Overlord: Raising Hell Review

Eurogamer is the first website to offer up a review of Overlord: Raising Hell, giving the newly released PS3 version a score of 8/10.

The one question mark, at this point, is over the pricing. A year on, you can easily pick up the PC and 360 originals for a song, so it rather puts this full-price release in a bad light. Still, for once, PS3 owners end up with the best version. I would talk about the multiplayer angle, maybe wax on about the co-op survival, the Vs. slaughter or pillage mode, but as diverting as they are, they aren’t the reason you’ll want to buy it: the single-player campaign is the star of the show by a long, long way, and the passage of time has done nothing to dull its charms.

In fact, Overlord: Raising Hell is probably one of the best games currently available on PS3, blessed with clever design, engaging characters, sharp dialogue and a moreish appeal that drags you through even when the going gets tough. The skillful melding of action-adventure with strategic puzzle elements marks it out as something distinct, and it’s got cult hit written all over it. In such situations I’m often tempted to make pleading faces that you give it a try, because you might find, as I did, that it’s a rare treat: an under-hyped, extremely enjoyable, thoroughly evil gem of a game. So let’s hope that number down there gets you interested. Go forth and do my bidding.