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| name=The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | | name=The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | ||
| developer=Pandemic Studios | | developer=Pandemic Studios | ||
| publisher=[[EA]] Games | | publisher=[[Electronic Arts|EA]] Games | ||
| platform=PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS | | platform=PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS | ||
| releasedate=[[January 13]], [[2009]] | | releasedate=[[13 January|January 13]], [[2009]] | ||
| genre= | | genre= | ||
|}}'''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]]. | |}}'''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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===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 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=== | |||
*[[Aragorn]] | |||
*[[Arwen]] | |||
*[[Boromir]] | |||
*[[Elrond]] | |||
*[[Éowyn]] | |||
*[[Faramir]] | |||
*[[Frodo]] | |||
*[[Gandalf]] | |||
*[[Gimli]] | |||
*[[Isildur]] | |||
*[[Legolas]] | |||
*[[Ent]] | |||
*[[Balin]] | |||
===Villians=== | |||
*[[Balrog]] | |||
*[[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]] | |||
*[[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]] | |||
*[[Lurtz]] | |||
*[[Mouth of Sauron]] | |||
*[[Nazgûl]] | |||
*[[Oliphaunts|Oliphaunt]] | |||
*[[Saruman]] | |||
*[[Sauron]] | |||
*[[Troll]] | |||
*[[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== | ||
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| [[Crispin Freeman]] || [[Legolas]], Young Male [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] | | [[Crispin Freeman]] || [[Legolas]], Young Male [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Brian George]] || [[Theoden]], Elven Officer 2, Old Hobbit Male | | [[Brian George]] || [[Théoden|Theoden]], Elven Officer 2, Old Hobbit Male | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kim Mai Guest]] || [[ | | [[Kim Mai Guest]] || [[Éowyn]], Young Female Hobbit, Old Female Hobbit | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gavin Hammon]] || Rohan Officer 1, Ringwraith | | [[Gavin Hammon]] || Rohan Officer 1, Ringwraith | ||
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|[[Scott McShane]] || Uruk-Hai Officer 3 | |[[Scott McShane]] || Uruk-Hai Officer 3 | ||
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|[[Paul Mercier]] || [[ | |[[Paul Mercier]] || [[Faramir]], Evil Human Officer 3, Gondorian Officer 3 | ||
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|[[Nolan North]] || Evil Human Officer 2, Gondorian Officer 2 | |[[Nolan North]] || Evil Human Officer 2, Gondorian Officer 2 | ||
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|[[Alan Shearman]] ||Evil Human Officer 1 | |[[Alan Shearman]] ||Evil Human Officer 1 | ||
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|[[Kirk Thornton]] || [[ | |[[Kirk Thornton]] || [[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[David Shaughnessy]] || Orc Officer 1 | |[[David Shaughnessy]] || Orc Officer 1 | ||
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|[[Robert Wisdom]] || Uruk-Hai Officer 2 | |[[Robert Wisdom]] || Uruk-Hai Officer 2 | ||
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|[[Michael | |[[Michael Yurchak]] || Elven Officer 1 | ||
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*[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/05/08/28812-what-is-the-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-pandemic-studios-eric-%e2%80%9cgiz%e2%80%9d-gewirtz-tells-us-about-it/ Eric Gewirtz (director) interview] at [[TheOneRing.net]] | *[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2008/05/08/28812-what-is-the-lord-of-the-rings-conquest-pandemic-studios-eric-%e2%80%9cgiz%e2%80%9d-gewirtz-tells-us-about-it/ Eric Gewirtz (director) interview] at [[TheOneRing.net]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:02, 12 November 2014
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | |
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Video game | |
Developer | Pandemic Studios |
Publisher | EA Games |
Platform | PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS |
Release date | January 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
- Balrog
- Gothmog
- Gríma Wormtongue
- Lurtz
- Mouth of Sauron
- Nazgûl
- Oliphaunt
- Saruman
- Sauron
- Troll
- Witch-king
Maps
Map | Modes |
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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 |
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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"