About a week ago I downloaded and tried out the demo for Overlord (Xbox 360), and I must say that I haven't had this much fun with a demo in quite some time.
Overlord is a tongue-in-cheek fantasy world in which you play the part of a newly resurrected evil overlord, and you have a growing horde of Goblin minions at your disposal. From the looks of things, your previous master got his butt whooped by a bunch of heroes, and your forces have been decimated and your Dark Tower is in ruins.
The Demo starts you off from the beginning as you learn how to control your minions and have them do all your dirty work. The minions themselves are hilarious with whoops of glee and fanatical joy as they tear things limb from limb, put pumpkins on their heads as helmets, and generally just destroy all you need them to.
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imately get to venture into the world and find yourself cowing the low brow peasants who are being oppressed by a bunch of Halflings. You also ultimately get a fireball spell, and lighting grass on fire to burn enemies alive is hilarious.Aside from the fact that you're mainly controlling your minions instead of doing all the work yourself, the setting and... IQ of the villagers and enemies reminds me a lot of Fable: The Lost Chapters.
In short, I greatly enjoyed the Demo for Overlord. The game has now hit shelves and is getting average revues, so at the least, it's a must-rent title. Don't take my word for it though, download the Demo from the Xbox Live Marketplace and experience what it means to be cheesily evil!
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