Orcs Must Die! 2 (Game)

Orcs Must Die! 2

GAME » on August 29, 2012

More levels, more traps, and more Orcs who simply MUST DIE!

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Overview

Orcs Must Die! 2 is the sequel to Robot Entertainment's 2011 action- tower defense game, Orcs Must Die!. It features more of everything from the first game, including more levels, more traps, more weapons, more types of Orcs to kill, and even a new 2-player cooperative mode so that more players can kill Orcs at once. In tandem with the new coop mode, a second playable hero character has been included; an evil female Warmage, who can mind-control Orcs. The game's story picks up shortly after the conclusion of the previous game. The upgrade system is all-new. In addition to the 5-skull rating for each level, enemies will occasionally drop skulls. On top of that, bonuses are granted at the end of a level, based on the player's performance (for example, 2 skulls for not taking any damage).

Plot

Trapped in a world without magic and hunted by her former minions, the Sorceress, the antagonist from the first Orcs Must Die, manages to find a small, newly created rift. It transports her to the dwarven mines, where she stumbles upon the former War Mage, now working as a miner. The two form a team and seek discover the source of newly opening rifts while defending the world with an array of weapons and traps.

Gameplay

Gameplay in Orcs Must Die! 2 is similar to the original in the series. The game combines tower defense and third person shooting genres in one system. Each level consists of a single or multiple entrances for foes, and single or multiple exits which are to be defended. The player(s) can choose from multiple trap and weapon types as part of a load-out and use those traps and weapons to defend the exit from incoming "waves" of foes. Orcs Must Die! 2 includes the addition of cooperative mutli-player mode for each level and an additional player character. Players can choose the War Mage or Sorceress as their in game avatar, team-up with a friend or play each level solo. The choice has gameplay ramifications, as the choice of available traps and weapons changes slightly between characters.

Characters

Playable Characters

War Mage
Sorceress

Enemies

Orcs - The "standard" humanoid enemy type, which may have a shield, crossbow, or various levels of armor.
Kobolds - Small, fast creatures that may come equipped with explosives.
Ogres - Large humanoids which come in standard, fire or frost versions.
Trolls - Large humanoids that regenerate health over time.
Elementals - Living embodiments of the elements of Earth, Fire or Water.
Gnolls - Fast and dangerous humanoids with the ability to ignore barricades. Can come equipped with grenades.
Goblins / Hobgoblins - Smaller humanoids who can disable traps, heal or raise their fallen comrades from the dead.
Flying Enemies - Multiple types of flying enemies appear, based off of a wide variety of elements and other effects, such as fire, ice, poison and lightning.
Mr. Moneybags - An "Endless Mode" only enemy that has large amounts of health, but is also worth significant amounts of coin.
Ball and Chain - A large female humanoid capable of "buffing" her comrades, granting them the capability to do increased damage.

Pre-order Bonus

Players who pre-order Orcs Must Die! 2 and already own the original Orcs Must Die! on Steam received bonus content. The content included the ability to play ten levels from the original, with the new traps/weapons and co-op.

Downloadable Content

Multiple content bundles have been released for Orcs Must Die! 2, which each adding new levels, enemies, traps and/or costumes for the playable characters.

Fire and Water
Family Ties
Are We There Yeti?

In addition to purchasable content bundles, additional costumes have been offered for the War Mage and Sorceress.

Alienware Costumes
Halloween Costumes

System Requirements

* OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Processor: 2GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon x1950 or better with 256MB VRAM
DirectX: 9
Hard Drive: 9 GB HD space
Additional: Broadband Internet connection recommended for co-op play.

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