Product ReviewsThe Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Nintendo DS, 2009)

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

It’s been five years since the final film in the Lord of The Rings trilogy but that hasn’t stemmed the flow of licensed products related to the films. The various games released have covered a wide variety of genres, from massively multiplayer games to real-time strategy titles. Lord of The Rings is the perfect source for games with a complex story, a dramatic backdrop and a host of well-defined and memorable characters and races.

Conquest brings the LoTR universe to the hack-and-slash genre. The game’s developer, Pandemic, has dealt with big movie licenses before, being responsible for Star Wars: Battlefront. Conquest bears more than a passing similarity to this, essentially being the same idea but with wizards and elves rather than stormtroopers and rebel soldiers. You can fight your way through the hordes of enemies as a warrior, mage, scout or archer. Each character has a stronger or weaker long-ranged and melee attack according to their abilities. Missions have varied objectives that generally involve fighting your way to a particular location. Enemies are varied enough that a lot of strategy is required to beat some.

Conquest really shines online, with up to 16 players able to play together along with armies of AI allies and enemies. The eponymous Conquest mode is the star of the show, with two teams trying to capture map control points while defending their own. This was a popular mode on Star Wars: Battlefront and works just as well here.

For fans of the hack-and-slash genre, the Lord of The Rings universe or the Star Wars: Battlefront games, Conquest is a surefire hit – and for everyone else, this is still a title with enough of its own gameplay merits to have you swinging swords and firing arrows for many weeks to come.Read full review...

My lord of the rings games

I think this game is awesome I have a collection of lord of the rings games and this one fits right in with them thank you

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: sublimeinalmessage

awesome game!

You may think that this type of game wouldn't be any good on the DS, well you'll change your mind once you play it. it really is very entertaining, the graphics are just right for this game too. and has the official movie music in it as well. Once you get to play as Lord Sauron, you'll really love this game.Read full review...

Fun once or twice through

The gameplay is very engaging, to a lesser degree than the console would be. I was impressed with the graphics though, they are pretty impressive for a DS game. The fact that you get to play a campaign as Sauron's forces is pretty sweet. Definitely worth playing through twice, but probably not more than that.Read full review...

Fast Paced

The harder the dificulty the faster the pace. it is fairly confusing at times but that just asdds to the fun of the game. The plot is well defined for the platform and the gameplay is great. Its a good game for any fan of the LOTR series.Read full review...

the lord of the rings: conquest (nitentendo ds, 2009)

Bought it for my Grandson. He likes it very much. easy to play and very exciting. I would recommend this game for children 8 to 10 years of age.

Exciting game w/ enough levels to hold one's interest.

The system of battle is superb and more detailed and realistic than most other games in this league or RPG games. Creates an interest in the original story line, books, and movie. Well done.

Good Game

Really fun graphics aren't great but lots of fun1

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: mycaleb

Excellent product

Excellent packaged and arrived on time. Works great

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: bargaingamezone

LotR for Nintendo DS

My 9-year old son opened this game as a birthday present & can hardly put it down. I'm glad it was available with an E10+ rating, as he is not allowed to play "T" rated games! Whew!