Overlord II comes out today on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.   The game places players in the role of an Evil Overlord, who while in control of his minions, is capable of creating havok across the land.  It's an over the top game that's incredibly entertaining, filled with a ton of personality.

There's a two player online co-op mode which features a few scenarios.  The first Arena mode sounds a bit like the ever popular Horde modes we are seeing in games.  Kill A General has players working together across lands to, yup, defeat a general.   

That's what we call co-op!

Overlord was a quirky game, mixing humor with fantasy elements, and all from the perspective of the bad guys.  The sequel, Overlord II, is coming later this month.  The demo is up on Xbox Live now, and you can queue it up here.  No word yet on PC or PSN demos, but we expect them soon.

I know Kat is looking forward to this one, and we're all interested to see how the co-op is handled.  Hopefully, after playing the demo, all will be made clear!

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The Co-Opticrew hungrily awaits the Judgement Day of the Penguin.

Our hub site Colony of Gamers has posted a new trailer for Overlord II, the sequel to the third-person strategy/action game Overlord (duh).

In addition to being able to name your Minions and control them independently for certain mission objectives, Overlord II is reported to have splitscreen co-op -- as well as online -- for two players. There is no word yet if this will spread to the progressive campaign or if it will be another standalone mode with several extended missions.

Despite the watered-down co-op, some old friends of mine at clan site Electric Mayhem really seemed to enjoy Overlord; I never did try it myself. Did you play it? What did you think?

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