Summary

the Two Towers was a fantastic game, and the Return of the King is nothing less. you get a lot more characters to play as like Sam, Frodo, and even Gandalf. but for some reason I thought that it didn't bring as much joy playing it as the Two Towers did, even though you have more characters, but that's just not enough.

Sound

great sounds, with the blades hitting each other and arrows flying everywhere. good voiceovers too.

Gameplay

great L.O.T.R fights and minigames that you will play every once and a while. the A.I of the orks aren't to great, but i really didn't care at the time.

Summary

Seriously! I paid $8 for this game, used, at EB! I was kinda shocked it was so cheap, wondered if it was worth a flip. Guy in the store said he had it on Xbox I think and said how good it was. So I thought, for $8, I can try it, it looks great on the box. So this game review will be my first impression for my first few hours of play.

Sound

Identical to the movie, including voices. Some of the music gets you really into the battle, with the horns and drums. I really get into the fighting big time, and the graphics and detail just make it seem almost like you're basically playing the movie. Sound is clear, loud and straight from the movie, every last bit, down to the annoying Smeegul.

Gameplay

It would have been so excellent to have had EA include part 1 and 2 from the movie, and make you play through the WHOLE trilogy. It'd probably be several dozens of hours of gameplay! But this is based on the 3rd movie, of course. The gameplay is sort of Gauntlet style, if anyone remembers that game. A 3rd person view, as well. I must say, the controls were made for Xbox players, and in the game on PC you can use your controller and analog sticks if it has any. I chose to use keyboard and mouse. A lot of attack moves are here, and I wish I had another 5 button mouse again! It'd come in handy, trust me. The gameplay follows the movie, anyhow, and during the real scenes from the movie in-game, it suddenly blends into the game itself. The very beginning of the game is great, it really makes an impact and sets the plot for the whole game, being from the movie of course. So far, the game play SHOULD have worked a lil bit more like, say, GTA Vice City, where you can use the mouse to turn as you run. But, the control, after getting used to it, ends up being fine. The camera angles take some getting used to however, sometimes you get backed into a corner at a distance, and you cant see what the heck you're doin! Lastly, the way the game levels progress, and the weird upgrade system, is confusing for quite a while to start, and pulling of special moves via mouse and keyboard can be awkward quite a bit until you played for a few hours and gotten used to it.

Summary

A game that lets the gamer play as characters from the movie, Such as Aragorn of Legolas. Battle your way through hordes of Orcs and other things.

Sound

Sounds like they just took a crappy recording from the movie.

Gameplay

Alright on one player. Nice controls, except for the Physical attack, ctrl is a pain to reach. With your pinky. Makes on level difficult to play. Co-op just plain sucks. Not worth playing for too long.