Orcs Must Die! sequel announced

If you were a fan of the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year, Orcs Must Die! then prepare yourself for the sequel, Orcs Must DIe! 2. Robot Entertainment announced today the sequel to Orcs Must Die! The sequel picks up a couple days after the end of the first game and brings the player back to the War Mage who has found himself in a new battle against endless droves of orcs.

This time though, he has a new companion – the Sorceress. The Sorceress is an ex-War Mage that was a key player in the destruction of the Order, her presence enables a co-op campaign as well as a singe-player campaign. You will be able to download Orcs Must Die! 2 this summer exclusively for the PC.

Orcs Must Die! 2 Features:

• New Campaign – Orcs Must Die! 2 features a full campaign that you can play in single-player or with a friend in co-op. Choose to play the campaign as the War Mage, a headstrong hero who charges into danger, or play as the more nuanced Sorceress, a new hero who keeps enemies at bay with mind-control and magic.
  
• More Enemies – An army of vile new creatures is set to pour through the rifts, and they’ve brought all of your favorite trap-fodder from the original Orcs Must Die! along with them!
  
• More Defenses – Orcs Must Die! 2 has an enormous armory of new and classic defenses, including an all new assortment of magical trinkets. Use your new spellbook to buy defenses and upgrades the way you choose to, building up your arsenal based on how you play the game.
  
• New Upgrade System – The skull system has been completely redesigned. You will always earn skulls for replaying levels, and the skulls can be spent on multiple persistent upgrades for each of your defenses.