"I’m not a big fan of Orcs; I’ve always thought the name sounds rubbish, they look ugly and would have just enough intelligence to figure out what a light bulb is, let alone screw one in. Give me a choice of fantasy races and the Orc will always be the last on my list.
Yet lo and behold there’s now a reason to these pointless creatures!
Orcs Must Die is a fantasy action- strategy game created by Robot Entertainment; the story tells of a land under constant threat from hordes of Orcs desperate to cross the rift and enter the human world in an attempt to rule supreme."
Genevieve at Skewed and Reviewed recently spoke with composer Chris Rickwood about his busy career and about some of his recent game compositions such as the soundtrack for Orcs Must Die and many other amazing games. They talk about his work and what it takes to be a success scoring games.
More and more video games are entering the board game market these days. With the likes of the X-COM, Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Gears of War and Civilisation being converted into board game format I imagine more video games series aren’t far behind. Here is a list of some that I would like to see.
Player 2 looks back at why Orcs Must Die 1 & 2 are some of the best examples of the Tower Defence genre
