Orcs Must Die!
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| Studio | Robot entertainment | ||
| Publisher | Microsoft Game Studios | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
October 5, 2011 (Xbox) October 12, 2011 (PC) |
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| platform | Xbox 360 , Windows | ||
| Game engine | Vision engine | ||
| genre | Tower defense , strategy game , third-person shooter | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
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| medium | Download | ||
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Orcs Must Die! is a tower defense computer game from Robot Entertainment for Xbox 360 and Windows PC that was released in October 2011. Unlike the majority of tower defense games, the game is not presented from a bird's eye view, but from a third-person perspective of the character, which gives the game elements of the shooter genre.
Gameplay
The aim of the game is to use a total of 24 maps to prevent a horde of opponents - especially orcs - from reaching a portal. The character may not die too often, nor too many monsters may reach the portal. In addition to 6 weapons and spells, 17 traps are available, which you have to earn in the course of the game. Furthermore, you get the opportunity to upgrade weapons and traps. Later there are also 2 different guards and 3 different weavers. The traps can be placed in the game in real time at any time. The currency used is coins that - apart from the starting capital - you get from killed monsters.
reception
At Metacritic.com, the PC version got 83%, the Xbox360 version got 79%.
successor
Orcs Must Die! 2
| Orcs Must Die! 2 | |||
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| Studio | Robot entertainment | ||
| Publisher | Microsoft Game Studios | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
July 30, 2012 | ||
| platform | Windows | ||
| Game engine | Vision engine | ||
| genre | Tower defense , strategy game , third-person shooter | ||
| Game mode | Single player , co-op mode | ||
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| medium | Download | ||
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The sequel Orcs Must Die! 2 was released on July 30, 2012. The most important changes compared to its predecessor are that the sorceress, who was a non-playable antagonist in the first part, is now available as a second character class, and that the game has been expanded to include a two-player cooperation mode where you can play through the campaigns with another player in the local network or the Internet. The reward and upgrade system has also been changed and expanded.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained
On April 18, 2017, a free-to-play offshoot of the series called Orcs Must Die! Unchained for Microsoft Windows. The PlayStation 4 version followed on July 18, 2017. The game had been in beta since 2014.
Orcs Must Die! 3
The third part of the main series was released on July 14, 2020 for a limited time exclusively for the Google Stadia cloud gaming platform .
Web links
- http://www.robotentertainment.com/games/orcsmust the manufacturer's website (first part) (English)
- http://www.robotentertainment.com/games/omd2 Second part
- Orcs Must Die series at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/orcs-must-die !
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/orcs-must-die !
- ↑ Orcs Must Die Unchained Invades PS4 on July 18. In: PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved June 28, 2017, November 19, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Orcs Must Die 3 (zeit) announced exclusively for Google Stadia. August 20, 2019, accessed November 19, 2019 .