Original Gamer: Orcs Must Die! is the latest release from Robot Entertainment, a fledgling studio whose only previous game was Age of Empires Online, a free-to-play RTS. Orcs Must Die! sets itself firmly as a member of the Tower Defence genre, where you control an apprentice wizard tasked with defending rifts from an increasingly large horde of marauding orcs. Using swords, crossbows and a variety of traps and magic, your objective is to simply kill as many orcs as possible, without letting any escape. With the recent glut of Tower Defence games being released, does Orcs Must Die! do anything to set itself apart from the pack, or does it get lost in the horde?
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
