news 28 Posted July 4, 2008 > > Hi all, > > We have just published a review of Overlord: Raising Hell. If you > could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. > > *Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/07/03/overlord-raising-hell/1* > > *Picture: > http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/07/overlord-raising-hell/s01.jpg* > > *Quote: */Overlord: Raising Hell/ is a surprising game on so many > levels. It's surprising that it hasn't been a bigger hit, given its > simple yet involving gameplay. The basic premise of the game is simple > and yet the difficulty curve is deceptive: at the beginning, throwing > hordes of minions at enemies will get you by, but as the game > progresses strategy becomes more important, and throwing hordes of > minions into a battle will do little other than get those minions killed. > > It's surprising that you get so attached to your minions too. Perhaps > it's just that it's a shame to waste all that armour they've > collected, or perhaps naming them all was a mistake. Of course, you > can create new minions as needed, but it's not quite the same. You'll > never be able to replace young Minion #7. > > It's also surprising that you'll want to keep coming back to play > more. There's at least fifteen or twenty hours of gameplay here, and > once you've done that, there's the option to do it all again on > legendary difficulty. Since you'll often be exploring several > different realms in parallel, if you get stuck there's always another > realm to explore in the meantime. > * */ > / * > > *Cheers guys! > > Tim Smalley > www.bit-tech.net Share this post Link to post
