I got this on the recommendation of a friend, and I was surprised at how much fun it was! It's gotten good write-ups, but for whatever reason it's been largely overlooked, which is a shme. It's kind of a little like Pikmin, in that you have a group of different colored minions who are good at doing certain things that follow you around doing your bidding. Except instead of playing a stranded spaceman, you're an evil Sauron wannabe and your minions are a bunch of evil-looking goblin creatures.

The game has a fun time poking fun at traditional Fantasy, particularly Tolkien. The look of the game too has an exaggerated, cartoony feel (think Fable) and your minions are always chattering amongst themselves and doing various things (my favorite: when one of them gets near a mug of ale, they drink it, get drunk for a little while then go off and relieve themselves!)

You can get is at most places now for around $40. I got the PC version and I think it's even available now on GameTap.