Overlord II

Xbox 360

2009Triumph Studios, Virtual Programming CodemastersTop

Xbox Compatible

Action · RPG

Triumph Studios’ 2009 sequel, published by Codemasters: a new Overlord commands brown, red, green, and blue Minion hordes against the Roman-styled Glorious Empire, choosing domination or destruction.

Franchise

Overlord

Collector note

Retail Xbox 360 copies are the standard Codemasters DVD-9 (redump serial CM-2057, Original). No Platinum Hits reprint is documented. Battle Rock Nemesis DLC landed on Xbox Live on 29 July 2009 (Netherworld arena challenges against a Satyr, the Empire’s Champion, and a Phoenix). Xbox One backwards compatible. Digital Xbox Marketplace copies were delisted on 3 October 2022.

Facts

Sequel to Overlord and Raising Hell: you play the previous Overlord’s child against the magic-hating Glorious Empire, with Gnarl as advisor.
Four minion types (brown melee, red fire, green stealth, blue swim/heal), plus mounts and Possession Stone sections; towns can be dominated or destroyed.
Story written by Rhianna Pratchett.
Split-screen and online multiplayer shipped with the 360 disc.
Battle Rock Nemesis Xbox Live DLC (29 July 2009) adds the Netherworld Battle Rock arena.

Related games

Overlord · Xbox 360Predecessor on Xbox 360
Overlord: Raising Hell · Xbox 360Expansion whose story leads into this sequel

Sources

Overlord II · Wikipedia
Overlord II Review · IGN
Overlord II review · Eurogamer
Overlord II given June date · Eurogamer
Overlord II DLC on Xbox 360 today · Eurogamer
Overlord II · GamesIndustry.biz
Overlord II · redump.org
Overlord II · Delisted Games

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