Really not too great (The Lord Of The Rings: Conquest (Xbox 360))

Member Name: joerobo

Product:	The Lord Of The Rings: Conquest (Xbox 360)
Date:	10/06/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: More varied than previous games based on this film series

Disadvantages: Poor graphics too easy singleplayer, too hard multiplayer

I was disappointed when I bought this game to find that it was not nearly as good as it was hyped up to be or how I expected it to be. The game is based around the Lord of the Rings trilogy and there are two main modes available in the game: conquest and multiplayer.

Starting with the conquest mode, this is a mission based mode which can be done either in single player or multiplayer. In the missions you do not control specific characters but you do get control over what type of character you control (archer, magician, warrior or scout). I like this touch because each type of person has different attacks, weapons and fighting style which means that you can mix up the gems when you want to. Unfortunately there is not much else positive about this mode- the difficulty is far too easy, since you can die a number of times before failing a level, the graphics are very poor for a recent generation game also.

The online multiplayer is a mixed bag which again does not come off too well. The first thing I found was that you can only do the online play with one player which is annoying and I can't see why they couldn't let you have two players. Secondly, I found that the standard of players was absurdly high and found that I was dying all the time. The difficulty was so hard that I have found this mode impenetrable and have never got good enough to really hold my own in these online games.

Overall, this is a game I would not advise buying- it isn't terrible but certainly not great and there are plenty of better games out there.

Summary: Not worth anything more than £10