The Dark Lord Cometh
Overlord takes place in a nameless Tolken-Style Fantasy world, with the player assuming the role of a namless Sauron esque character known only as the Overlord, who after being reserected by the Minion Gnall is given command of a horde of Minions, with one goal: Conqure the world and kill the Seven Heroes who had destroyed him.
Over all the game is extremely well executed, with one of it's best features being the in game humor. Another feature that Overlord pulls of extremely well is it's graphics and controls. The graphics engine in this game is extremely well put together, offering a wide variety of detail and color. The controls are very responsive, however they can prove to be difficult to master.
Another feature Overlord does fairly well with is it's wide variety of enemies, ranging from bugs to Demons, each of which provides a wide variety of challenges. However the best feature of the game is the ability to chose to be just regular evil or super evil, which affects the outcome of the game.
Like every game, Overlord is not perfect. One of the game's major flaws is that it's gameplay can become repetitive over time. The other major flaw the game has is a lack of units and spells. Through out the game, as the Overlord takes control of the world the player would expect to also be able to draw units from the conquered kingdom's population, however the game limits you to your four minion types (Red, Brown, Green, and Blue). You are also very limited when it comes to spells, while most RPG and RTS games set in fantasy worlds offer a wide variety of spells, drawn from the four basic elements (Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water) which can be used for offensive or defensive purproses. However Overlord limits you to offensive fire based magic only.
Over all Overlord is one of the better titles on the Xbox 360, it's addictive and fun game play makes this title a must have for fans of fantasy roleplaying and casual Xbox 360 gamers.