The tower defense series with a devious sense of humor is back and, this time, Orcs Must Die!
Orcs Must Die! Unchained is bringing some cooperative orc-smashing along for the ride. To help prepare for the launch, the game has officially entered into its open beta.
The Orcs Must Die series has gone through a couple of iterations at this point, turning up the action in the traditional tower defense genre by giving players more control over their hero, who gets to run amok on the invading orcs while setting up dangerous traps to slow down their progress. Rather than letting your cleverly-placed death machines do all of the work, Orcs Must Die lets the player split their time between building and taking part in melee third-person combat that would feel right at home in just about any beat-em-up.
The team at Robot Entertainmentannounced today that the newest game in the series, Orcs Must Die! Unchained , is officially moving into open beta, and it can be played by either visiting Steamor OrcsMustDie.com. Here’s a look at the official beta trailer.
While Orcs Must Die! 2 already upped the ante by allowing two players to tackle the dungeons together, Unchained is allowing for even more teamwork by introducing more new playable characters and expanding the cooperative play to four heroes. Along with the crossbow-wielding mainstay, we’ve got a pair of lady magic users to choose from, as well as a brutish warrior who hurls a massive axe and has control over ice abilities. Apparently the final game will offer dozens of “unique and powerful” characters to pick from, which should make or some interesting combinations.
Of course, you can still play the game solo, if that’s how you prefer to roll. To make things more interesting, a new PvP Siege arena is also up for grabs, inviting teams of five to compete in a sort of “minion tug-of-war,” according to the press release.
The first Orcs Must Die was an award-winning strategy game that gave players more control over the battlefield while setting up traps. The sequelalso found a home among series fans, and it looks like Unchained is looking to provide more orc-slaying goodness than ever before.
As is becoming common practice these days, OMDU is a free-to-play game, so anyone can jump in at any time and get to busting skulls. Those extra characters are what’s going to set you back some money. The website has packs ranging from $3.99 to $49.99, the latter unlocking pretty much everything you could ever want in the game.
If any of your readers decide to dive in, be sure to let us know what you think in the comments section below.
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