Order!!, WiiWare's retro king simulator, explained

As the king, you are visited by heroes, whom you send out to fight monsters. When they return, you reward them with items. Sometimes those heroes will explore your castle and just take items -- much like we all would when playing heroes in RPGs. You also build the infrastructure of your kingdom with item shops, farms, schools, and other such buildings.
While all that sounds pretty similar to My Life as a King, there's another layer of gameplay: you control your kingdom's foreign policy as well, deciding whether to use the army (which you build) to attack and invade neighboring kingdoms. You can use diplomacy, warfare, or even assassinations to achieve your goals.
Our favorite detail of the game: "You don't even have to set your sights on world peace. If you prefer, you can choose to support the demon lord by giving money to the demon army or capturing heroes and turning them in." The preview also mentions a sneakier approach: reducing the number of health items for sale in your kingdom to make it less hospitable to heroes.





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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
The Doctor @ May 20th 2009 1:14PM
This actually sounds extremely interesting. Very meta. Probably day 1 download from me.
ZhaneEndrick @ May 20th 2009 1:48PM
This has got to be one of the coolest concepts I have ever heard of. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for it.
Phenylketonurics @ May 20th 2009 2:59PM
It looks brilliant and sounds immensely fun. I despise WiiWare titles with a mondo passion, but I seriously might just give this a shot [I wonder what the soundtrack will be like~].
Nook @ May 20th 2009 4:33PM
Our favorite detail of the game: "You don't even have to set your sights on world peace. If you prefer, you can choose to support the demon lord by giving money to the demon army or capturing heroes and turning them in."
...so....it's just like real life?
Dv8thwonder @ May 21st 2009 3:40AM
Its so great to see so many indie developers and established ones taking chances on Wiiware.