Three Overlord DLC packs on Live Marketplace
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Feb 17th 2008 at 12:30PM }
In last year's onslaught of groundbreaking, AAA titles, there was a a good chance for smaller gems to get lost in the shuffle -- case in point: Overlord. With wallets tightened in preparation of the year's later blockbuster releases, not many people shelled out the cash to pick up this clever Pikmin-esque treat, and our hopes for the previously announced trio of downloadable expansions for the game faded as the winter months passed.
However, just as surreptitiously as the game hit American store shelves, the three Overlord DLC packs recently crept onto Xbox Live Marketplace. For 800 MS Points you can grab the "Raising Hell" expansion, which adds some new levels and challenges to the single player campaign. The "Challenge Pack" goes for 400 MS Points, and adds 7 new multiplayer maps and a new campaign difficulty. And, for the low, low price of free, you can download a split-screen multiplayer mode to enjoy with a good friend, or better yet, your most trusted minion.
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baby sea tuna @ Feb 17th 2008 1:13PM
Have they dropped the price on this game yet? I'm still not willing to drop fifty or sixty buck on it...
Dirk Dorkelson @ Feb 17th 2008 5:22PM
It shouldn't cost more than $40 now. It dropped to $40 maybe a couple of months ago and could maybe even be had for less some places. I snagged it maybe a month ago and have been playing it intermittently. Fun times. It's got a nice, slightly dark sense of humor about it. The whole mechanic of how people react to you and such reminds me a bit of Fable.
deaftly @ Feb 18th 2008 9:45AM
Gamefly is selling it for $30, not a bad deal at all.
ApolloIV @ Feb 17th 2008 1:03PM
I like Free, and free likes me. Will be picking this up for a game that has been collecting dust. What no sticky tape?
Shimrra @ Feb 17th 2008 1:05PM
I still haven't picked this game up yet I need to get this since I heard it dropped in price now.
RGnome @ Feb 17th 2008 1:30PM
The downloaded split-screen mode, is it co-op or just like a versus kind of deal?
Capgun @ Feb 17th 2008 2:02PM
I'm about to download it, I'll let ya know.
Matt_M @ Feb 17th 2008 1:58PM
Is this still full retail price? I marked this down to pick up when it came down to $30- I was, as the article suggests, a little busy with the other games from last year.
Tel Prydain @ Feb 17th 2008 3:23PM
I like it a lot.
I like the idea of uniqe weapons - and the elven hell had me laughing my ass off more then once. The drama masks my horde stole are classic.
The new content seems to have a fair number of puzzles - more then the original game did. But I like the change of pace.
I enjoyed Overlord twice when I first got it, and this (albeit late) content is more then I could have hoped for. This is what DLC should be, and (along with Crackdown and Shivering Isles) this really shows what DLC offers to customers - great original content that adds to a game (unlike some DLC that feels like you're paying to get the rest of a game you already own). Plus (like Crackdown) they offer part of it for free.
This is the sort of thing we should all get behind. If you were a fan of the original game, you should grab the Rising Hell story expansion and at least consider the pack that adds the new skill level.
Tiptup300 @ Feb 17th 2008 4:56PM
Great game, not a lot of people played it. Kinda short though...
CO-OP shoulda been already included! on everygame, EVER MADE.
Paviel @ Feb 17th 2008 5:26PM
First there was Sauron, then there was Ner'zhul...
Why do the evil-looking helmets and suits of armor all look so similar?
Faar @ Feb 17th 2008 8:45PM
Release this title for the PS3 already, please/god dammit/etc!
I have a 360, but I just can't stand the dentist-drill-like combined whine of high-speed fans and DVDROM.
This one seems like such a cool game, I'd love to play it, I'm just not going to torture myself in order to do it.
Huey2k2 @ Feb 17th 2008 9:45PM
You have a 360, you could get the game cheap because of how old and relatively unknown it was... but you refuse to because you complain that the 360 is too loud?
Dumbest complaint ever. Just sell your 360 already if it's too loud for you. Why buy a different system for a game you can already get on a system you already own?
Shawn @ Feb 18th 2008 1:41AM
I'm too busy playing custom Portal maps, sorry Overlord :P