badmojo74

Wow. I just played the Xbox 360 demo for Lord of the Rings: Conquest. I realize it was just a demo, but for such an A-List property from a formerly awesome developer (Pandemic) it really seems like a half-ass, button mashing waste of time. The game is coming out in a month or two, so I can only assume that what I played was representative of the finished product.

It's supposed to be a third person action game recreating major battles in the Lord of the Rings books. It's supposed to allow you to play battles from both the good and evil sides. The idea of being able to play the charge of the Rohirrim on the Fields of Pelennor and then switching over to controlling the Balrog is just awesome; that makes the failure to execute this game even more of a shame.

At least the demo was free and I saved myself the $60 it would cost to buy the game.

By the way, definitely check out the song listed in the Foxytunes link listed below if you want to hear some authentic pirate/sailing songs. Be warned for a 200+ year old tune it's incredibly filthy. "The Good Ship Venus" is another fun one. We all know what "Venus" rhymes with.

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Now playing: Hal Willner - Gavin Friday / Baltimore Whores
via FoxyTunes