Hi all,

We have just published a review of *Lord of the Rings: Conquest*. If you
could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.

*Link:*
http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/2009/01/20/lord-of-the-rings-conquest-pc-review/1


*Picture:*
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2009/01/lord-of-the-rings-conquest-pc-review/fp_img.jpg


*Quote:
*/If you're thinking that all this sounds as drab, dreary and dreadful
as drinking a mixture of mouldy porridge and seawater then you'd be
getting close to right. Conquest isn't a great game.

That's not to say that the game is truly abominable either though -- the
code is solid at least and the game is playable to a point. It's pretty
direct too, which is an odd thing to praise the game for admittedly, but
with a franchise like this it's good to see that the developers haven't
tried to go overboard on detail, as Tolkien did. There's a short FMV
intro to each mission, but that's it.

True, Tolkien fans may be a bit annoyed to see the rich and
over-detailed world be mostly disregarded, but they can just go call a
Waaah-mbulance. We prefer to just get stuck into the game -- that's what
we paid for after all.

At the end of the day though, the game we've paid for isn't really worth
the effort. The game is poorly balanced at best, fluctuating between the
unforgiving aggression of playing Monopoly with a bitter mother-in-law
and the tedious, boring ease of playing Strip Poker with an dirty uncle.

It doesn't matter if you're looking at the singleplayer or multiplayer,
it's just a faulty mish-mash of familiar exploits that have obviously
been poorly put together by a developer that is quite clearly aware that
it could be doing much greater things if it had the chance./
*

*Cheers guys!

Tim Smalley
www.bit-tech.net