The single-player campaign will roughly follow the story of the films but our recent hand-on was with the game’s multiplayer hi-jinx, so let’s talk about that first.Ĭonquest’s multiplayer offers a selection of team-based modes with variations on the kind of diversions you’ll know from any online shooter. If you watched the carnage at The Battle For Helm’s Deep and thought, “I could do better than that!” – now’s your chance to prove it.
The idea is that you’ll get to revisit the biggest battles from the Peter Jackson trilogy – and some that never even took place – by taking on the role of the rank and file troops. Lord of the Rings: Conquest aims to offer thrills in a similar vein to Pandemic’s Battlefront: Star Wars series, only with Orcs and Elves in place of Stormtroopers and Wookies.
Do you fancy the idea of being a troll? Not the moronic prat who hangs around a forum posting griefer topics kind, but the large savage kind – the big things in caves that eat hobbits and billy-goats gruff? If you do, sir, then step right this way – because Pandemic Studios and EA might have just the ticket.