The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Sony Playstation 3, 2009)

Fantastic! It's about time Lord of he Rings, "LOTR" made it to the PS3 platform with a new installment! Worth every penny spent! As a family we all enjoyed the game, it was fun to play through the different level stages to upgrade and unlock hidden character features, and ultimately play the game as the bad guys, and the good...although there are things about playing as the evil dark things that is creepy at times, especially the killing of the Hobbits...our teenagers thought it was cool, but some players of the game may want to screen the Hobbit part...some small children might be tramatised!?! This new twist on LOTR is fun and keeps the game play going on and on once the game has been beatin...which adds continued value for the money! As typical with LOTR the multiplayer fun continues with a variety of characters.

Fantastic!!!...color graphics and 3D rendering of the environments!!!...Much new material that is a welcomed addition to the game play also!!! Hard to find many complaints with this game. A good buy for value entertainment that is fun for everybody who is a fan of LOTR!!! As always however, it is suggested to try a free demo and/or rental version to see if the game suits your taste...you know, different strokes for different folks!?! As stated...if you are a fan of LOTR...and have been waiting for it to come out on PS3...then this game is worth adding to your gaming collection! Please support the eBay community, and take time to rate this review for usefulness...I hope your time spent reading it was helpful...Thanks, and have a Great!

The Lord of the Rings Conquest is a game based on the epic battles of the Lord of the Rings movies. Sound familiar? Yes, yes it does. That is because the exact same developer made Star Wars Battlefront, based on the exact same idea, except based on Star Wars. The game really is identical, with class selection, battlefields from the movies, heroes, and even "vehicles." The only real difference that instead of fighting in a galaxy far far away and using blaster rifles, it plays in Middle Earth and uses swords and bows and arrows.
Now, don't get me wrong. Lord of the Rings Conquest is a good game. It has outstanding graphics and good gameplay. As a matter of fact, the gameplay really only has one big flaw, and that is the scout unit. The scout unit can turn invisible and walk up behind a person and kill them in one deadly blow that is unblockable. Now, its great to dish out these "backstabs," but its not fun at all to be on the recieving end of them. For example, one time I had just recieved a hero, Aragorn, and was getting ready to kick some major orc tail, but, just as I had respawned, an orc backstabbed me, and I lost the battle because of it.
Even with the backstab flaw, the game still is passable, and for around $19.99, its a great buy. Any more than this, unless you are a die hard LOTR fan, its probably a bit too much to pay.

I bought this because my 13 yo song begged me for days and totally expected it to end up another dead vid. game that no one plays within 2 weeks(like so many others) I am a sport game person mainly Madden but baseball basketball and race games make me tingle. I also like a good rpg eventhough that rings of a joke I have found two good ones, fallout 3 and elderscrolls 3 oblivion. this game is neither of those genre I almost feel its on par with old school arcade games such as golden axe as far as play. The graffix are great and you actually feel like you are incontroll of your character which is fairly rare for graffix this good, but the multi player online puts this up with gta4 and the like feeling like a super gauntlet teamwork experiance. I would say any gamer who is serious should include this on there shortlist of things to have on tap. BUY IT AND SMILE!!!!!

I'll admit that at first, I wasn't liking the game all too much. I had to play it for a while to get used to the combat and controls. I was expecting the game to be like Star Wars Battlefront. BUT--Once I started playing the campaigns along with the co-op mode, the game went from mediocre to freakin' awesome! Loved the story lines, and the missions. Just give the game a few hours of your time and you won't regret it. If you love Lord of the Rings, you will LOVE this game!

This game is for all the avid lord of the rings fan who have wanted to take part in the large scale battles of the movie. Although it is not primarily fought with the heroes of the movies, the 4 archetypes of classes give you a variety of playing style to be the type of character you want to be. Do not look for a life changing gaming experience, but every LotR fan should have this game. Be it Gimley fighting trolls, Gandalf fighting Sarumon, or a Treat stomping goblins, This game is perfect for fulfilling your LotR fantasy. The multiplayer is fun in small portions but is not something to replace my time spent on other multiplayer online games on my PS3.