New games this week: Lord of the Rings: Conquest

by Justin McElroy on Jan 12th 2009 9:45AM

Just as in the climax of The Two Towers, the evil forces of Saruman and the post-holiday game drought were about to overwhelm us, when Lord of the Rings: Conquest hopped astride Shadowfax Gandalf-style and rode down a hill to our rescue. Unlike in the film, we did not cry like the mothers of scarlet fever-infected children while we watched it.

If you're a PC gamer in the mood for something a bit more action-oriented, you'll be happy to hear that Mirror's Edge has finally reached your platform of choice. If you're not a PC player, it looks like it's Middle Earth or nothing.

Lord of the Rings: Conquest

Xbox 360:

Lord of the Rings: Conquest

PS3:

Lord of the Rings: Conquest

PC Games:

Deal or No Deal
Neighborhood Games

Nintendo DS:

Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Moon
Personal Trainer: Math
Jumble Madness

PC Games:

Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Cartoon Network Universe: Fusion Fall
Delta Force 10th Anniversary Collection
Mirror's Edge

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Tags: ea, Electronic-Arts, joystiqfeatures, lord-of-the-rings-conquest, newgames, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (45)

Man ... January and February are really bad months for my gaming economy since I don't have money to buy games right now :'(

2 sections for PC Games? Are the offerings so bad this week that we need to flesh out the bullet points?

I'm guessing the one with Neighborhood Games is supposed to be Wii

You know, if I was the archer, I probably wouldn't stand on the front lines of battle with no armor in front of the enemy soldiers with big-ass swords.

It just seems like bad strategy to me.

lmao, just noticed that.
Also, yeah get ready for the dry spell everyone. Hopefully, Resistance Retribution and RE5 will be so kick ass.

Yeap =/

dry spell? We have a few good looking PSN games coming, RE5 and Killzone 2 from here to the end of Feb., which is prett good. Plus, if you've beaten that slew of holiday releases already, I commend you. I have yet to finish LBP or Fallout 3, I just bought HL2 ep 1&2, as well as BioShock during that Steam sale, haven't finished any of them.

If we include all platforms, then don't forget SFIV, Dawn of War II, Star Ocean IV, Halo Wars, Mad World, and of course Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

Pretty busy few months if you ask me.

Plus DLC for Fallout, Fable, LBP, and some others. Yeah, I'm definitely not worried about not having anything to play over the next 2-3 months.

At least I have time to play more Dead Space and after that all the 5 games I have never opened.

well i still have games left from November that i haven't finished yet. i'm trying to play them one at a time and finish them but this Tales of Vesperia is so frickin long lol. i know im on the last act in Resistance 2 and i was about 3/4 of the way through LBP's story mode when i stopped playing that. and i still have Blue Dragon and FFXII on back catalog for the next drought. im just hopin i can finish them all before Killzone 2. they're cutting back hours at work, so i should have some time as long as i dont hang out the whole time.

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't run out of stuff to play even if they released no games for the next 3 years. Not even close, really, given how much time goes into Gears and a backlog in the dozens.

I for one am glad to have a dry spell. I have so many uncompleted games from the September-December period that I have no hope of playing them all for any significant length of time.

A small sample of games I haven't completed / am not tired of which I received or bought during that period:
Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, Spore, Red Alert 3, Pure, King's Bounty: The Legend, Left 4 Dead, Warhammer Online, Civ Colonization, WoW Wrath of the Litch King, Spore, Call of Duty World at War, Prince of Persia, World of Goo, Witcher Enhanced Edition, Mount & Blade, Multiwinia, GTA IV PC...

And that's just PC games. There's also LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2 on PS3 and Fable 2 and Gears of War 2 on xbox 360.

Not to mention the hordes of older games I have on Steam and from GoG.com which I havent finished or which haven't gotten old in multiplayer yet, like Team Fortress 2, Company of Heroes, World in Conflict.

Although come to think of it, the reason I'm so behind is probably more to do with the fact that I spend more time procrastinating on the internet than actually playing.

Oops, that wasn't a small sample, that was all of them. Got carried away. Also, I put Spore twice.

Gameflying that sucker along with PoP. Saving mah moneez for KZ2 and SFIV w/gamepad. Just bought MK VS DCU for PS3 (which was the first time I've ever purchased a multiplat game for PS3 instead of 360) this weekend. That game is fun and gorgeous. The DC story and characters are really great which was surprising.

Midway dropped the ball for not making a demo before release. I think it would have made a difference. I went to my buddies house and he had it and I was pleasantly surprised as I had NO intentions of buying or renting but I ended up really liking it. It's worth a look IMO.

You a SF player Fenix? I suck at it, but I picked up SF2 on XBLA and have been addicted.

I broke down and got MK vs. DC for the 360 because that's what my friends had it for (plus no matchmaking on the PS3 version, which makes no sense since it's so much more of a PITA to meet up with friends there anyway) and was pleasantly surprised with how well it works on the awful 360 d-pad. I've yet to try and pull off a move and had it not work, unlike on SF where the game makes the button presses a lot tighter and the controller can leave you hanging.

Yeah I got HD Remix when it came out. Love it, got all 200G on it. I love that outta maybe 30 matches maybe 1 or 2 have lag. Its so smooth and just a great game. My friends won't play with me because I always beat the crap outta them which is pretty Teh Ghey. :( But yeah I love the game, the soundtrack is awesome. I saw you on it the other day we need to go at it so I can see what you got.

I got MK VS DCU on PS3 for 2 reasons, my sons. I knew if I got it on 360 I really wouldn't let them in my media room and play it with me. Since its on PS3 we're all in the family room having a blast. The wifes not too happy about this.

I'm terrible at HD Remix. It's the first SF game I've ever played, heh.

why does the 360 version have the "only on xbox 360" sign?

lol, noticed that myself. Good eyes.

For shits 'n giggles...

I also want to know why the 360 version has a scissors cutting pattern on it?

@ xFenixKnightx
LOL that's right and wierd!

To piss off the knowledgeable.

I might get Conquest once it drops to about $40 but not before that

Same here, I thought the demo was decent.

My wallet isn't complaining. I'm still playing Tatsunoko vs Capcom, mostly. At this point I think it'll tide me over until MadWorld or SFIV...whichever comes out first.

Same here. Liked the demo and all but it doesn't look AAA to me. In other words no must buy sticker. $40 sounds a bit better. Still waiting for Mirror's Edge to drop down in price as well.

Killzone 2 and Street Figher IV should be worthy contenders for Feb, though Halo Wars is worth a second (or third) look.

Debating whether to get the 360 or PS3 version of Resident Evil 5...I figure since the game has co-op I'd get the 360 version, however the PS3 just got hooked up to the big screen...

play RE5 on 360 for the achievements, nothing beats achievements.

..or he could play it for the trophies on the PS3.

"If you're not a PC player, it looks like it's Middle Earth or nothing."

What about Moon? It's getting amazingly good reviews.

Really? I was wondering how it would turn out. Dementium was kind of lame, but Renegade Kid showed a glimmer of real talent, so Moon has been on my radar since it was announced.

Grr...I was trying to reply to Alien Lord. Oh, well.

If Gamefly sends it, I'll give it a try.

ummm...no deal on ANY of this game's releases...

Agreed!

I saw a gameplay video of LOTR:C at IGN; it looked very repetitive! You keep casting the same spells (or using the same attack) over and over again, and some annoying little hobbit keeps telling you the same command over and over and over again until you follow it, regardless of whether you're being attacked at the time. Eff that.

for a second i read Elf that

I cant decide about LotR, I kinda of want to get it, the demo was enjoyable but I cant tell if it was 60 bucks enjoyable. I admit I'm also tempted to buy it for the preorder sword, but i dont know if that's enough

Just get it pre-ownedlater on, I wouldn't spend full price but if it's as good as Battle Front, then its worth it.

A definite buy for me. I played the demo all weekend and had a blast. Only multiplayer I've seen that really rewards teamwork.

What about Team Fortress 2?

I really hope you mean TFC... TF2 doesn't use teamwork very much.

I'd stick to L4D for this example lol...

This was actually quite fun, I just hope the finished version has more classes, this and the fact it's LOTR, will help me to buy it.

I cant wait for this game! So much so In Fact that I Made a Parody Video Preview for the Game:

Its got the One Ring, an Epic Special effects battle on a screen screen, and some funny jokes....

Check it out while we wait for this game!

Lord of the Rings Conquest Parody Video (Top Reasons this Game will KICK ASS!)
http://angryjoeshow.com/?p=702

-AngryJoe

I still haven't played the demo yet but it looks pretty good from what I've seen so far. $60 good? Well, we'll just have to find out.

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