Lord of the Rings: Conquest - PlayStation 3

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A New "Battlefront"

“I was mostly excited when this game came out. I am a huge Star Wars fan and the Battlefront games are two of my absolute favorites. I am also a fan of the Lord of the Ring series, having read the books as kids and enjoyed the films as well. This game, developed by the same guys as the Battlefront games, had high hopes for me, though I always wondered how they would pull something like this off.

Unfortunately LOTR: Conquest doesn't quite follow through like the Battlefront games do. For one thing, those games are primarily shooter games; while Conquest is much more melee based. It's not that they got melee wrong, it's just that trying to take command points and control a spread out battlefield is hard when there's only 16 or so on each side and they are mostly melee characters. Th” read more

DING! Platinum Acquired! (14 games items)

"Difficulty - 3/10 Note to those looking for platinum's, this one is no longer obtainable as they shut down the online servers. The online trophies (which were the only tough ones) had to be completed on dedicated servers and they have since been shut down. Don't bother, the game wasn't that great."