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Middle-Earth stands on the brink of destruction, and you must
unite to either save it, or destroy it, in The Lord of the Rings:
Conquest. With every race bound to this fate, all you have to
decide is what to do with the time given to you, and choose your
allegiance. All Your Favorites Come to LifeDeveloped by Pandemic
Studios and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft's Xbox 360,
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest allows gamers to make the choice
between good and evil. Those who side with good will get to follow
Frodo's journey through Middle-Earth, playing in battles inspired
by both the books and the movies. Or join evil to find out what may
have happened if Frodo had failed to destroy the One Ring, as you
fight your way with Sauron back across the map in an attempt to
destroy Rivendell, the Shire, and all that is good in the
world.Building off the model Pandemic used with Star Wars:
Battlefront, Lord of the Rings: Conquest provides you with a first
and/or third person shooter style of game that not only lets you
command strategy, but also lets you control the players in the
center of the action. Participate in the Battle of Isengard as an
Ent or fight Saruman at Orthanc as Gandalf himself. Take on the
Nazgul as Aragorn while still protecting Frodo, or battle at
Pelennor as a Rohirrim cavalry soldier. And that is just for the
good guys!In Conquest you will have to play many different
characters in order to win. And it isn't always such a balanced
match, as you will find yourself destroying towering siege engines
and taking on hulking oliphaunts with your companions. You can
choose to play all the heroes you love, or fight as a Nazgul tasked
with killing Frodo and stretch your powerful wings as the Balrog
himself in your battle for Moria.Pick Your Own Style of PlayIn the
game, you'll be able to play as one of four different character
classes. Choose the melee-based Warrior or Scout for up-close
action, or pick the Archer or Mage to perform devastating ranged
attacks. There is also talk of a 'special' class called the
Guardian to give gamers a third choice. But don't worry about
getting locked in, as you can actually change which character class
you're playing on the fly, in the middle of the game's various
objective-based missions.Each class of characters has its own
strengths and weaknesses, as well as unique special abilities.
Playable units range from grunt soldiers, which are the weakest, to
captains, which are the strongest AI units in the game other than
the heroes. You also get to order in air strikes using either
eagles or fellbeasts. Even better, players will be able to mount
the occasional horse, unless they've chosen evil, in which case
they will have to master the skill of riding a fearsome
warg.Multiple Modes for Endless FunAs in Battlefront, Lord of the
Rings: Conquest has enormous competitive multiplayer modes,
including Conquest, Capture the Flag, and Hero Deathmatch. In
addition to these classics, Conquest adds a Ring Bearer mode, in
which one player tries to stay alive as Frodo against a host of
ringwraiths, and Stronghold in which you fight on various maps in a
Risk-style battle for territories. Fortunately, you won't be
limited to roaming around with only your teammates, however, as
battles occur in large scale with non-player combatants joining in
the fray.Conquest a