Nintendo:News/Overlord: Dark Legend for Wii announced

Codemasters and Climax Studios announced that a new addition to their semi-popular Overworld series is heading to the Wii. According to the developers, the game is being created for the Wii from the ground up and will hit the console sometime in 2009. In a similar fashion to Pikmin, you'll control an army of lesser beings to do your bidding for you.

The game's story will be headed by award winning author Rhianna Pratchett and will once again feature a host of mythic creatures that can all be seen in The Lord of the Rings. New abilities include fusing some of your army with explosives and making them run into your enemies, which will ultimately deliver more damage, albeit kill off your loyal critter. More information on the game will be revealed during GC Leipzig.