After playing the Demo, it didn't take long for me to decide, I was not buying this game.

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Metareview -- Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PS3, 360)

by Randy Nelson Jan 16th 2009 5:30PM

EA got the folks who made the rather excellent Star Wars: Battlefront II to make Lord of the Rings: Battlefront Conquest, so it, too, must be rather excellent? Despite the source material, developer pedigree and the fact that you can play as the bad guys, the reviews -- which admonish its "ropey visuals" and "redundant gameplay" -- do not smile kindly on this latest video game jaunt through Tolkien's Middle Earth. Sauron's eye casts its gaze on the scores and summaries below.

• IGN (70/100): "Diehard fans of both online, class-based games and The Lord of the Rings might want to invest the sixty bucks, but if redundant and unimaginative gameplay are things you despise, you'll want to steer clear."
• GameSpot (65/100): "The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is an exciting and action-packed way to experience Middle-earth, provided that you have the patience and fortitude to shoulder a few frustrating burdens."
• Eurogamer (50/100): "While there is some enjoyment to be had here, it is hard-won and rarely fulfilling. The imprecision of the combat and its lightweight feel combined with the ropey visuals conspire to date the game considerably."
• Official Xbox Magazine (40/100): "It'd be too easy to say that Conquest will appeal only to diehard Tolkien fans; in fact, they're the ones most likely to hate it."

ouch

ouch yes, beta was fun.
i am not a lord of the rings fan though

That demo did not do it for me either.

Yet another LotR letdown... why oh why cant we get a good game? BFME3 please?

I feel like the only person on the planet who liked the demo, and one of the few who actually wants the game. Regardless of reviews, I'll be getting it, but it's kinda sad that it didn't do so well with the reviewers.

lol crap game

I liked the demo also.  I didn't like it enough to buy it, but it was pretty fun.  I'd probably pick this game up if it were $30, but $60 is a big fat no.

I liked the demo, but The Force Unleashed has taught me that great demo =/= great game. I was waiting for reviews, and a 7 from IGN...

EDIT: That's lower than The Force Unleashed. And that's the same score that GameSpot gave to Army of Two- 6.5...

Ouch.

This looks like a rental to me. I can't afford to buy bad games. My wallet can't take it.