To celebrate the release of Orcs Must Die! on October 5, Robot Entertainment have released a new launch trailer set to the tune of “Hall of the Mountain King” by Apocalyptica. But …
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Orcs have been a problem throughout the universe for all eternity. Well. Maybe not, but they still have to die! And so they will in Robot Entertainment’s action tower defense strategy game Orcs Must Die! Justin Korthoff, Community Manager at Robot Ent, joins myself and John Laster to discuss the game’s origin, some details about Robot Ent, and of course the awesome points of the game.
Justin goes over the bit of time following Ensemble Studios’ collapse all the way up through the beginning of Orcs Must Die!, and how small the game started at first. On top of that is the birth of a lot of the game mechanics, how three traps turned into over 20, and how the crossbow and various other elements of the game were balanced to ensure that each of the game’s levels played differently. This podcast is full of great insight into the processes regarding this game’s development and the result of those design strategies.
Venture forth and listen!
[podcast]https://xblafans.com/xblafancast/XBLAFancastOMDInterview.mp3[/podcast]Orcs Must Die! is only a week away, and both developer Robot Entertainment and fans of the game are gearing up for the launch by releasing content. In Robot …
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As we wait for the October 5 release date of Orcs Must Die!, Robot Entertainment recently put out a developer diary on the overview of the game. Not only …
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Robot Entertainment has announced that its upcoming action-strategy game Orcs Must Die! will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade on October 5. Players take control of a War Mage who …
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Being indecisive never works when you’re given a choice so when you have to decide between spring traps and spikes to kill orcs, it’s difficult to choose how you …
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Orc Warrior – Single-minded brute who heads for the rift: These guys are easily dispatched and distracted, if you stay close they will focus on you and not the rift.
Weapons
Crossbow – An automatic, infinite ammo crossbow. When the cursor is green, the bolt will fly in a straight line, hold the trigger down for a massive increase in …
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New weapon
Grinder – Sucks enemies in and demolishes them as they run by, one of the few traps that does constant damage for the most part (rather than …
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New weapon
Autoballista – This one’s fun, small, and for a ranged ceiling trap it’s not too pricey either. Affix it to any ceiling and face it in the desired …
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