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Keeps me at the edge of my seat!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Hobbit for the pc is the best adventure game I have ever played. It is not to easy. there are around 13 levels that each take more than a hour to complete. Very intresting story.

Pretty cool....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game when I bought my new computer in 12/03. I have to say that the graphics are awesome! It's really amazing how far computer games have come (Zork, anyone?)!

That being said, I agree with the other reviewers who commented on the camera angles (hence only 4 stars). Yes, most of the time the camera angle is under your control - BUT, at some of the most critical times (i.e. jumping to/from the moving platforms, moving through confined spaces, etc.) the camera angle changes to a "default" setting, making it an extra challenge to maneuver Bilbo.

The game's presentation is fairly "cartoonish," but considering that the original Hobbit was also a cartoon (back in like 1978, if I recall correctly) I can't complain too much. The creators did stick with the general story of the book, but to flesh out the game they did take some creative license with some areas (I don't recall reading about Bilbo freeing Balfor in the book!). Was this a good thing? I guess that depends on whether you are a Tolkein "purist" or not. Personally, while I would have liked to have seen them keep more closely to the book the additional "quests" do not detract from the game.

Given the game's presentation, one would think that it was fairly simple to complete. Guess again! This game is deceptively challenging, in that some things that look easy enough to accomplish can be difficult, and take many tries to complete. If you are easily frustrated, you may want to download a demo of this game from the manufacturer's website before purchasing to see if it's something you would enjoy.

All things considered, it's a good game!

AWESOME GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I can't see why some people are giving this game bad reviews. First of all, the camera angles/views are fabulous! And so are the controls! Anyways, I thought this game was for 9-8 year olds(I'm 15). My dad bought it for me for Christmas and I LOVED IT! The graphics are incredible and cute! If you like Lord of the Rings, GET THIS GAME! You will be ADDICTED. Oh, and check the system requirements to be safe! ;)

Not for arachnophobes!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Hobbit is no Spiderman or Battlefront (the attacks are two buttons) and the graphics are only ok. But its just fun for the ride. The hardest things in the game are not the villains but the adventure challenges. You play as Bilbo Baggins through Hobbiton, through the dark goblin caves and troll caverns, all the way to the Dragon Smaug. The graphics are very in-your-face, however (Being an arachnophobe, I nearly fell off my chair when a spider jumped out at me!). I admit, if you are into adventure games with a little more action, I reccomend the Lord Of The Rings games or The Chronicles Of Narnia: Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe. It doesn't have too much action, especially at the beginning. This is the perfect game to get into gaming with, it's short and sweet.And if you are a serious gamer, get this for your PC as well.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game was really very good! Some people say that the graphics were not great, but everything was fine exept the expression in the elves faces. Pretty easy to control, and it was very entertaining the whole way through. Not at all gory or bloody, because the charaters go up in a burst of light when you defeat them. You can win lives by winning little diamond shaped points in different colors, called courage points, which you can find everywhere, and you can get back lost lives through blue healing mushrooms. The music was fantastic, and the game has won 5 awards. It stuck very well to the book, and some people complain about trouble with saving pedestals (namely that you can't save whenever you want to), but I thought that was fine. At some points, the story flows to a movie you can watch, so you don't have to fight in large battles, and occasionally the game goes to a 'book version', where you see pages turn, sort of like in shrek. Anyway, great game, amazing music, loads of fun... I reccomend this to anyone ages 7 and up!

A worthy game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was a little skeptical when i saw the game's cartoony graphics but the gameplay really makes up for it, but the more i played the game though the more i liked the graphics. They remind me of playstation 2 graphics if not a little better. There are times when the camera angles are placed at the wrong angle but this is excusable. The voices are done very well and the music and sound are all good but not remarkable. I found this game much more enjoyable than all of the other lord of the rings games and i have played them all besides the few RTS(real time strategy) ones. There are times when this game is definitely frustrating but when these areas are overcome they are much more rewarding. This game was pretty long but nothing that will keep u entertained for weeks if your an avid game player like myself.I would recommend this game for people of any age as it is not too childish.

Graphics, characters, it's got it all, except....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: January 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Now, when you start out in this game, you think 'what are they doing? They start me out in the shire, where nothing happens.' Where is the hack and slash? It comes later, right now, you get familiarized with the theme, which is bogus because 90% of people buying the game have read the book. You have to find your walking stick and steal a few seed-cakes. Exciting stuff, right? That is what I said. Then you realize it isn't so simple. You get caught by a couple of chickens, and you lose the game. Harsh. Not only that, but yoiu have to jump up waterweels and over cliffs to...take a hammer from a kid. Wow. You have to get the hammer so you can fix a bridge over a river that is 2 In. deep. Then after you "beat" that level, you start with the hack n' slash. Once you get into it, the game, you start to realize that combat is a part of the game.

I like the fact that the bodies of the dead creatures are not shown. As the story gets going, I realize something. They didn't put the game in chronological order. Firstly, you shouldn't get Sting in the troll caves, but in Mirkwood. Secondly, the level under the mountain, you run into 3 goblins in the Book, not 3000. Below, I list the pros and cons of the game.

Pros:
1. graphics
2. character depth
3. combat sequences
4. lack of gore.

Cons:
1. differs from book
2. tricky camera angles
3. lack of gore

If you like:

1. RPGs: depends on if you like Tolkiens works.
1st person shooters: must have.

flight sims: stay away.
sci-fi/action: get it now!

I hope I have influenced your decision on whether or not to spend your hard-earned cash on this game.

If you gave Mario a sword and a ring....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Have you ever wished for a decent Lord of the Rings platformer? A nice, long, but not tedious trek through the wilds of Middle-Earth? Do not worry, there is one! A slightly odd platformer named the Hobbit fits the description perfectly. Very fun, with happy, light-hearted graphics, witty dialogue, and engrossing gameplay. A good buy!

The Hobbit

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: February 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Hobbit is one of the best games I have ever played. The music was good the graphics were stunning the game play was great. It was almost bas good as the book! I just love it.

THIS GAME IS GREAT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: February 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

THIS IS A WELL DONE GAME BY SIERRA. IT HAS GREAT GRAPHICS, GREAT MUSIC, GREAT VOICES, AND GREAT GAMEPLAY. IVE READ OTHER REVIEWS AND THEY SAY THAT THE CAMERAS ARE MESSED UP, BUT THERE PERFECTLY FINE. IF YOUR THINKING ABOUT GETTING THIS GAME YOUR MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE IN GETTING IT. ONCE YOU START TO PLAY YOU DONT WANT TO STOP. ITS AWESOME BECAUSE YOU GET TO USE THE RING TO MAKE YOURSELF INVISIBLE DURING THE GAME, AND YOU GET TO USE A GLOWING SWORD NAMED STING. I RATE THIS GAME FIVE STARS BECAUSE ITS TOTALLY AWESOME, AND ANY BOZO WHO DOESNT THINK THAT IS AN INSIGNIFICANT BUM!!!!

Ethan Newcomer

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