Software:Orcs Must Die! 3

From HandWiki
Revision as of 07:12, 9 February 2024 by Rtexter1 (talk | contribs) (over-write)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Orcs Must Die! 3
Orcs Must Die 3 PS4 Cover art.jpg
Developer(s)Robot Entertainment
Publisher(s)Robot Entertainment
SeriesOrcs Must Die!
EngineUnreal Engine 4[1]
Platform(s)
ReleaseStadia
July 14, 2020
Windows, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
July 23, 2021
PlayStation 5
June 9, 2022
Genre(s)Tower defense, action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Orcs Must Die! 3 is a 2020 action-tower defense video game developed and published by Robot Entertainment. It is the fourth installment in the Orcs Must Die! series, and the direct sequel to Orcs Must Die! 2. It was released as a timed exclusive on Stadia on July 14, 2020,[2] and for Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on July 23, 2021.[3]

Gameplay

Similar to its predecessor and the original game, Orcs Must Die! 3 is a variation on a tower defense game. The player takes the role of one of two apprentice war mages and is tasked to defend rifts from an onslaught of orc armies by using the characters' weapons and special abilities, as well as setting traps.[4] The game launched with 18 different levels.[5]

Besides the standard Story game mode, the game includes an Endless mode and Weekly Challenges game mode.[1] Unlike its predecessors, it includes a War Scenarios game mode, which tasks a player to defend against armies of orcs at a much larger scale (up to 1,000).[4] This mode utilizes oversized traps, referred to as War Machines, to defend a castle and its rift from larger armies.[6]

The game allows for two-player cooperative multiplayer mode.[6]

Plot

The story picks up 20 years after the events in Orcs Must Die! 2.[6][4]

Expansions

An expansion entitled "Drastic Steps" was released November 6, 2020.[7] The expansion includes a new story campaign, 5 new scenarios, an endless map, weapons, traps, enemies, and hero cosmetics to the game.[8]

An expansion entitled "Cold as Eyes" was released on November 11, 2021.[9] The expansion includes 3 new scenarios as well as new weapons, traps and enemies to the game.

Another expansion title "Tipping the Scales" was released on April 7, 2022, for all platforms, with 5 new scenarios, new traps, new weapons, and enemies.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(Stadia) 73/100[10]
(PC) 77/100[11]
Review scores
PublicationScore
PC Gamer (US)81/100[12]
Shacknews9/10[13]

Orcs Must Die! 3 received "mixed or average" reviews for Stadia and "generally favorable" reviews for Windows according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[10][11]

Jeremy Peel of PC Gamer said "Robot Entertainment has shown it still knows exactly how to make Orcs Must Die!" and defined the game as a "conservative but confident return to form from the masters of a much-loved genre".[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Orcs Must Die 3! FAQ". https://robotentertainment.com/omd3_faq. 
  2. ↑ "Orcs Must Die 3 Releases Today For Google Stadia". 2020-07-14. https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/07/14/orcs-must-die-3-releases-today-for-google-stadia. 
  3. ↑ Phillips, Tom (June 13, 2021). "Stadia timed-exclusive Orcs Must Die 3 launches elsewhere next month". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-13-stadia-timed-exclusive-orcs-must-die-3-launches-elsewhere-next-month. Retrieved June 14, 2021. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Orcs Must Die! 3 Review: Monster murdering mayhem is one of the best games on Google Stadia". 2020-07-16. https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/orcs-must-die-3-review-22356625. 
  5. ↑ "ORCS MUST DIE! 3: GOOGLE'S BEST EXCLUSIVE STILL CAN'T SAVE STADIA — YET". 2020-07-14. https://www.inverse.com/gaming/orcs-must-die-3-review-almost-google-stadias-killer-app. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Orcs Must Die 3 is Out Now on Stadia". 2020-07-20. https://www.co-optimus.com/article/16556/orcs-must-die-3-is-out-now-on-stadia.html. 
  7. ↑ "Orcs Must Die! 3 - November 6, 2020 Patch Notes". 2020-11-06. https://robotentertainment.com/patch-notes/omd3/1-0-55675-7. 
  8. ↑ "Orcs Must Die! 3 gains Stream Connect and 'Drastic Steps' expansion [Updated"]. 2020-11-06. https://9to5google.com/2020/11/06/orcs-must-die-3-stream-connect-drastic-steps-expansion/. 
  9. ↑ @OrcsMustDie (2021-10-07). "Announcing new Orcs Must Die! 3 DLC, 'Cold as Eyes' coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series XTemplate:VbarS, PS4, and Steam Nov. 11!". https://twitter.com/OrcsMustDie/status/1446130283774824457. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Orcs Must Die! 3 for Stadia Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/orcs-must-die-3/critic-reviews/?platform=stadia. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Orcs Must Die! 3 for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/orcs-must-die-3/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  12. ↑ Peel, Jeremy (2021-07-26). "Orcs Must Die 3! Review". https://www.pcgamer.com/orcs-must-die-3-review/. 
  13. ↑ Erskine, Donovan (2022-04-07). "Orcs Must Die! 3 review: The next generation of tower defense". https://www.shacknews.com/article/125992/orcs-must-die-3-review-the-next-generation-of-tower-defense. 
  14. ↑ Barducci, Gabriele (2021-07-31). "Orcs Must Die! 3 – Recensione". https://www.thegamesmachine.it/orcs-must-die-3-pc-ps4-xbox-one-switch/orcs-must-die-3-recensione/. 
  15. ↑ Peel, Jeremy (2021-07-26). "Orcs Must Die! 3 review" (in en). https://www.pcgamer.com/orcs-must-die-3-review/. 

External links



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Software:Orcs_Must_Die!_3&oldid=3447361"