Before the PS3’s life cycle, there was The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, which was a glitchy, chaotic disaster that felt like playing a massive pillow fight in Mordor. It’s not on PS3 (it’s a PS2 game), but I mention it because its director, a guy named John Tobias, later made a game for PS3 that actually used the Sixaxis controller. You had to shake the controller to throw a fireball. You know what that feels like? Shaking a maraca made of rage.
But wait—there’s one more hidden gem. Lego The Lord of the Rings also includes a secret level where you play as a ringwraith, flying around on a fell beast. It’s unlocked by collecting all 250 gold bricks, which requires an obsessive patience usually reserved for sorting your sock drawer. But trust me, buzzing around the Shire as a ghost on a giant bat is worth every agonizing second.
LORD OF THE RINGS CONQUEST / WAR IN THE NORTH PS3 GAMES, Video Gaming
