According to Codemasters, the Wii remote will allow new, unique control mechanisms such as "pluck[ing] a minion from the horde, hold[ing] him by the neck and shak[ing] him around".[1] Furthermore this allows the minion in question to be imbued with power from the Overlord and to turn him into a missile to be sent to explode within enemies. The minions themselves will be the same four types as were used in the original game (brown, red, blue and green) but they have gained new abilities, some of which are, according to Scott, "themed around bodily functions that childish folk like us find hilarious."[1]
Dark Legend will feature a completely new story line, with new characters and locations. The story will be written by video game writer Rhianna Pratchett (daughter of famous British novelist Terry Pratchett) who also wrote the story for Overlord.