Press release :: Xbox 360 Overlord demo now available

[Steven W]

In the demo, players don the Overlord's illustrious armour, assemble a team of fighter minions and head off for a session of serious destruction in the once tranquil area of The Mellow Hills.

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[GeorgeTuk]

Looking forward to trying this out, anyone got it yet? I'll have to wait til tomorrow morning cause I have a big night ahead!

[Veles]

Grabbed the demo, it's pretty cool, might get the game, although the minion "sweep" control is a bit annoying. You use the right stick to control minions, but most games use this as the camera, and I've got used to using the LS to move forwards and backwards, and the RS to move left and right, similar to in an FPS. To use the RS as normal, you have to hold the LB, would be nice if you could switch it over, so it's camera by default, and minion sweep when you hold LB.

It reminds me quite a lot of fable I must say.

[GeorgeTuk]

Grabbed the demo, it's pretty cool, might get the game, although the minion "sweep" control is a bit annoying. You use the right stick to control minions, but most games use this as the camera, and I've got used to using the LS to move forwards and backwards, and the RS to move left and right, similar to in an FPS. To use the RS as normal, you have to hold the LB, would be nice if you could switch it over, so it's camera by default, and minion sweep when you hold LB.

It reminds me quite a lot of fable I must say.

Definitley agree, its a great game and pretty funny but the camera system is really quite annoying.

I would recommend it though. Nice to see a demo that interests me in a game the C&C3 and Forza one did nothing bu both are actually great games.

[BlackDwarf]

Anyone noticed the voice acting is the guy that did the good and evil minions in the Black & White games?

[mt50]

got the full game yesterday, only played 10-15mins so far but i like it a lot so far, easy to control nice pace, looks good.
nice game bargain for £25/
not trued multiplayer yet but didn't see many people on it(pc version)

[Trash Man]

Tried the demo this morning, quite liked it

Will get the full game when I can pick it up for 20-25.

[GeorgeTuk]

Got the game Friday and played about an hour over the weekend but got a second wind on Forza but will probably play it more this week...its pretty funny and hope that carries throughout the game. Hexus review coming up. I know most other place give it around 80 which seems fair, that camera is pretty annoying.

[Veles]

Camera is pretty easy to get used to, been playing it for about 20 hours now, and with the amount of minion sweeping I've been doing, I'm glad they set it up as it is.

[mt50]

Camera is pretty easy to get used to, been playing it for about 20 hours now, and with the amount of minion sweeping I've been doing, I'm glad they set it up as it is.

yeah it gets in your way to start with but you soon get used to it, and like you say you need the RS to do all the minion sweeping it wouldn't really work on any other button