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Hayden Meikle reviews the new Lord of the Rings game for
the Xbox 360.
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Electronic Arts
Xbox 360
Three stars (out of four)
Based on the movies or the book?: The three Peter Jackson
movies (the first of which is nearly 10 years old).
A bit like: Star Wars Battlefront, which was developed by the
same studio that came up with with Conquest.
The idea: Fight - for the good or evil sides - in a series of
battles across Middle-earth.
Characters: Pretty much everyone from the films. You can also
jump on an Oliphaunt, control and Ent and have some fun with
a Balrog.
The battles: Helm's Deep, Isengard, all the biggies.
Multiplayer modes: Deathmatch, Capture the Ring, Conquest.
Graphics: Lovely - just like something out of the films.
Brilliant character models and immersive environments.
Soundtrack: Music good, sound effects fine, voice acting a
bit lame.
Gameplay: Not as smooth as other LOTR games. Copious amounts
of button mashing.
My precious or the Dark Lord Sauron: Somewhere in between.
Sort of Boromir meets Samwise Gamgee.
Entertaining but not good enough to hold your attention for a
long time.
