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Overlord: Raising Hell (PS3) | 
| From: Codemasters
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1846
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: fantasy-strategy-games
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: SOVLRPUS00
EAN: 5024866337075
ASIN: B0019M9ED2
Release Date: June 20, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: brand new factory sealed dispatched from Jersey within 1-2 working days (established since 1989)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 A 'pure breed' of fun!! September 5, 2008
Where do I begin I really dont know this has to be one of the most fun games since COD4. Infact since getting this game COD4 has become a dust collector which is difficult to imagine.
So how good is this game? Its absolutly stunning!!! I havent had this much fun for a looong time and as games go it offers everything I could possibly want. I was in the middle of writing a review yesterday but gave up half way as there was too much to tell you but i'm giving it a second go.
Whats so good about it? Everything!! Its got mature humour which is trouser-wettingly funny its got stunning levels with some pretty difficult puzzles and challenges. Most games out now have 'challenges' which reqire you to simply look at it and do it. These are more "look, think, work out how the hell... figure out how to do ... then struggle to do it". Only old ps1 games and some ps2 games had REAL puzzles but these ps3 puzzles are childsplay. ARGH I have too much to tell you so i'll do it this way.
PROS:
1)Lee evans, billy conolly and bill baily style humour.
2)Great voice overs which never bore you.
3)Complete levels 'your way' not the way your supposed to.
4)Do levels in your own time, you recieve quests but you can save them for later and explore.
5)Be good or evil its totally your choice and your actions reflect what spells you get etc.
6)Customize your Dark Tower to look more sinister or more 'homely'.
7)Make your own armour and weapons and add different effects to them - what they are is up to you.
8)High replayability. Play through as good, play through as evil, play through as you feel you need and let the game decide if your good or evil.
9)Extra difficulty and challange for a new game style to boost that fun factor.
10)Multiplayer CoOp or VS. We did VS last night and having 40 minions hanging from your arms, legs, feet, hands, head, neck, groin, chest, back and just about any other place is pure comedy. Battle your way out of your apponents onslaught while attempting to attack him back or destroy his castle.
11) ... ... y'know what just buy the game im serious this game extacy.
CONS:
1)Very poor quality on terrain and objects. Looks alot like when Uncharted Drakes Fortune hasnt loaded the level yet (and it looks pretty plain and boring).
2)Low visual distance. Things like grass only come into view at about 10 feet but important things are in great distances. Not a major flaw but does remind you of old ps2 games.
3)Camera. There is now camera movement you need to keep pressing L1 to 'snap' the camera back behind you.
Minor flaws with the game which to be pefectly honest, CON#1 you hardly care about when your having this much fun and flaw #2 is barely a worry and #3 you get used to very quickly I promise.
This game is supreme its more fun than 'zorbing' and I highly recommened this game.
 Absolute Blast August 28, 2008
Like the other reviewers , I had low expectations for this game, but its hilarious and totally additive. No other computer game has had me laughing out load. Okay the humour is infantile, but it works well.
The graphics and control system are not on a par with MGS4 etc, but what you get is a good old fashioned fun game that is totally addictive. I've not finished it yet , it seems massive having wrapped all the previous versions for other platforms and adding new content.
The minions are hilarious and endearing , the only gripe I might have is that you can't really get a good view of what they're wearing. They steal clothes from their victims.
So if you want endless fun buy overlord .
P.S.it isn't stocked in the stores !
Great fun and one of the PS3's best! July 24, 2008
I was surprised by this one, as I was looking out for good role-playing-type games and after Oblivion, everything else seemed sorely lacking for PS3!
I saw no pre-publicity and even now there don't seem to be any copies in the shops and when I first heard of it, Amazon had sold out!
Recently I have been disappointed by a few PS3 games, but this is one that really surpassed all my expectations and I have found it to be great fun and totally addictive!!
The humour is wry and dry - very much like Dungeon Keeper and the voice characterisation of the minions is fantastic - my partner keeps talking in minion-speak now.
There is great attention to detail - so like the point where you meet some baddies playing golf and when your minions beat them, you see them all trying out their golf shots with golf clubs!!
There are many great 3D Logic puzzles and there are often different ways to solve them using combinations of the different types of minions. The controls can be difficult to get used to - but once you have mastered them, then it's great fun to sweep them around, picking up treasure and destroying all in their path.
The minions are the stars and genuinely seem to have real character and emotions - you start to feel sorry for them when they get killed or lost! ;-)
The difficulty level is set to be hard, but to keep you trying - very well-paced.
I must say that I have only used single-player - but this has been excellent and I have had no problems.
Definitely one of the best PS3 games around at the moment for people who want more than a first person shoot-em-up!!
overlord on the ps3 July 9, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game is fun from the beginning on, strongley recommend to all although i will say being bad is more fun than being nice!!!!!!
Evil dudes have all the fun June 23, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a great game - which is a little surprising since it is not considered one of the heavyweight titles for the PS3. The game looks great and the controls are wonderfully intuitve. The actual gameplay is well thought out and allows for some surprising tactical depth (especially when you unlock all the minions). The storyline is fun and it is the essence of having fun that underpins this game. The dialogogue is generally funny without appearing to try to hard and some of the set pieces make you grin (if not laugh out loud). Being evil is great fun and your minions are fantastic characters.
The only issue I have is that i think an evil overlrd would be lounging in his dark tower (possibly stroking a white cat) whilst his minions would scour the land doing the dirty work, whilst the game suggests that the Overlord is more like a heavily armoured errand boy trying to fulfill the "quests". The quests often also seem quite "good" rather than evil, and it seems that you are the lesser evil compared to the other evil characters - for instance, surely zombies would be on my side?!
However, this doesn't stop the game being fun and addictive to play and there are lots opportunities for acts of tyranny and general mayhem- it is certainly the best action RPG i have played in a long while.
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