Orcs Must Die! is the first original IP from Robot Entertainment, the company who also created Age of Empires Online. The game was originally shown off at the Penny Arcade Expo East 2011, and received promotion on the Xbox 360 Dashboard earlier this month after its release. How does this downloadable mass-orc-murder simulator measure up?
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
No doubt that this game is incredibly funny, but reviewers simply must find a common measure system of games.
An indie title getting the same score as a AAA FPS title? It's something strange.