I like the idea of games which take a different route to the hero stories by allowing you to play as the evil overlord instead of it taking command of the hero. This game has a lot of dark humor, which for people who are new to the overlord series i would actually recommend that you play this game first because it takes place before the first and second games which gives you a bit of background story to overlord and overlord ii. The controls on this are also excellent by allowing you to use the Wii's control system to control both the main character and your horde of minions. The humor is this game with it's more dark nature might not be considered funny for a ...  Read the complete review

Overlord: Dark Legend is the first Wii iteration of the much loved (by me anyway!) Overlord franchise, and for the most part, it's found itself a good home. Although released at exactly the same time as Overlord II, this is an entirely different game with a new story, new features and new controls. This game takes place before the original Overlord, and has you taking the role of the dark one on his 16th birthday, when he is given the gift of the now familiar Overlord armour by his father. Like the other Overlord games, you control our antihero from a third person perspective and start the game with a handful of brown minions. As you progress through the game ...  Read the complete review