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Based on DEMO

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is not a "hard-core" gamers dream by any means, but the demo was a lot of fun and I will buy the game based on that. There is a lot of jumping which needs to be done in a synchronized and timed manner and it appears that you can only save at certain points, but there seems to be a lot to explore and some challenges in getting all of the "courage points."

Awesome representation of the book

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: October 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is an awesome representation of the book. Not only does the characters represented properly in the game, the puzzles are certainly entertaining. The PC version of Hobbit has much more higher resolution than its console counterparts, thus not only it's beautiful, it's too cool. There is a lot of secret and charms throughout each level and I find it amusing to see certain little things that happen throughout Middle Earth.

Can you give it 6 stars?????????

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 17
Date: October 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is so awesome!!! i played the demo like 10 times. rocks, walking-stick, and sting to kill your enemies...what more can a hobbit fan want?!?!? this is exactly what i pictured when i was reading the book. i can't wait till i can buy the full version!

Finally, a Lord of the Rings game worthy of the title!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: November 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

100% recommend this title. It's both true to the works and a fun experience.

A Real Adventure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First I dont know what this other guy is talking about with bad controls,
you can customize them any way you like and it works great.

Pros:
-I cannot think of a game that has better graphics then this one.
-Best Adventure Game you will like it even if you have
never played an adventure game before.
-extremly fun
-cool story

Cons:
-pittyfull saving options

Conclusion: You need this Game!

Yuck!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: December 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Platform-specific comments:

The controls for the PC version of this game are extremely cumbersome.

If you must get this game, get it for gamecube or xbox.

Non-platform-specific comments:

The game is only very loosely based on the book.

There are no meaningful decisions in the game. Basically, every time one plays through the game, it will be pretty much the same. There's hardly any development or customization of the main character. Also, there is pretty much only one path through any given level. The player is not presented with choices but rather may as well go watch a movie.

Really great game, but Bilbo is treated unfairly

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Bilbo is treated really unfairly. I mean a hit from the skull dead dudes takes 2 life bubbles away, and a slime thing that the dead purple skeleton thing throws at you takes 3 lives away, and if you hit them it just takes a coulple of liquid from the blood. And you cannot hit them repeatedly or block an attack. And the rocks that you throw are like crap, it barely even hurts the enemy. Eveything has more blood than you and you don't get shields or anything. Really unfair, but other wise, the graphics are amazing! You cannot believe how something like this can work on your comptuer. It is fun to play too, sometimes.

This game is cute but gets boring rather quickly

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I played this game for hours on end after I first bought it but got soon bored with having to start the same level over and over and over again because the trolls spotted Bilbo or he didn't have enough health to survive a massive troll attack. Downloading a trainer and cheat codes helped for a while, but now I'm getting bored again (I'm stuck in Mirkwood, getting slaughtered by skeletal warriors in spite of The Ring).

The game action mainly consists of jumping/climbing, picking up things, and wacking baddies.

It's an ok game for relaxation after a long work day and I'll continue playing it, mainly because I like the graphics. My only real criticism is that you can't change the camera angle to 1st viewer perspective (looking at Bilbo's back gets a bit annoying after a while) and that sometimes the view changes by itself (for example in the dwarf mines when Bilbo has to jump from one big wheel to the next), making it hard to control his movements.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think that this game had pretty good graphics, a great story, great aventure, and a good system of controls.

Great game to say the least

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is awsome. I just bought it and in 2 days im in riddles in the dark. I am a huge hobbit fan and although they may have complicated some things it's fairly true to the book! all in all a great game

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