<s>
Overlord	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Action	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Legend	O
is	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
the	O
2007	O
video	O
game	O
Overlord	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Overlord	B-Application
,	O
but	O
presents	O
some	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
several	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
or	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Overlord	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
it	O
offers	O
some	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
style	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Overlord	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
other	O
Overlord	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
life	O
force	O
collected	O
from	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
minions	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
colour-dependant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
nunchuk	O
attachment	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
remote	O
itself	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
organise	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
minions	B-Application
,	O
capitalising	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
motion	O
sensor	O
and	O
pointer	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikmin	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Dark	O
Legend	O
also	O
incorporates	O
additional	O
gesture	O
controls	O
for	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
one	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
grab	O
a	O
minion	O
from	O
the	O
horde	O
using	O
the	O
tilt	O
and	O
motion	O
sensors	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
,	O
shake	O
the	O
remote	O
to	O
imbue	O
the	O
minion	O
with	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
's	O
power	O
,	O
then	O
release	O
it	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
a	O
target	O
and	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Legend	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Overlord	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Rhianna	O
Pratchett	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
unnamed	O
Overlord	B-Application
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Dark	O
Legend	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Overlord	B-Application
,	O
named	O
"	O
Lord	O
Gromgard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
puppet	O
show-esque	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
's	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
(	O
with	O
Gnarl	O
doing	O
the	O
narration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperate	O
to	O
reclaim	O
his	O
fame	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
once	O
mighty	O
Duke	O
Gromgard	O
,	O
set	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
acquire	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
lost	O
assets	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
return	O
with	O
nothing	O
and	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Duchess	O
Gromgard	O
,	O
had	O
run	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
rich	O
and	O
strong	O
nobleman	O
from	O
a	O
neighbouring	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
getting	O
a	O
birthday	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
's	O
Minion-commanding	O
gauntlet	O
,	O
Lord	O
Gromgard	O
finds	O
the	O
Dark	O
Tower	O
and	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
armour	O
that	O
once	O
belonged	O
to	O
his	O
uncle	O
,	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Black	O
Baron	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
ways	O
of	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
begins	O
his	O
rule	O
by	O
tearing	O
apart	O
his	O
brother	O
and	O
sister	O
's	O
room	O
(	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
some	O
Brown	O
Minions	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
repels	O
a	O
Halfling	O
infestation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planning	O
on	O
stopping	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
finds	O
the	O
Red	O
Minion	O
Hive	O
and	O
returns	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
in	O
a	O
pumpkin-launching	O
makeshift	O
tank	O
,	O
Jinks	O
is	O
sent	O
flying	O
after	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
causes	O
the	O
tank	O
to	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
goes	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
castle	O
forge	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	O
notorious	O
"	O
Black	O
Flame	O
Bandits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
rock	O
giant	O
to	O
thin	O
their	O
numbers	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
reclaims	O
the	O
forge	O
and	O
establishes	O
some	O
dominance	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
kills	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
town	O
to	O
meet	O
a	O
little	O
girl	O
in	O
a	O
red	O
hood	O
,	O
who	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
take	O
her	O
to	O
her	O
grandma	O
's	O
house	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
escorts	O
the	O
little	O
girl	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
girl	O
is	O
a	O
wolf	O
queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
slaying	O
the	O
wolf	O
queen	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
learns	O
from	O
the	O
children	O
he	O
freed	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
seen	O
the	O
Blue	O
Minions	B-Application
,	O
mentioning	O
that	O
the	O
local	O
children	O
have	O
been	O
disappearing	O
after	O
visiting	O
a	O
cookie	O
salesman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
intimidates	O
the	O
salesman	O
,	O
who	O
claims	O
the	O
real	O
person	O
behind	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
kind	O
witch	O
named	O
Doris	O
,	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
finds	O
the	O
cookie	O
sales	O
are	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
Doris	O
to	O
earn	O
money	O
from	O
the	O
tooth	O
fairy	O
(	O
the	O
cookies	O
cause	O
children	O
's	O
teeth	O
to	O
fall	O
out	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
shuts	O
down	O
her	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
fairytale	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
contends	O
with	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
and	O
sister	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
siding	O
with	O
the	O
Elves	O
and	O
Dwarves	O
(	O
respectively	O
)	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
war	O
and	O
claim	O
the	O
kingdom	O
for	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
robes	O
of	O
Dwarven	O
emissaries	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
slips	O
into	O
the	O
Elves	O
 '	O
hideout	O
,	O
freeing	O
the	O
Green	O
Minions	B-Application
and	O
destroying	O
the	O
Elves	O
plant-like	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Erasmus	O
,	O
the	O
Elven	O
leader	O
,	O
sees	O
through	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
's	O
disguise	O
,	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lord	O
Greenville	O
misunderstands	O
Erasmus	O
's	O
dying	O
words	O
,	O
thinking	O
that	O
Gerda	O
is	O
responsible	O
(	O
thanks	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
leaving	O
a	O
Dwarven	O
item	O
near	O
Erasmus	O
's	O
spot	O
of	O
death	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
over	O
as	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Elves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
steals	O
the	O
robes	O
of	O
Elven	O
emissaries	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
repeat	O
of	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
the	O
elves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dwarves	O
king	O
,	O
Widget	O
(	O
like	O
Erasmus	O
before	O
him	O
)	O
,	O
sees	O
through	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
's	O
disguise	O
,	O
and	O
attacks	O
in	O
a	O
robot-like	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	B-Application
kills	O
him	O
and	O
blames	O
the	O
Elves	O
,	O
leaving	O
his	O
sister	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Lord	O
Greenville	O
and	O
Lady	O
Gerda	O
return	O
to	O
Castle	O
Gromgard	O
to	O
be	O
enslaved	O
,	O
leaving	O
Lord	O
Gromgard	O
to	O
rule	O
as	O
the	O
Overlord	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
port	O
the	O
original	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
Dark	O
Legend	O
was	O
designed	O
from	O
scratch	O
for	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
gaming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Legend	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
ranking	O
of	O
70%	O
from	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
,	O
derived	O
from	O
23	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
score	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
of	O
68	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
30	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
's	O
capabilities	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
well	O
executed	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
of	O
the	O
minions	B-Application
left	O
something	O
to	O
be	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
were	O
good	O
with	O
well-designed	O
environments	O
,	O
but	O
animation	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
suffer	O
as	O
more	O
minions	B-Application
and	O
enemies	O
were	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Australia	O
found	O
that	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
animation	O
problems	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
three	O
times	O
during	O
their	O
review	O
playthrough	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Totally	O
Gaming	O
Network	O
review	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
propensity	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamezone	O
review	O
suggested	O
that	O
Dark	O
Legend	O
was	O
best	O
suited	O
for	O
players	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Overlord	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
on	O
another	O
platform	O
;	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
Australia	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
My	O
First	O
Overlord	B-Application
"	O
,	O
believing	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
moved	O
beyond	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
