OXM has posted a preview of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest. It is, like many others, positive towards the game. However, there is mention of a ‘Defender’ class - is this the much speculated Guardian class, or is it just the Warrior class? The preview also states that Helms Deep will go beyond what was shown in the films:

But, of course, we’ll all play single-player as well, and Conquest opens as the Uruk’Hai charge at Helm’s Deep. As in Battlefront, you pick your character type from a carousel of options: archer, mage, defender, scout, and more. They each have special abilities (mages toss fireballs and can heal; archers play like third-person shooters), and if you choose unwisely, you can switch at any time. Helm’s Deep is a massive level, and while you’ll kick ladders off the wall and stop the suicidebomber orcs as usual, you’ll also scrap in places the film never showed, deep inside the mammoth mountain.

Hmmm. Speculation is sure to increase following this preview, so hopefully Pandemic can shed some light on a few issues in the upcoming months.

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest will be released this fall on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Nintendo DS.