Tech2: LOTR: Conquest Hands-On

Tech2 writes: "I'm not a big fan of the Lord of the Rings universe. Sure, I've seen and appreciated all three movies but I wouldn't know a Frodo Baggins from a Bilbo Baggins. With this limited knowledge of the LOTR franchise I cautiously approached the latest Lord of the Rings (LOTR) game at the Games Convention Asia 2008.

Unlike previous LOTR games like Battle for Middle Earth that were all about strategy, LOTR Conquest is an all-out action game from Pandemic Games, the same folk behind the uber-destructive Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. It's also the first LOTR game that'll allow players to play as both the good and the evil side; unfortunately I only had some quick hands-on time with the good folk. My task in the demo was to protect some place from an Orc invasion, and to do so I could play as one of four classes – Warrior, Archer, Mage, and Scout."