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good game
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Everytime i play this game i have alot of fun. The graphics are on a scale of 1 - 10 , 100 , they're that good. anyways i love this game . i also like the movie i think you'd like this game. ( I like to play as Gimily. He's so funny!!!)
Great- But Ending is A Little Dissapointing
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Maybe its just me- but this game is HARD- even on the "Easy Setting." Don't get me wrong; on the "default" setting, this game is easy in the early stages. But it escalates into epic battles that actually make me tired. In "The Fields of Pellinor," I spent a solid twemty minutes swinging my sword and killing orcs- NON- STOP! It's challening to say the least, and that's just part of what makes this a great games.
Then there's the graphics. They are easily some of the most gorgeous, detialed graphics I've seen to date. EA has really raised the bar with this one.
But the real killer is the sound. The game has THX digital surround sound, and if you experience this game with a surround sound sytem, then you are in for one thrilling ride. It's as close as you can get to living the adventures in the movie. ROTK is my favorite film of all time, easily surpassing the original Star Wars trilogy, IMHO.
The only low point with the game is the end. I thought they would include a shot of the Sauron's castle falling down, like in the film. But it's much less dramatic than that. Moreover, the game's final confrontation with Golum is static and not very intense. Up to the very last level, you kill hundreds of Orcs and Harans. But the final battle bascially amounts to pushing Golum over a cliff. We don't get to see Sauron's ultimate defeat, the whole reason for hacking your way through endless seas of orcs.
Otherwise, a highly recommended game!
Return of the King rules
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Really, really good. I thought that the levels were awesome. It is as good as the movie. At times it is funny, as in Escape from Osgiliath. If you are reading this review, I think that you should get this game.
Very cool
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User
So my mom and my 13 year old go out for 3 days and I rented LOTR:ROTK for a week.I STAYED UP TILL 3am in the morning.Thats
how addicting it is.The levels are:
Path of king Path of wizard Path of hobbits
1.Paths of the dead 1.Road to Isenguard 1.Escape from Osgilieth
2.King of the dead 2.Minas tirith 1 2.Shelobs lair
3.Southern gate 3.Minas tirith 2 3.Cirith ungol
4.Pelenoir fields 4.Black gate 4.Mount doom
5.Black gate
Secrets:2 levels,3 characters,and cheat codes
Graphics 9/10
Gameplay 8/10
Sound effects 10/10
Replay value 7/10
Music 9/10
Overall 43/50
T-Violence
A great game, but it goes too fast
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game based on "The Return of the King" features excellent gameplay with nearly flawless controlls. It is hard to think of something more entertaining than slaying orc after orc with the Narsil, or picking them off with a bow while controlling Legolas. However, this game ends too soon, there is not enough hack n' slash to satisfy me. If EA could make an epic LOTR game that gave us 50+ hours of gameplay(instead of the 10-15 in ROTK),with more free-roaming levels, I believe that they would have one of the greatest video games of all time.
Wow
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User
1 star for the Awesome graphics.
1 star for the Wonderful gameplay.
1 star for the cool hidden characters.
1 star for the smooth transition from movie to game to movie
1 star for being 2 player coop on the ps2
and.. 5 stars cuz my girlfriend LIKES playing it with me!
cons? umm.. I dont have a network adapter, so i cant play online... thats not actually a con about this game though, is it? well.. its the closest thing to a con about this game that I can come up with. :)
GREAT work from EA -- Highly recommended
Ea does it again
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Ea has made a series of great Lothr games, but this is by far the best. You can be gandalf, aragorn,legolas,gimli,and sam in the beginning.Once you get to the Crack of Doom[last level] you can be Frodo. Once you beat the crack of doom you can do any level with any character. You also get, as a secret character, merry, pippen, and faramir. The return of the king also has enhanced co-op mode. IN this mode you can play with 2 players. There are three paths which you can be different Characters. 1 path is path of the wizard[gandalf]. 2nd is path of the hobbits[Sam and Frodo]. Third is path of the king[legolas,aragorn,gimli]. With gandalf you defeat isengared,battle ant minas tirith and make a last stand at the black gate. With aragorn,legolas, and gimli you go through the paths of the dead, gondor's southern gate,pelenor fields, and once again, make a last stand at the black gate. In the paths of the hobitts, u escape from osgiliath, duel shelob and her spawns, save Mr.Frodo at cirith ungol, and take the final test at mt.doom[onodruien]where you battle gollum for the fate of middle-earth. Each level is packed with orc slaughter. You don't have to be a mastermind to beat this game, but this is definetely one of the best games ea has ever made.
[1-5 5 being the best, 1 being the worst]
Graphics:5
Sound:4
Replay value:4
Gameplay:5
Overall:5
Though this game doesn't take the most strategy, it is just hard-core fun.
LOTR BEST GAME!!!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game is the best!!! the graphics ae alot better than the two towers and the storyline is better and longer. This game is the best and this is definity a buy game.
Rockin' good!!!
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User
Are you kiddin' me?!? This game is terrific - from the visuals to the action to the plot and paths. Best of all, you can be Gandalf!! This game would get 5 stars from me if one of the unlockable characters was Eowyn - a real disappointment she wasn't there.Do we really need 4 hobbits?? Other than that, just awesome. The 2 player games are great fun too. Live the movie - be the hero!!
this is a really good game
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User
This game was really fun. you cant stop getting your hands off it. It only took me 3 days to beat this game.and i alway have trouble playing these games, but this one was really easy. I suggest you to buy it if you think it would only take you a few days to play it.
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