Overlord stampedes onto PS3

By Robert Purchese Published 26 February, 2008

This summer with all expansions inside.

Codemasters has said it will be offering Overlord on PS3 this summer.

Inside will be the new Raising Hell single-player expansion as well as all of the additional content to date.

The PS3 version is said to be "enhanced with detailed visuals" and have 7.1 surround sound support, on top of some gameplay fiddles like a fancy on-screen mini-map.

Overlord was released last summer on 360 and PC to a warm critical reception. The idea is you, as Overlord, control an ever-growing army of minions - each with unique powers.

You use them to go on stampedes through villages and generally cause chaos, taking down enemies and tackling puzzles by organising your rank and file to expose their strengths.

There's more than a touch of Dungeon Keeper to it, which we liked, and it took home 8/10.

The Raising Hell expansion was released on 15th February and offers up Lucifer's Kingdom for conquest. It costs 800 Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60).

Alongside it was a Challenge Pack with a new difficulty level and maps for 400 Points (GBP 3.40 / EUR 4.80), as well as a free update that allows for split-screen multiplayer.

Overlord PS3 offers you a little more for your money, then.

Pop over to our Overlord gallery to see how the PS3 version is shaping up.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (31) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • FeralUK #1 4 years ago

    Another 360 exclusive lost to the mighty PS3!

  • Dizzy #2 4 years ago

    >Another 360 exclusive lost to the mighty PS3!

    Only 2 years later.

    Anway. Enjoy.. it is a good game.

  • Bealsy #3 4 years ago

    "Another 360 exclusive lost to the mighty PS3!"

    I don't know whether to laugh at that, or laugh at that and ignore you.

  • captainrentboy #4 4 years ago

    LOL@ FeralUK....
    You were joking right?
    Annyway, I never bought this as the demo didn't really do it for me, it was alright, but seemed a little basic.

  • Hughes. #5 4 years ago

    /awaits torrent of dismissive comments about "old" games from the same muppets who jump up and down with glee every time some nobody drops a rumour that a DVD9 hobbled version of MGS4 may limp over to the 360 one distant day.

  • Artemus #6 4 years ago

    @ Dizzy

    It came out last year on 360.

  • Dizzy #7 4 years ago

    >It came out last year on 360.

    Oops.. well 1 year later then.

    >MGS4 may limp over to the 360 one distant day.

    Please no... MGS4 should be put out of its misery all together.
    Edited by 1 at 26/02/08 @ 12:38

  • EffEmmGee #8 4 years ago

    It doesn't say anywhere on the box that it was an Xbox 360 exclusive so its not really an exclusive thats lost is it?

  • EffEmmGee #9 4 years ago

    I know this was posted last year, but whats this about then?

    http://ww w.eurogamer.net/article.php?art...

  • captainrentboy #10 4 years ago

    I could be wrong Hughes, but I think there's a slight difference between Overlord and MGS4 and the anticipation levels around them.
    And like the guy above said, Overlord was never marked as one of the 360's exclusive killer apps was it?

  • Bealsy #11 4 years ago

    "MGS4 may limp over to the 360 one distant day"

    because that's all MGS can do, limp. It's been copied and bettered by Splinter Cell in my opinion.

    Unless you like hiding in cardboard boxes...

  • SteveB #12 4 years ago

    Glad to see one of the main criticisms of the XBox version has been addressed by having a mini map. Here's hoping for a Xbox map patch.

  • Aretak #13 4 years ago

    "because that's all MGS can do, limp. It's been copied and bettered by Splinter Cell in my opinion."

    LOL!

  • Bealsy #14 4 years ago

    First Overlord next Bulletwitch.

    It's all over for 360.

    [sarcasm]Lets hope they don't bring out Viva Pinata Party Animals as well or 360 iz teh doomedz lolllzzzzz[/sarcasm]
    Edited by 2 at 26/02/08 @ 12:50

  • Hughes. #15 4 years ago

    @Bealsy

    Splinter Cell, like Forza, and a good deal of other Bawks-based copy-tripe, is methodone substitution gaming for point missers, made by point missers.

    Remove all the stuff that actually made the games they copied enjoyable, and the claim it's "purer" and "more hardcore", which is a not very secret code for "tedious".

    I can see why it would be right up your "street".

  • Les #16 4 years ago

    "because that's all MGS can do, limp. It's been copied and bettered by Splinter Cell in my opinion."

    That's the beauty of democracy: Even stupid opinions are allowed... :p

    Couldn't care less about this game BTW but I guess there's nothing lost by it moving to PS3.

  • Bealsy #17 4 years ago

    @ Hughes

    So the MGS series isn't tedious? And as far as your comment towards Forza goes, I'll just add you into the "PS3 for da winz" bin, because I don't know about the rest of you, but if I hit a wall in a car at 120mph I don't expect to bounce off it and continue on to win the race.

    Anyway, my point being was that it's not exactly a major PS3 coup that they got Overlord is it? I hardly think too many people thought "Oh, wow, Overlord. That's amazing I'm buying a 360 just for that".

  • barnard666 #18 4 years ago

    mini map - thats a real problem with the xbox build. I hope they patch it...I am guessing that's unlikely.

  • Bealsy #19 4 years ago

    "That's the beauty of democracy: Even stupid opinions are allowed... :p

    Couldn't care less about this game BTW but I guess there's nothing lost by it moving to PS3"

    I just love provoking reactions :-P I just enjoy laughing at people on here that think their fanboyism is going to make Sony/M$ love them like their own child.

    It's a games console, get over it.

  • Hughes. #20 4 years ago

    The MGS series is frequently hilarious, your ignorance of this only serves to discredit your opinion. How many memorable moments has the SC series spawned? Any gamer who doesn't know what you mean when you say "Snake? SNAKE? SNAKE!!" would have to have had their head stuck in a bucket for 10 years. Anyone listening to the Codec conversations taking the piss out of Raiden's sexuality and implied cross-dressing predilections shouldn't be able to keep a straight face.

    When I'm in hour 23 of a 24 hour race, and my car doesn't get destroyed when a careless AI driver sideswipes me into a barrier so I can go on and finish the race, I'm pretty glad that Polyphony know where to draw the line between enough-realism and finger-nailing pullingly dogmatic fun-destruction those who berate the GT series seem to constantly insist on. Your failure to appreciate this only shows how copmpletely you fit into the "point missing" category I described.

    I'm sure lumping me into some arbitrary category in your brain is easier for you than reading and comprehending my words, though, and I'm not that bothered about this game either.

    How's your day been? I'm about to have lunch and watch Doctor Who on UKTV drama. Probably take the dog for a walk then.

  • Les #21 4 years ago

    "I just love provoking reactions"

    Me too. Guess I won! \o/

  • Slim #22 4 years ago

    Great game if a bit of a pikmin ripoff. Glad more people get to play it, means they'll make more great games like this hopefully.

  • Bealsy #23 4 years ago

    Any gamer who doesn't know what you mean when you say "Snake? SNAKE? SNAKE!!"

    I often say that when questioning a gamer.....

    And I'm not missing the point, I think you're missing the point. My point is that the gameplay of MGS was tedious. But then again so is SC. I'm not taking sides on this I just think you're missing the point of my point of your point.

  • Hughes. #24 4 years ago

    Wise guy, eh?

    Well I made a point while you weren't looking.

    Where is it?

    You don't know, do you?

    You know why, you missed it!

    Ha!

  • dirigiblebill #25 4 years ago

    /puts ear to ground
    /hears point approaching
    /prepares ambush

  • zedzee #26 4 years ago

    So, it’s another game released late for the PS3 - that’s why it’s getting ALL the content - and is a good ‘test bed’ for the developer to get into writing PS3 games and making some extra money while they’re at it.

  • MrsPacMan #27 4 years ago

    PS3 owners will no doubt think it's good considering the dross they usually have to put up with.

  • urban #28 4 years ago

    never played it, was it any good?

  • miiiguel #29 4 years ago

    I thought PS3 didn't "do" PC games...

  • Triggerhappytel #30 4 years ago

    Bealsy - Anyway, my point being was that it's not exactly a major PS3 coup that they got Overlord is it? I hardly think too many people thought "Oh, wow, Overlord. That's amazing I'm buying a 360 just for that".

    But no-one (sensible) is claiming that this is anything like a coup for the PS3. I think most people are just glad that a decent and underrated title is getting another chance at recognition.

    With regard to your comments with Hughes about SC/MGS, I agree that both can be tedious, but MGS has more character and intricacies which I why I think it's far superior. Splinter Cell is too serious and straight-laced, whearas MGS isn't afraid of being self-deprecating and knowingly absurd.

  • Laika #31 4 years ago

    Splinter Cell doesn't even compare to MGS

    I mean for God's sake...