Lord of the Ring: Conquest A "Sore Point" For Licensor

22 Feb 2009 at 12:19:58 by

The Saul Zaentz Company, the company which holds the license for the many Lord of the Rings (LotR) IPs including videogames, has told IncGamers that EA's recent LotR offering was a "sore point".

Asked whether the company were satisfied with the final product and whether they thought it was a rush job to push out a game before the license expired, Fredrica Drotos, a licensor from Saul Zaentz said it is difficult approve something that had obvious issues.

"You’ve hit on a really sore spot.  We were happy with a lot of what EA did and they’re a great company but it’s difficult when something comes down for our review and we have issues with it. "

"We are not videogame experts.  Our job is to make sure that nothing in these games are objectionable.  I don’t think there was anything in the final product of Conquest that was actually objectionable.  It may not be the best game in some people’s opinion, but I don’t think the Tolkien Estate or anyone else could say it was inappropriate as a representation of the Lord of the Rings lore. "

Lord of the Ring: Conquest was released on 31 January on PC, 360, PS3 and DS and was met with harsh criticism.

Look out for the full interview with the Saul Zaentz Company on Monday.

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