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I'm Getting It For Christmas!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am going to get this game as a Christmas present. Don't worry! I already know about the glitches in this game that make it freeze up. Thankfully, I got some information off of the internet telling how to avoid the glitches that are in the game. I am so excited about owning The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring game for the Game Boy Advance! I played it at my cousins house and loved it! Now I can't wait to own it. If you are going to buy this game then be sure to search the internet by typing in "Problems With Universal's Rings". Then you'll read about how to avoid the glitches.

Hey! New Version Works Just Fine!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I once owned 'Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' GBA game that had a lot of glitches in it. I sold that one and now I own the new, glitch-free, version of it. I am very happy with the new version! No glitches and more music (score) make 'Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring' have better game-play. I highly recommend this GBA game-title!

If only there were fewer problems....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is great.....Until you see all the problems hiding in it just waiting to pop out at you! When it comes to graphics it's very good and it follows the story very closly but the sad truth is that it has so many glitches that it gets annoying. Bilbo wont drop the objects, Gimli disapears, and to top it off it gets frozen when u get to the Mines of Moria! Yes there are tricks to getting trough the game but some dont work. Take me for instance.... I read the bad reviews but (me being as bullheaded as i am) still bought it. i was hooked till i started having problems.....well ok no biggie i just went online and found ways of getting through them and they worked fine.....till Mines of Moria!
My game kept freezing so i saved the game before i went in and now im stuck right in the spot where as soon as i turn on the game i go into the passage where it freezes so i cant go back cuz i automatically go in and as soon as i go in the game gets frozen!
Maybe theres someone whose game will actualy work out there but i doubt it.....
My advice don't buy this game go for The Two Towers or The Return of the King.

A Big Dissapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Initially, this game showed a lot of promise. Being a huge fan of both the LOTR books and movies, I was excited when I saw this released. The back of the box promised a revolutionary combat system, eye-popping graphics, and open-ended game play - sounded great...so what happened?

Well, to avoid starting this review on a sour note, I'll begin with what worked. Admittedly, "eye-popping graphics" and Gameboy don't really belong in the same sentence, but I was still amazed at the detail and beauty of the game world. The graphics were on the level of Golden Sun (which if you've played it, you know what I mean). Hobbiton was lush and I enjoyed checking out Bag End and interacting with other hobbits. I also appreciated the fact that the game took very few liberties with the text, allowing the player to experience much of the Tolkein world.

However, this game was dull - with a capital 'D'! The rich and detailed world of LOTR was overwhelming and burdensome, and much of the nuanced details that make the book so enjoyable simply served as wearying breaks in the action. I found myself wandering for long stretches on fetch-and retrieve missions and talking with every minor character in the ever mentioned in the book. The Tom-Bombadil/Old-Man-Willow section was particularly tedious and made me want to bludgeon myself over the head with the Gameboy. After arriving in the mines of Moria, I experienced several problems with the game crashing (!) and with the dungeon maze being very dark and confusing (On a non-backlit Gameboy I found myself huddling under a night-light and squinting in frustration). The crash problems were unacceptable. Due to the utter lack of variables from system to system, and the fact that game-patches are not possible, I felt as if any problems with the game crashing should have and could have been fixed before release.

Additionally, the open-ended game-play that is promised means little more than being able to talk to a lot of people who really have nothing to say that adds to the plot of the game. After a while, I found myself unwilling to explore because I was afraid of other crash problems - and quite simply did not care.

Lastly, the combat system made me feel as if I was drunk. It was true, as the box stated, I could play all the characters and that the particular turn-based engine that the game uses is unique, but what this end up meaning is that battling is burdensome and tedious. I expect that this "revolutionary" system will continue to be unique because it is very ill-conceived and executed.

In short, this game was not fun. The designers did a sloppy job and the universe as they conceived it does not do the material justice. I would not even recommend the game to die-hard LOTR fans as it is not worth their time - read the book again instead.

Tip

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Here is a little tip for when your game freezes, simply switch characters! It happened to me once and I had this game for a day. It happened when I first met an elf. Otherwise it's a great game! The graphics are stunnung, and it is very addicting.

Ok game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is Ok. If you like slow paced games this is your game.The graphics are great but the gameplay is slow.You can play all of the fellowship but you have to get to Rivendel to get Gimli,Legolas,Borimer,and Gandalf.

The Buggiest Game I've ever seen

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Is this the same GBA "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings" that was produced by Vivendi? Now it is said to be by "Jack of All Games". If this is the same cartrige, and it looks identical, this is the buggiest game I've ever seen. I have never even been able to get out of Rivendell, because Bilbo won't drop Sting, the Elves won't drop Gimli's Axe, and Gimli doesn't show up at the exit to get his axe. Unless these things happen you cannot leave Rivendel. I have played through to Rivendell twice, and it just gets stuck there. There are numerous other bugs as well, the game freezes in the house where you fight spiders, and when you enter the mines of Moria, although I have never even gotten that far. This would be a good game, if it worked. But it does not.

Not bad.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is definetly fun but make sure you rent it before you buy it! There are a couple of glitches but it can be fixed. If you like LOTR then look into this game. If you don't like LOTR you will think this game is a total mess! I love this game but see for yourself.

chalinging game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is hard and I still havn't beaten it, and I have had it for two mothes. I reconmend for only skilled players play.

DELTA 904
thanks for youre time and patience

Pitiful game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game has so many bugs I'm suprised it works at all. I can't even finish because of a glitch in the Mines of Moria. I wish I could get my money back.

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