The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

5
Bad:

8

Pros:

Twin campaigns of good and evil; playable versions of the series biggest heroes and villains.

Cons:

Awkward combat mechanics; cheap AI tactics; bland graphics; game modes arent very inspiring.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Twin campaigns of good and evil; playable versions of the series biggest heroes and villains

Reviewers Didn't Like

Awkward combat mechanics; cheap AI tactics; bland graphics; game modes arent very inspiring

Expert reviews and ratings

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By BrightHub on January 25, 2009

Remember that scene in "The Two Towers," where Legolas and Gimli were competing for kills, calling out their current tally? Lord of the Rings: Conquest is the videogame iteration on that concept. Take the beloved characters from Tolkiens rich fantasy...

By GameSpy on January 20, 2009

It noticeably reduces the LOTR mythology to a boots-first brawler. 5.5/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report...

By NowGamer on January 16, 2009

The games combat isn’t a straight pick-up and play affair and so a trip into the tutorial is recommended to make sense of light, medium and heavy attacks and how they can be combined with special powers for each of the classes. The setting for...

By Strategy Informer on January 16, 2009

Campaign battles feel authentic and epic, Quite good fun when played in coop, Limited appeal, and the action gets old quickly, Deathmatch fights lack LOTR...

By VideoGamer on January 16, 2009

Dear Pandemic,We liked Mercenaries 2, but after some of our competitors unfairly kicked its face off you’d be forgiven for thinking we reviewers relish the opportunity to stomp a game’s head in. Nothing could be further from the truth. For...

By Games Radar on January 15, 2009

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a battlefield fighting game set in the fantasy world of Middle Earth. It uses the same game engine as the Star Wars: Battlefront series, which provides third-person shooting and hacking action. Its a vision of...

By Expert Reviews on January 01, 2009

Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a solid release from Pandemic Studios and EA that will delight fans of the novels and films as well as gamers who crave lots of action and options in their games. The game allows players to decide to play for the path...

By OCModShop on March 17, 2009

By now EA Games came up with quite a lot of Lord Of The Rings games. Mostly games which come after a good movie arent able to meet the high excpectations and are therefore going to be a flop. Meanwhile you can find titles like Lord Of The Rings...

By Ocaholic on February 20, 2009

Having had some success with this franchise, EA has now released a third-person LOTR battle game that is less like a full-on Conquest and more like a skirmish in a Hobbit home, despite the attraction of massacring the good guys. Electronic Arts -...

By IT Reviews on February 03, 2009

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