Codemasters and Atari Australia sends word of 3 new titles in the Overlord franchise, following the evil-minion success of Overlord (PC, X360) and Overlord: Raising Hell (PS3).

First up, Overlord 2 for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3.

The Minions return smarter, deadlier (and funnier) and are ready to fight in large scale battles that will see their wild pack mentality squaring up to the organised legions of the Glorious Empire. As ever, they’ll do anything and everything the Overlord commands of them, especially now that they can run ravage and wreck buildings and scenery. They’ve also learn to ride: In Overlord II Minions will be able to mount up and ride wolves and other magical creatures around the landscape and take them into battle, making our band of merry fighters faster and fiercer than ever before.

Then Overlord: Dark Minion for the Wii:

Connecting players to the game world in three dimensions, the use of the Wii Remote gives unprecedented control over the minions. For example, individual Minions can be plucked from the horde, held by the neck and then, by vigorously shaking the Wii Remote, throttled to imbue him with some Overlordly power and turn him into a manic minion missile. With a now-explosive body, the insane little critter can be guided into enemies with hilarious, if rather fatal, consequences.

and finally, Overlord: Minions for the Nintendo DS:

In Overlord Minions, the Overlord commands the Minion team remotely. The Nintendo DS stylus becomes an extension of his evil will and every precise Touch Screen command is the player-as-Overlord directing, commanding and combining minions in battle, pointing and sweeping them to attack enemies and solving puzzles to execute his dastardly plans.

Nice to see a multiplatform developer forking the different versions to focus on the unique strengths of the Nintendo consoles rather than just churning out straight ports with watered down graphics. The first 2 screenshots from Overlord 2 can be found right here on AusGamers.