A recent post (2013) hinted that the project was still on hold. The development team has also joined Facebook. Morris updated the Evolution Interactive blog May 5, 2010, to indicate Chaos Overlords 2 was still under development but had been put on hold for another project. In December 2009, Morris announced active development on the sequel with three members of the original development team (names not specified), but provided no indication of a potential release date. As of September 2008, development was indefinitely on hold. Otherwise, there are much better strategy games around." Reviews Ĭhaos Overlords developer John K. Butcher comments that "If you've got the luxury of a multi-player link-up, Chaos Overlords has a lot to recommend it. Īndy Butcher reviewed Chaos Overlords for Arcane magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall. Next Generation found the turn-based, menu-driven gameplay made it less exciting than Syndicate, but praised the variety of scenarios and support for online play, and concluded, "It's no replacement for the likes of Warcraft 2 or Duke Nukem 3D, but it's a decent showing from the creators of Heroes of Might and Magic." In a retrospective for IGN, gaming journalist Tom Chick praised the clarity of the game's design, claiming its "elegant and exciting" gameplay was hampered mainly by a mouse-intensive interface. Computer Gaming World criticized the game's rough presentation and monotonous graphics, but commented that dedicated gamers with the patience to look past first impressions would be rewarded with a "novel, truly strategic wargame". GameSpot praised its addictive qualities, while Allgame noted its ability to generate strategic depth from a simple game concept. The six objective scenarios have no time limit and require the player to fulfill a specific goal, ranging from killing all other Chaos Overlords to controlling specific sectors of importance.Ĭhaos Overlords attracted mixed reviews from the gaming press. The four timed scenarios involve attaining the most cash, sectors, support, or all three. The player can choose from 10 different victory conditions. Gameplay involves hiring mercenary gangs and deploying them on an 8-by-8 grid of city sectors to generate income, occupy sectors and take over the city. The player takes the role of a Chaos Overlord attempting to control a city. As gangs joined them and they grew in power, cities became battlegrounds for their struggles to destroy each other in pursuit of money and power. These criminals, known as Chaos Overlords, bribed WUS to avoid crackdowns. Former crime lords and corporate heads arose to exploit the people by creating "chaos": selling drugs, guns, and pornography, running the numbers, and engaging in extortion and blackmail. WUS became a corrupt monopoly, and attempted to control the population by instituting censorship and banning ownership of weapons, drugs and pornography. By 2050, all governments had merged under one corporation, the World United Solidarity (WUS). By 2046, private industries started to purchase bankrupt national governments. Gangs working for rival Chaos Overlords engage in combat.Ĭhaos Overlords is set in a dystopian cyberpunk future.
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