From the creators of Age of Empires Online comes Orcs Must Die, a new breed of strategy made for those who want some crazy carnage to go along with their cerebral challenge. A mix of third-person action, strategic planning and tower defense, Orcs Must Die is set in a goofy kind of high fantasy realm. You play as an armored knight capable of wielding bow, sword and magical attacks.
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