Wed 26 Oct 2011
Playstation
Overlord 2 Review
Overlord 2 is slightly different than its predecessor in that’s it’s
much more of an action game where as its predecessor contained many more
puzzle elements. You start off as a new Overlord, this time as a child
where you’ll embark on tutorial missions in which you’ll learn the
basics of magic and minion control. While it starts off great and you
have plenty to look forward, you soon fall into a lake and freeze only
to be discovered by minions who happily unfreeze you and raise you to
become their new Overlord.
Once again you control your minions the same way as you did in the previous Overlord game. There are different fractions of minions which you must occasionally take more scrupulous control over. You can send them out to wreak havoc on nearby villages, call them back or control them more meticulously. The second game unfortunately didn’t address any of the major problems that existed in the previous Overlord game.
The most notable of these problems is the awkward controls that you’ll encounter after a half an hour of play. You’ll have to send one group of minions out to do one thing while you send another group of minions out to do something else all the while you have to control you, the Overlord as well. Controlling the Overlord and different factions of minions at the same time can be extremely demanding and difficult, it can quickly cause you to get stuck at a certain part of the game for a long time.
Large scale wars are also more prevalent in this game as although it still contains the occasional puzzle, is much more of an action game than its predecessor. In Overlord 2 things can become a bit messy when there’s a lot going on, on the screen at the time, for instance when you’re engaged in large scale combat. It can be hard to figure out exactly what’s going on.
But you’ll still find yourself quite easily mowing through most enemies most of the time. You can operate catapults and other machinery, you can also go back and explore other areas after you complete the level, but the game doesn’t really provide much incentive to do so and as a result you likely won’t. There is a multiplayer option in Overlord 2 but I can’t really see a serious online community forming.
Overall Overlord 2 isn’t a great action game, but it’s the only action game that makes being evil so deliciously fun.
Rating: 78% - “Never has being evil been so humorous and fun.”
Pros:
Hilarious cut scenes
The minions are hilarious, there excitement certainly rubs off on you
Overall a unique and fun concept
Cons:
Controlling the minions as well as yourself can be too much at times and it feels like the controls are your biggest challenge at many points throughout the game
It can be hard to figure out exactly what’s going on during large scale battles.
Once again you control your minions the same way as you did in the previous Overlord game. There are different fractions of minions which you must occasionally take more scrupulous control over. You can send them out to wreak havoc on nearby villages, call them back or control them more meticulously. The second game unfortunately didn’t address any of the major problems that existed in the previous Overlord game.
The most notable of these problems is the awkward controls that you’ll encounter after a half an hour of play. You’ll have to send one group of minions out to do one thing while you send another group of minions out to do something else all the while you have to control you, the Overlord as well. Controlling the Overlord and different factions of minions at the same time can be extremely demanding and difficult, it can quickly cause you to get stuck at a certain part of the game for a long time.
Large scale wars are also more prevalent in this game as although it still contains the occasional puzzle, is much more of an action game than its predecessor. In Overlord 2 things can become a bit messy when there’s a lot going on, on the screen at the time, for instance when you’re engaged in large scale combat. It can be hard to figure out exactly what’s going on.
But you’ll still find yourself quite easily mowing through most enemies most of the time. You can operate catapults and other machinery, you can also go back and explore other areas after you complete the level, but the game doesn’t really provide much incentive to do so and as a result you likely won’t. There is a multiplayer option in Overlord 2 but I can’t really see a serious online community forming.
Overall Overlord 2 isn’t a great action game, but it’s the only action game that makes being evil so deliciously fun.
Rating: 78% - “Never has being evil been so humorous and fun.”
Pros:
Hilarious cut scenes
The minions are hilarious, there excitement certainly rubs off on you
Overall a unique and fun concept
Cons:
Controlling the minions as well as yourself can be too much at times and it feels like the controls are your biggest challenge at many points throughout the game
It can be hard to figure out exactly what’s going on during large scale battles.
