Players will finally fight the entirety of these epic battles any way they want

Allies will join you on the battlefield, but you can't give any orders so you're pretty much on your own while everyone runs around like a Hobbit with its head cut off.

Even though there are many classes, they aren't very unique visually so it can be hard to tell who's on whose side.

There are a few different Lord Rings Conquest Battle modes with unique features.

In the campaign, each map will give you many specific objectives.

In the mines of Moria, for instance, you must rescue fellow soldiers who have been imprisoned.

After claiming control points and defeating the enemy you need to bash down the door to the prison,

then escort everyone outside while you're chased by a mean old Balrog.

But in Conquest mode, things are much simpler. You choose a side, choose a map, and then race to grab all the control points.

Both modes provide good button mashing fun with just a touch of strategy.

The campaign can be frustrating, though, because if you fail one objective you have to restart the entire mission -- there are no checkpoints.

Both versus and co-op games can be played with up to four people locally.

While basically fun, we did encounter some lag during our playtest.

Whichever class you choose will always start out sluggish, but they can be powered-up by collecting orbs from fallen enemies.

Both attack power and speed can be increased this way, but they will be reset after a respawn.

You like this mechanic, but combat in general doesn't feel very satisfying.

You don't really get a sense that you are clashing swords and armor with your opponents.

After a battle you'll get to view some stats on your performance,

and an in-game achievement system will award you for certain accomplishments (keep too many allies from being killed, for instance).

Howard Shore's fantastic score from the films accompanies your Conquest,

and short snippets of movie footage are used to introduce each scenario.

Let's go to the game Lord Rings Conquest Battle...