). I thought it was quite fun. That said, why is it that every user who gives a pc game a bad review is always some vindictive moron who can't figue out how to run his machine? (Hint: 9/10 times it's you, not the game. Can't handle that? Buy a console and shut the f up.)

James C P gave it a10:
This isn't a review it's a critique of the demo on steam. I had the same issue with the Overlord 2 Demo. Don't install it from steam, get it from a differen't site. I got mine from gamershell and it worked fine after the appauling steam demo. James

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