Lord of the Rings: Conquest

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• ESRB Rating E Everyone
• Battlefront-style action inside one of the greatest fantasy epics of all time
• Play in all your favorite battles & more, with all your favorite characters
• Choose your character class, & fight for good or for evil
• Play co-op or competitively, online with up to 16 players or locally with up to 4

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001AZFSD8
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 13, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,772 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo DS

Lord of the Rings: Conquest DS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Satisfying, January 21, 2009

By 

S. Ryan "Game Freak" (Norfolk,VA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Video Game)

As the first LOTR game for DS, this game is pretty great. It is basically Star Wars Battlefront, Lord of the Rings style. You capture command points, you meet objectives, and you can choose to be one of three jobs every time you respawn, which include mage, warrior, and archer. Also, when you get to certain places of the level, you can play as heroes, Ents, and Trolls. After you have beaten the game, it is VERY satisfying to send some orcs or free people flying, and seeing how many people you can kill. To keep the fun going, you can get medals and awards for doing certain things, like killing a certain amount of people or killing enough giants. I would recommend this game for those who enjoy Lord of the Rings, or who liked Star Wars Battlefront.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Little Disappointed, February 17, 2009

By 

Sara Cooper "xxstaindrosesxx" (Birch Run, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Video Game)

For me, this game was a little disappointing. I do agree with other reviews that the characters you can play as are awesome and the techniques they use to kill your opponent are rather interesting. Some of the techniques are not self explanatory so I wasn't sure what they were, especially with the Wringraiths, Sauron, and a few others.

The battles were pretty accurate and I liked how they tied in clips of each battle before you actually had to fight. However, it was annoying to only play the interesting characters for a short duration during a battle. Most of the famous movie characters are unlocked near the end of battles or with only one or two tasks left to complete.

Another issue was how most of the badges that can be unlocked involve playing the game with someone else. I wish I would have known that before purchasing the game considering I don't have any other friends who own the game, yet alone really have a DS to even be able to play the game. To me this was just a way for Nintendo to try and make more money.

Overall, the game wasn't that bad. The characters were still interesting and the battles were accurate, but the game wasn't that challenging in my opinion. I wish there was more to it than just battles, possibly getting to pick which character you play as and then procede with a battle.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The fight for Middle Earth, May 25, 2009

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Eagle Vision (Southeastern United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Video Game)

This is a good adaptation of one of the greatest epics of all time, in my opinion. If you loved the book or the movie, this is a nice role playing game. The game allows for quick play or a campaign, and you can play either side (good or evil). The 3 main heroes are a wizard, archer or warrior. The campaign can be played as either for good or evil. Mini-missions have to be achieved in each major battle. You decide upon your mission by choosing a major battle. In the mini-missions, you have to be precise on the target or you will lose in defeat. You earn various badges and medals for milestones, such as the number of kills.

As you complete certain stages, you get to assume the role of many of the characters from the book/movie - like Gimli, Gandalph, Aragorn, Legolas or the Ents, for example. Unfortunately, the special characters are not always available - only specific situations in the game. The game allows you to control your character with the stylus/touchpad or use the buttons. Depending upon the character, I find it easier to use one mode of control over another. I find walking from one 'station' to the next to be faster with the stylus. Control can be sort of quirky if your opponents are in the diagonal position, when using the keypad - hence the advantage of the stylus; but special moves are easier for me with the button play.

Graphics are pretty good for the DS system, also I noticed some slowdown despite playing this on a Nintendo DSi when there are a bunch of characters on the screen at once. Sound effects, musical score and movie clips add to the ambiance of the game and make this enjoyable.

Given the theme of battles, I would recommend this game to someone over the age of 10 but you have to determine the maturity level of your young player, yourself.

Overall, this is a good game which can be rather addictive.

PROS
Graphics
Musical score
Sound effects
Movie clips

CONS
Occasional slowdown if multiple characters are on the screen (even on the DSi)

VERDICT

If you are a Lord of The Rings fan, this is a must have.

2 thumbs up.

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