Overlord (video game series)
Overlord | |
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Developer(s) | |
Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
Platform(s) | |
First release | Overlord 26 June 2007 |
Latest release | Overlord: Fellowship of Evil 20 October 2015 |
Overlord is an action role-playing video game series published by Codemasters. The franchise was introduced in 2007 and has received six video games to date. The latest game is Overlord: Fellowship of Evil.
Games[]
2007 | Overlord |
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2008 | Overlord: Raising Hell |
2009 | Overlord II |
Overlord: Dark Legend | |
Overlord: Minions | |
2010 | |
2011 | |
2012 | |
2013 | |
2014 | |
2015 | Overlord: Fellowship of Evil |
Game | Year | Metacritic |
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Overlord | 2007 | |
Overlord: Raising Hell | 2008 | PS3: 72/100[3] |
Overlord II | 2009 | |
Overlord: Dark Legend | 2009 | Wii: 68/100[7] |
Overlord: Minions | 2009 | DS: 58/100[8] |
Overlord: Fellowship of Evil | 2015 |
Overlord (2007)[]
The first video game of the franchise was announced in 2006 after the development stretching a year and a half.[12] It was developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters. The game was initially released for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Linux and PlayStation 3 on 26 June 2007.[13][14]
Overlord: Raising Hell (2008)[]
An expand version to the original work, titled Overlord: Raising Hell, was initially available for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on 15 February 2008.[15] A PlayStation 3 version was later ported by 4J Studios and first released on 26 June 2007.[16]
Overlord II (2009)[]
Overlord II is the sequel to the 2007 video game Overlord. It was still developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters. It was available on Linux, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.[17][18]
Overlord: Dark Legend (2009)[]
A spin-off series to Overlord II, titled Overlord: Dark Legend, was released on Wii. It was developed by Climax Action and initially available on 23 June 2009.[19]
Overlord: Minions (2009)[]
Another spin-off series to Overlord II, titled Overlord: Minions, was released on Nintendo DS. It was developed by Climax Action and initially available on 23 June 2009.[19]
Overlord: Fellowship of Evil (2015)[]
The sixth video game of franchise and a third spin-off, titled Overlord: Fellowship of Evil,[20] was developed and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It was scheduled to be released on 29 September 2015 worldwide, but was postponed to 20 October.[21]
References[]
- ^ "Overlord PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord Xbox 360". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord: Raising Hell PlayStation 3". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord II PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord II PlayStation 3". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord II Xbox 360". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord: Dark Legend Wii". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord: Minions DS". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord: Fellowship of Evil PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord: Fellowship of Evil PlayStation 4". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Overlord: Fellowship of Evil Xbox One". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Steel, Wade (2 May 2006). "Overlord Announced". IGN. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
- ^ "Overlord at GameFaQs (360)". GameFaQs. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- ^ "Overlord at GameFaQs (PC)". GameFaQs. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- ^ "Raise Hell Again with Codemasters: Announcing the Launch of New Overlord Content, Now Available for Xbox 360". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Overlord PS3 confirmed - exclusive screens". Computer and Video Games. Future plc. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (4 June 2009). "Overlord II demo on Xbox Live". Eurogamer. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Jackson, Mike (11 June 2009). "Overlord 2 demo on PSN, PC now". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ a b Graft, Kris (14 August 2008). "Three More Overlords". Edge. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (23 April 2015). "Overlord: Fellowship of Evil announced via gameplay trailer". Eurogamer. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Scammell, David (30 September 2015). "Overlord: Fellowship of Evil suffers three week delay". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
External links[]
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