LOTR (Lord of the Rings) game review

This game is a good buy for both fans of third person shooters and LOTR (Lord of The Rings) nerds. LOTR Conquest is almost exactly like Star Wars Battle Front except instead of being set in a galaxy far far away, it’s set in Middle Earth. The unique style of Star Wars Battle Front has been greatly missed. It dropped shortly before the debut of XBOX 360, and so we haven’t seen anything like this since the first XBOX. Now with LOTR you get play a third person hack and slash style on the XBOX 360 for the first time.

I did enjoy the game, but there are a couple of cons. I don't like the domination of classes. If you’re and archer or a rouge you will dominate the game. The archers and rouges can take out the other classes too easily. In my opinion they are given an unfair advantage over the other classes. The archers just pick others off from far away, and the rogues use their covertness to sneak up on everyone. In the end the user is forced to pick either an archer or a rouge. It really takes a lot of fun out of the game. It kind of makes the rest of the classes a bit pointless.

I don't like the fact that wizards are completely helpless when it comes to assisting. Call me old fashioned, but I think that wizards should be a good support class. They should be able to kick ass like Gandalf, unless of course they are brought into close quarters combat. I was also slightly annoyed with the mounted combat. It is too repetitive and doesn’t give the mounted character much of an advantage. Mounted characters are too slow, and striking opponents from a mounted position proves to be a daunting task. But I cannot complain because they did bring lots of new items and techniques to the table.

LOTR spent a lot more time differentiating their classes. Each class is very unique in look, style, and fighting technique. This aspect of the game is an obvious upgrade over Star Wars Battle Front, which only created minor differences between classes that were mostly associated with look and style.

Over all I like this game. I love that their trying to bring back the style of conquest Star Wars Battle Front had made so interesting. I also love that they let you tare down golems and other mythical creatures with action buttons. I miss the intense spaceship to spaceship combat in Star Wars Battle Front. When they come out with LOTR II, I hope they will have ship to ship battles on the high seas. Over all I give this game an 8 out of 10. Thank you for Going Postal with Frosty and stay chill.