<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
film	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
borrows	O
many	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Pandemic	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandemic	O
used	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
taken	O
inspiration	O
from	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
original	O
fantasy	B-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
level	O
based	O
loosely	O
around	O
Balin	O
's	O
conquest	O
of	O
Moria	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Gimli	O
attempts	O
to	O
retake	O
the	O
dwarven	O
city	O
from	O
the	O
orcs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
focusing	O
on	O
its	O
combat	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
balance	O
issues	O
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
bugs	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
campaign	O
,	O
containing	O
eight	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loosely	O
follows	O
the	O
major	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
with	O
some	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mines	O
of	O
Moria	O
and	O
Minas	O
Morgul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
class-based	O
character	O
system	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
found	O
in	O
Pandemic	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
gameplay	O
features	O
are	O
greatly	O
reduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
cited	O
the	O
films	O
as	O
their	O
primary	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
when	O
necessary	O
they	O
took	O
liberties	O
to	O
apply	O
those	O
stories	O
to	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Zero	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	O
content	O
(	O
DLC	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
lamented	O
the	O
objectives	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
hold	O
a	O
position	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
length	O
of	O
time	O
while	O
being	O
besieged	B-Application
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
problem	O
being	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
killed	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
respawned	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
has	O
been	O
overrun	O
before	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
fight	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
chastised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
presenting	O
"	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
wooden-legged	O
freaks	O
who	O
moonwalk	O
like	O
the	O
Former	O
King	O
of	O
Pop	O
 [ ... ] 	O
the	O
gimpiest	O
horses	O
since	O
Two	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
likened	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
creature	O
character	O
models	O
to	O
"	O
claymation	O
diarrhea.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
commended	O
the	O
musical	O
score	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
dedicated	O
fans	O
of	O
online	O
,	O
class-based	O
games	O
and	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
view	O
not	O
shared	O
by	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
who	O
believed	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
books	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
likely	O
to	O
hate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
n't	O
an	O
online	O
gamer	O
,	O
Battlefront	B-Application
player	O
,	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
nerd	O
,	O
movie	O
buff	O
,	O
or	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
fanatic	O
on	O
Earth	O
who	O
could	O
be	O
satisfied	O
with	O
Conquest.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
similar	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
