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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
- Based on New Line Cinema's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings
- Journey through multiple gameplay paths, taking control of the motion picture trilogy's heroes
- Defend the walls of Minas Tirith as Gandalf; raise the Army of the Dead as Aragorn, Legolas, or Gimli; and more
- Exclusive voice-over provided by the actual actors from the films
- All-new multiplayer co-op mode will let players form their own Fellowship
Avg. Customer Review: 
Good game, could have been better
I gave this 3 stars, but it probably deserves a 3.5. By the time I finish the game (only played about 5 of the 15 levels so far), this review might warrant 4 stars. The game itself is pretty sweet. There's lots of stuff to do, lots of things to kill, and lots of ways to do it. The graphics are excellent. I've seen a couple of reviews whining about having to buy a graphics card for this game. I have a 64 MB card, and that's hardly cutting edge right now. The game works fine and runs smoothly. You could probably get by with a 32 MB even, which would hardly break anyone's bank. So these reviewers complaining about it not running on their computers just need to replace their PCs they bought 4 years ago and never bothered to upgrade. Cause the Recommended system requirements aren't that stringent. You could play this game on a 2 year old PC easily. The other thing I like about the game is the voiceovers and cutscenes. Its nice to see if you're a fan of the movies. And it really adds to the game. Here are my gripes: First, the controls aren't very precise. For movement, its standard WASD PC controls. But when I move, its not very precise. I get turned around very easily and you can get confused when you're battling in a crowd of guys. Add in all the other function keys and the controls can become unwieldy unless you're a super serious gamer. Second, the game camera is a pain in the butt. It only displays from set angles, so sometimes you don't see where you're going or wat's coming at you, so orcs in the game get cheap shot damage on you cause you didn't even know they were there. There is an alternate camera angle mode that I haven't tried yet. It might be an improvement, so don't let what I've said about camera angles be a deal breaker. Third, don't buy this game for the coop. Its worthless since you can only play on the same PC. EA really should have set that up to be an online feature. What a waste. Finally, this game is hard. Even on Easy its hard. This is good because it increases replay value, but it sucks when you jut want to beat the game fast to see the cutscenes first. Also, on some levels, you pretty much have to have a strategy and know what you're doing to win. You can't just hack and slash your way through every level. Take for example the Walls of Minas Tirith level. You basically have to spend your whole time knocking down ladders to keep the walls from being overrun by enemies. First few times I played this, I just kept killing dudes and I lost every time. I was expecting I could just kick ass through every level of this game and win, but oh no. In sum, I think this is a good game that really blew it on some angles. But overall its worth it, especially if you're a Lord of the Rings fan.
 Cool but short
hi potential buyers hope this review helps :-)
first of all great game. cool charecters. i like the idea of three paths with different charecters on each, then after you beat the game you can play anyone on any level. the graphics are great too.
Gameplay 5/5 easy controls cool moves it's fun to shoot arrown k-swoosh
Length 3/5 the game is so short I can beat it in about 6 hours but it's still pretty fun the first time
Replay 5/5 the game is actually funner the second time around because you have good moves (escpecially the first levels). it's fun on "the southern gate" to be legolas, turn on infinate arrows and just shoot and shoot and shoot
Extras 5/5 cool extras you unlock merry pippin and faramir and two new levels that are cool it's you against hoards of enemys the intervievs are cool to watch too
Graphics 5/5 i'm not a person that needs good graphics but these are great
Overall 4/5 great game just to short :-)
the black gate is really fun. i could sit here and type for hours about how cool this game is but i wont. have fun guys!
 A Game thats fun for on or two people!
A game where you can just play the roles of your favorite characters form the Lord of the Rings trilogy from Aragorn to Gandalf. You can play by yourself, or you can play with a friend ON THE SAME COMPUTER! The graphics are great, the sound effects are super, and the combos are awesome! I really reccomend this game for people who like action, cooperative play, or fighting games.
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