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Overall Critic Score:3.0671
Overlord Critic Reviews
I’d highly recommend this game; it’s funny and addictive, with beautiful graphics and the novel mechanic of controlling a minion horde. However, if you’re looking for a high level of challenge, you may be disappointed....read the complete Overlord review at ZTGameDomain
A genuine attempt to deliver something fresh and different. Controlling an army of minions was both fun and rewarding. The evil humor and richly detailed world keep me fastened to my chair for hours at a time totally immersed within the game....read the complete Overlord review at Talk Xbox
A simple concept that is so well executed that you can’t put it down....read the complete Overlord review at GamingTrend
Any time you let minions do my dirty work you'll win me over, so the great genre-combining gameplay is just icing on the cake....read the complete Overlord review at Daily Game
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For years, RPGamers have donned the boots of heroes, setting forth on epic quests to rid the world of evil and wrongdoing, and frankly the villains are just getting fed up. These plucky heroes barge into their homes, loot and plunder their hard-earned...read the complete Overlord review at RPGamer
Overlord is a fun and original title that takes some great elements across a spectrum of genres and applies them very well together....read the complete Overlord review at GameZone
Highly imaginative and with a wicked sense of humour, Overlord's issues are easy to overlook when compared to the moments of entertainment it provides in between....read the complete Overlord review at TotalVideoGames
So if you don't already own a gamepad, add that to the price tag. (Current 360 owners are obviously in the clear.) Your flunkies also embody Overlord's one weak point: Loosen the iron grip, and they'll stupidly drown themselves chasing after a bug...or r...read the complete Overlord review at 1UP
It's a sort of evil version of Pikmin with the ability to slaughter the innocent....read the complete Overlord review at Gamestyle
Wacky creatures, traditional fantasy settings and simple controls are a delight in this ultra-serious age, and the Fable style accents top off the silliness....read the complete Overlord review at Ace Gamez
From the moment that you pick up the controller and begin ordering around some ugly yet charming little creatures, you’ll smile. Straight off the bat, Overlord is a charming and refreshingly unique game, one of those all too rare gems to grace our grubby...read the complete Overlord review at Gamer Within
V/O (especially the minions) with a lot of cheese (intentional?)Replay Value: 2 different endings that run a minimum of 15-20 hours. Bare-bones online play with the highlight being co-op survival.7.7Final Word:...read the complete Overlord review at GamerNode
it comes to managing your minions and directing them through the puzzles, the game is just as frustrating as it is humorous.As a newly resurrected evil overlord, you must reestablish your strength by striking back at the heroes who defeated you years ago....read the complete Overlord review at Game Informer
While most genre-bending games are content to dissemble just one convention, Overlord takes on two. Not only does it attempt to subvert how you perceive Tolkien-esque high fantasy by essentially putting you in the role of the dark lord Sauron, but the...read the complete Overlord review at GameSpot
of the game (if you stick with it). Overlord is definitely one of those games which you should try renting first to see if it's up your street, although there is a decent marketplace demo available for you to try before you decide. It gives a good indicat...read the complete Overlord review at MS Xbox World
Overlord is far from perfect, but it does contain a very interesting mixture of fantasy role playing and real-time strategy....read the complete Overlord review at Xbox 360 Advanced
It is an easy game to recommend as a rental, with a solid single-player story mode that will take over 10 hours to complete, but is not without blemishes and lacks the multiplayer options to extend gameplay beyond the first go-around; needed to purchase...read the complete Overlord review at Planet Xbox 360
Tired of playing the goody two-shoes hero? Did you ever earn a reputation as a child killer in...read the complete Overlord review at GameSpy
campaign is really easy and never really offers up a challenge. The vast majority of enemies can be dispatched simply by swarming them with a sufficiently sized horde. This might be a good thing since the controls don’t really allow for strategies t...read the complete Overlord review at Xboxic
We’ve played the part of the heroic adventurer countless times, striding headlong into battle with innumerable foes, exorcising evil and rescuing more damsels in distress than we’ve had hot dinners. How many times, however, have we played the part of the...read the complete Overlord review at NZGamer
When I loaded up Codemasters’ Overlord, I had mixed feelings. It’s a game that distinctly tries to make you laugh, make you think and make you work. At various times, all three of those happened—and sometimes at the same time....read the complete Overlord review at TeamXBOX
Overlord is a "play at your own risk" title. If you're lucky enough to avoid the bugs, you'll find a fun game unlike any other on Xbox 360. If you do run head first into a game ending bug, don't say we didn't warn you....read the complete Overlord review at IGN
Though it's an also-ran to Fable, Overlord offers a lush setting with witty dialogue and great foliage....read the complete Overlord review at The Onion
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