The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

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  • Summary: Set in The Lord of the Rings universe of J.R.R. Tolkien as depicted by the Academy Award-winning films, players will finally fight the entirety of these epic battles any way they want. In addition to crusading as the heroic forces of good, for the first time ever in a The Lord of the RingsSet in The Lord of the Rings universe of J.R.R. Tolkien as depicted by the Academy Award-winning films, players will finally fight the entirety of these epic battles any way they want. In addition to crusading as the heroic forces of good, for the first time ever in a The Lord of the Rings action title they'll conquer Middle-earth while playing as the legions of Saurons evil army, including Cave-trolls, Oliphaunts, the Balrog and Sauron himself. [Pandemic]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    75
    Technically neat and almost delivers the feeling of being part of a massive battle. The lack of strategy unfortunately turns the game into a mediocre hack and slash. [Mar 2009]
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  2. MEGamers
    67
    A handful of modes and some of these battles will take time and effort to beat.
  3. IGN
    67
    Capture the flag with Lord of the Rings characters is a pretty good idea for a game, and there is fun to be had with Conquest. More polish and more satisfying controls would have made this title really stand out, but as it is it's a decent action game with a great license.
  4. Cynamite
    60
    Even Fans of Middlearth will find it difficult to recognize famous locations in this Lord of the Rings game. The epic story and battles of the trilogy suffer further from bad graphics and inaccurate controls.
  5. Meristation
    60
    A2M has maintained the spirit of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest in the DS version of the game. Pandemic's game has been perfectly ported to this machine and we'll find a very similar gameplay. However, it has some technical problems like frame drops or pop-in affects and the AI don't help us at all, so we are alone against the world. But, if you are able to forget these issues, you may enjoy this title.
  6. Nintendo Power
    50
    As good as the DS may be, there are some things it just wasn't built for. [Feb 2009, p.89]
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  7. Pocket Gamer UK
    40
    The license promises much but Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a cheap cash-in that should be avoided. Even Grima Wormtongue would have to agree

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. KingOrfeo
    May 27, 2023
    10
    Initially I rented this back from a DVD store back when I was a youth and back when renting DVD's and games was prolific. It's a shame,Initially I rented this back from a DVD store back when I was a youth and back when renting DVD's and games was prolific. It's a shame, nowadays renting games seems to be an obscure, obsolete thing now. Anyway, I ended up purloining or actually purchasing the game from the DVD store and it ended up consolidating itself as a childhood memory. I recall playing as giant ents, escaping Balrog, after freeing the Dwarves in Moria and defending the White Tree against an onslaught of Orcish vermin. Good times, if copies of this archaic game are even still around then give it a gander.… Expand
  2. Nikitosss95
    Feb 13, 2021
    8
    I kinda like this game, as a huge LOTR fan I enjoyed those battles and I find the strengths and weaknesses of each unit pretty balanced andI kinda like this game, as a huge LOTR fan I enjoyed those battles and I find the strengths and weaknesses of each unit pretty balanced and the game feels satisfying in general… Expand
  4. Trey82
    Feb 22, 2020
    2
    Carbon-copy the classic star wars battlefront gameply, then change blasters to melee weapons, change the over-the-shoulder to top-down camera,Carbon-copy the classic star wars battlefront gameply, then change blasters to melee weapons, change the over-the-shoulder to top-down camera, put generic levels (mostly) in and call them epic set pieces.

    And then, when that seems bad enough.. dumb it down further so that the system can play it and the battle becomes more of a squad-vs-squad game where there truly are not enough players to flesh out the stage.

    Disappointing, hard to play and fails to capture the magic of a good battlefront-style session.
    Pass on this one, Mr Frodo, sir.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#93 Best DS Game of 2009
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#72 Most Discussed DS Game of 2009
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#90 Most Shared DS Game of 2009