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title=The Lord of the Rings: Conquest|
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| name=The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
publisher= [[EA]] Games|
| developer=Pandemic Studios
release date=[[January 13]], [[2009]]|
| publisher=[[Electronic Arts|EA]] Games
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| platform=PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS
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| releasedate=[[13 January|January 13]], [[2009]]
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|}}'''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest''' is the last video game of [[Electronic Arts]]' license. It was developed by [[Pandemic Studios]] for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS consoles. [[Weta Digital]] worked alongside Pandemic, and has provided several digital models for them to use, including the [[fell beasts]].
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'''The Lord of the Rings: Conquest''' is the last video game of [[Electronic Arts]]' license. It was developed by [[Pandemic Studios]] for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS consoles. [[Weta]] worked alongside Pandemic, and has provided several digital models for them to use, including the [[fell beasts]].


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
===Good Campaign===
===Good Campaign===
The Good Campaign begins at the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men|Battle of the Last Alliance]] as a training stage, and continues with loosely-based settings from the films, such as the [[Battle of Isengard]] as an [[Ent]], [[Gandalf]] fighting [[Saruman]] in [[Orthanc]], battling the [[Balrog]] in the [[Mines of Moria]], battling the [[Nazgûl]] as [[Faramir]] while protecting [[Frodo]], and fighting inside [[Minas Morgul]]. There is also a mission that has [[Balin]] and his attempts to take back Moria.
The Good Campaign begins at the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men|Battle of the Last Alliance]] as a training stage, and continues with loosely-based settings from the films, such as the [[Battle of Isengard]] as an [[Ent]], [[Gandalf]] fighting [[Saruman]] in [[Orthanc]], battling the [[Balrogs|Balrog]] in the [[Khazad-dûm|Mines of Moria]], battling the [[Nazgûl]] as [[Faramir]] while protecting [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], and fighting inside [[Minas Morgul]]. There is also a mission that has [[Balin]] and his attempts to take back Moria.
 
===Evil Campaign===
===Evil Campaign===
The Evil Campaign begins immediately in an alternate universe, where the Nazgûl have just killed Frodo and stopped him from destroying the [[One Ring]]. Players will have the chance to fight as [[Oliphaunts]] at [[Minas Tirith]], as [[Trolls]] at [[Helm's Deep]], as the Balrog, as the Nazgûl against [[Aragorn]] at [[Weathertop]], against [[the Shire]], and lastly, as [[Sauron]] himself against [[Rivendell]].
The Evil Campaign begins immediately in an alternate universe, where the Nazgûl have just killed Frodo and stopped him from destroying [[the One Ring]]. Players will have the chance to fight as [[Oliphaunts]] at [[Minas Tirith]], as [[Trolls]] at [[Helm's Deep]], as the Balrog, as the Nazgûl against [[Aragorn]] at [[Weathertop]], against [[the Shire]], and lastly, as [[Sauron]] himself against [[Rivendell]].


==Soundtrack==
==Playable Characters==
[[Howard Shore]]'s tracks from the film are also included in the game.
===Heroes===
*[[Aragorn]]
*[[Arwen]]
*[[Boromir]]
*[[Elrond]]
*[[Éowyn]]
*[[Faramir]]
*[[Frodo]]
*[[Gandalf]]
*[[Gimli]]
*[[Isildur]]
*[[Legolas]]
*[[Ent]]
*[[Balin]]
 
===Villians===
*[[Balrog]]
*[[Gothmog]]
*[[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]]
*[[Lurtz]]
*[[Mouth of Sauron]]
*[[Nazgûl]]
*[[Saruman]]
*[[Sauron]]
*[[Witch-king]]
 
==Maps==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Map !! Modes
|-
|[[Amon Hen]] || "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
|-
| [[War of the Last Alliance|Battle of the Last Alliance]] || "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
|-
| [[Black Gate]] || "Conquest", "Hero Team Deatmatch"
|-
| Citadel of [[Minas Tirith]] || "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
|-
| [[Helm's Deep]] || "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"
|-
| [[Minas Morgul]] || "Conquest", "Capture the Ring", "Hero Team Deatmatch"
|-
| [[Minas Tirith]] || "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"
|-
| [[Moria]] || "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
|-
| [[Mount Doom]] || "Conquest", "Capture the Ring", "Hero Team Deatmatch"
|-
| [[Osgiliath]] || "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"
|-
| [[Pelennor Fields]] || "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
|-
| [[The Shire]] || "Conquest", "Capture the Ring", "Team Deatmatch"
|-
| [[Weathertop]] || "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"
|-
|}


==Cast==
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Role !! Actor
! Actor !! Role
|-
|[[Hugo Weaving]] || [[Elrond]]
|-
| [[Andrew Dawson]] || [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]], [[Mouth of Sauron]], Gondorian Officer
|-
| [[Chris Edgerly]] || [[Aragorn]], Rohan Officer 2
|-
| [[Crispin Freeman]] || [[Legolas]], Young Male [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]
|-
| [[Brian George]] || [[Théoden|Theoden]], Elven Officer 2, Old Hobbit Male
|-
|-
|[[Elrond]] || [[Hugo Weaving]]
| [[Kim Mai Guest]] || [[Éowyn]], Young Female Hobbit, Old Female Hobbit
|-
|-
| [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]] || [[Andrew Dawson]]
| [[Gavin Hammon]] || Rohan Officer 1, Ringwraith
|-
|-
| [[Mouth of Sauron]] || Andrew Dawson
|[[Martin Jarvis]] || [[Gandalf]]
|-
|-
| [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] || [[Chris Edgerly]]
|[[Bob Joles]] || [[Gimli]], [[Treebeard]], Uruk-Hai Officer 1
|-
|-
| [[Legolas]] || [[Crispin Freeman]]
|[[Kevin Killebrew]] || Orc Officer 3
|-
|-
| [[Théoden]] || [[Brian George]]
|[[Jonathan Lipow]] || [[Witch-king]]
|-
|-
| [[Éowyn]] || [[Kim Mai Guest]]
|[[Yuri Lowenthal]] || [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], Elven Officer 3, Rohan Officer 3
|-
|-
| [[Gandalf]] || [[Martin Jarvis]]
|[[Scott McShane]] || Uruk-Hai Officer 3
|-
|-
| [[Gimli]] || [[Bob Joles]]
|[[Paul Mercier]] || [[Faramir]], Evil Human Officer 3, Gondorian Officer 3
|-
|-
| [[Treebeard]] || Bob Joles
|[[Nolan North]] || Evil Human Officer 2, Gondorian Officer 2
|-
|-
| [[Witch-king]] || [[Jonathan Lipow]]
|[[Jon Olson]] || [[Sauron]], [[Lurtz]], Orc Officer 2
|-
|-
| [[Frodo Baggins]] || [[Yuri Lowenthal]]
|[[Alan Shearman]] ||Evil Human Officer 1
|-
|-
| [[Faramir (son of Denethor II)|Faramir]] || [[Paul Mercier]]
|[[Kirk Thornton]] || [[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]]
|-
|-
| [[Sauron]] || [[Jon Olson]]
|[[David Shaughnessy]] || Orc Officer 1
|-
|-
|[[Lurtz]] || Jon Olson
|[[Lloyd Sherr]] || [[Saruman]]
|-
|-
|[[Saruman]] || [[Lloyd Scherr]]
|[[Robert Wisdom]] || Uruk-Hai Officer 2
|-
|-
|[[Gríma Wormtongue]] || [[Kirk Thornton]]
|[[Michael Yurchak]] || Elven Officer 1
|-
|-
|}
|}
==Soundtrack==
[[Howard Shore]]'s tracks from the film are also included in the game. The following tracks are used with license:
* "The Shadow Of The Past"
* "At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony"
* "Flight To The Ford"
* "A Knife In The Dark"
* "The Bridge Of Khazad Dum"
* "Amon Hen"
* "The Ring Goes South"
* "Ash And Smoke"
* "Minas Tirith"
* "The White Tree"
* "The Fields Of Pelennor"
* "Hope and Memory"
* "Minas Morgul"
* "The Ride Of The Rohirrim"
* "The Black Gate Opens"
* "The End Of All Things"
* "Foundations Of Stone"
* "The Passage Of The Marshes"
* "The Uruk‑Hai"
* "The King Of The Golden Hall"
* "The White Rider"
* "Helm's Deep"
* "Forth Eorlingas"
* "The Taming of Smeagol"
* "Isengard Unleashed"


==See also==
==See also==
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The name The Lord of the Rings refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation).
The Lord of the Rings - Conquest - boxart.JPG
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Video game
DeveloperPandemic Studios
PublisherEA Games
PlatformPC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS
Release dateJanuary 13, 2009

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is the last video game of Electronic Arts' license. It was developed by Pandemic Studios for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS consoles. Weta Digital worked alongside Pandemic, and has provided several digital models for them to use, including the fell beasts.

Gameplay

Good Campaign

The Good Campaign begins at the Battle of the Last Alliance as a training stage, and continues with loosely-based settings from the films, such as the Battle of Isengard as an Ent, Gandalf fighting Saruman in Orthanc, battling the Balrog in the Mines of Moria, battling the Nazgûl as Faramir while protecting Frodo, and fighting inside Minas Morgul. There is also a mission that has Balin and his attempts to take back Moria.

Evil Campaign

The Evil Campaign begins immediately in an alternate universe, where the Nazgûl have just killed Frodo and stopped him from destroying the One Ring. Players will have the chance to fight as Oliphaunts at Minas Tirith, as Trolls at Helm's Deep, as the Balrog, as the Nazgûl against Aragorn at Weathertop, against the Shire, and lastly, as Sauron himself against Rivendell.

Playable Characters

Heroes

Villians

Maps

Map Modes
Amon Hen "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
Battle of the Last Alliance "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
Black Gate "Conquest", "Hero Team Deatmatch"
Citadel of Minas Tirith "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
Helm's Deep "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"
Minas Morgul "Conquest", "Capture the Ring", "Hero Team Deatmatch"
Minas Tirith "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"
Moria "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
Mount Doom "Conquest", "Capture the Ring", "Hero Team Deatmatch"
Osgiliath "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"
Pelennor Fields "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch", "Capture the Ring"
The Shire "Conquest", "Capture the Ring", "Team Deatmatch"
Weathertop "Conquest", "Team Deatmatch"

Cast

Actor Role
Hugo Weaving Elrond
Andrew Dawson Gothmog, Mouth of Sauron, Gondorian Officer
Chris Edgerly Aragorn, Rohan Officer 2
Crispin Freeman Legolas, Young Male Hobbit
Brian George Theoden, Elven Officer 2, Old Hobbit Male
Kim Mai Guest Éowyn, Young Female Hobbit, Old Female Hobbit
Gavin Hammon Rohan Officer 1, Ringwraith
Martin Jarvis Gandalf
Bob Joles Gimli, Treebeard, Uruk-Hai Officer 1
Kevin Killebrew Orc Officer 3
Jonathan Lipow Witch-king
Yuri Lowenthal Frodo, Elven Officer 3, Rohan Officer 3
Scott McShane Uruk-Hai Officer 3
Paul Mercier Faramir, Evil Human Officer 3, Gondorian Officer 3
Nolan North Evil Human Officer 2, Gondorian Officer 2
Jon Olson Sauron, Lurtz, Orc Officer 2
Alan Shearman Evil Human Officer 1
Kirk Thornton Gríma Wormtongue
David Shaughnessy Orc Officer 1
Lloyd Sherr Saruman
Robert Wisdom Uruk-Hai Officer 2
Michael Yurchak Elven Officer 1

Soundtrack

Howard Shore's tracks from the film are also included in the game. The following tracks are used with license:

  • "The Shadow Of The Past"
  • "At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony"
  • "Flight To The Ford"
  • "A Knife In The Dark"
  • "The Bridge Of Khazad Dum"
  • "Amon Hen"
  • "The Ring Goes South"
  • "Ash And Smoke"
  • "Minas Tirith"
  • "The White Tree"
  • "The Fields Of Pelennor"
  • "Hope and Memory"
  • "Minas Morgul"
  • "The Ride Of The Rohirrim"
  • "The Black Gate Opens"
  • "The End Of All Things"
  • "Foundations Of Stone"
  • "The Passage Of The Marshes"
  • "The Uruk‑Hai"
  • "The King Of The Golden Hall"
  • "The White Rider"
  • "Helm's Deep"
  • "Forth Eorlingas"
  • "The Taming of Smeagol"
  • "Isengard Unleashed"

See also

External links

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