Overlord (Xbox 360)

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Description

What a bad time to wake up from a long sleep. Gnarl, your minion master decided to interrupt your peaceful sleep because your predecessor screwed up big time. He not only let himself killed by some "heroes" but he also let them wreck and plunder the Dark Tower. Now it is upon you, the overlord, to set things straight and repair the tower so that it might be once again a great testament to the ultimate evil you impersonate.

To do so, you can summon minions out of spawn pits. At the beginning you can only summon brown ones that are dumb and only know how to fight up close. But later you get more powerful minions like the red ones that are resistant to fire and shoot fire bolts from the distance. The minions will follow you around and go wherever you point with your left hand. Depending on what they find on their path, they destroy, kill or plunder. Anything useful is then carried back to you. If they find weapons or other items, they'll make use of it.

Every living thing leaves behind life force after you killed it. You need to gather this in order to spawn more minions. But you are not completely helpless without them - you are an evil overlord after all. Besides your very big axe you also can use spells like the good old fireball or cast a shield around yourself.

As the game progresses and you fulfil quests and retrieve items from your tower, more tower rooms get unlocked, like the Armoury and Forge where you can forge armor and weapons for yourself.

If you are tired of being evil alone, you can activate the multi-player mode. There you can either play with another Overlord cooperatively and try to survive wave after wave of enemies or race against each other for gold or points.

Screenshots

There are no Xbox 360 screenshots for this game.

There are 43 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Part of the Following Groups

• Middleware: FaceFX
• Middleware: Net-Z
• Overlord series
• Technology: amBX

User Reviews

A Fresh Take on Evil

Kain Shin (28)

The Press Says

Xboxdynasty (XD)	Aug 01, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
GamingHeaven / DriverHeaven	Jul 19, 2007	82 out of 100	82
Xbox360Achievements	Feb 12, 2008	81 out of 100	81
Worth Playing	Aug 02, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Gamer.nl	Jul 03, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Computer Bild Spiele	Jun 06, 2007	1.99 out of 6	80
Realm of Gaming	Aug 16, 2008	8 out of 10	80
Play.tm	Aug 02, 2007	78 out of 100	78
FOK!games	Jul 27, 2007	76 out of 100	76
GameLemon	Mar 30, 2008	6.3 out of 10	63

Forums

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Trivia

The seven main bosses, who are responsible for the Overlord's defeat prior to the game 's events, are all based on the seven deadly sins.

Related Web Sites

• Overlord (Official game website)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Overlord.)