Robot Entertainment has officially announced a new tower defense game entitled Orcs Must Die!
The tower defense genre is a touchy subject. On the one hand, there are probably upwards of 3,000 tower defense flash, iOS, PSP and even console games. On the other hand, as we’ve seen with a recent zombie trailer, there’s always room for innovation and re-imagining.
Robot Entertainment may not be a name that rings any bells for most gamers, but a majority of this team apparently comes from the now defunct Ensemble Studios. Ensemble were the guys and gals behind Halo Wars, and Robot Entertainment handled the servers for a short period after Microsoft shut down Ensemble.
Orcs Must Die! is their first full PC and console title, and it looks to be a strong start for the relatively new company. OMD! takes the typical tower defense game and personalizes it, giving the player control over an individual soldier who must run around the castle and take down all the invading orcs before they seize control. He does so with weapons, spells, and most excitingly, traps. The traps are obviously the crux of this game, and if they’re as fun to set up as they are to watch, this could be one addicting title.
