The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Genre:

Action

Year:

2003

Developer:

Electronic Arts Redwood Shores Studio

Publisher:

Electronic Arts

Perspective:

3rd-person

Theme:

Fantasy

Releases:

Windows (2003), Macintosh (2004)

Also known as:

A Gyűrűk Ura: A Király Visszatér, Der Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs, El Señor de los Anillos: El Retorno del Rey, Il Signore degli Anelli: Il Ritorno del Re, Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le Retour du Roi, O Senhor dos Anéis: O Regresso do Rei, O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei, Pán prstenů: Návrat krále, Pán Prsteňov: Návrat kráľa, Ringenes Herre: Atter en Konge, Ringenes Herre: Kongen vender tilbage, Sagan om Konungens Återkomst: Härskarringen, Władca Pierścieni: Powrót Króla, Zhihuan Wang: Wangzhe Wudi, LOTR:ROTK

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King transports players into the heart of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world. This action-packed game lets you step into the shoes of the trilogy's heroes, facing the daunting task of destroying the One Ring and bringing peace to Middle-earth. As players journey through the game, they relive key moments from the film, engaging in intense battles and pivotal story scenes. The game offers a variety of playable characters, including Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Sam, and Frodo, each with their unique abilities and combat styles. This diversity allows for different gameplay experiences, adding to the game's replayability. Thanks to the license, you can also look forward to heroes modeled after real actors, film music and other scenes known from this successful film trilogy. The content of the game mostly consists of constantly moving forward and eliminating dozens of enemies (similar to, for example, in the old Golden Ax) with occasional help from the environment (tearing down a tower with enemies, etc.). As you progress through the game, you gain experience that unlocks new moves and combos for your heroes. The game consists of thirteen missions, which are divided into three branches. In the first you will play as Gandalf the White and you will see for example the Iron Pass or the city of Minas Tirith, in the second branch you will be able to choose between Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli and it takes place for example in the Paths of the Dead or the Pellenor Fields and in the last branch there is to Frodo and Sam's choice and will take you to Cirith Ungol or Mount Doom itself.