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Surprisingly Good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

So...what I know about RPG video games could fit on the back of a postage stamp. Frankly, I bought LoTR: The Third Age because, like a lot of folks here, I'm a LoTR fan.

First off, I love the authenticity of it...voices of people from the movie, scenes from the film, but yet, a different storyline and characters.

Second, graphics are gorgeous and well-done. The movement of the character running up the steps of the elven healing altar is just freakin' cool.

Third, replay value is surprisingly good. You can "pump" up a different character every time you play. They all have so many different skills.

Fourth, the format is fun. No running around like headless chickens pressing random buttons, trying to figure out the double-cross mega drop-kick or whatever. You have time to make good choices.

OK, yeah, there are a few times where the dialogue is cheesy. So what? You move on and keep playing. Hardcore LoTR fans are probably going to hate this game, because "it mutilates everything we love about LoTR." However, it's a video game...keep those things separate in your mind, and you'll probably enjoy this gem.

A Bit Long...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love all things Lord Of The Rings. This game is great, if a bit hard at the start. The graphics are some of the best and most realistic I've seen on Nintendo in a long time. The only thing that bugs me is that you have to switch discs halfway through the game. I know that this is because of the intensive graphics and sound effects, but it's still annoying. All in all, this is an amazing game and probably one of the top two LOTR games I've ever played !

Disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game hoping it would be like to Knights of the Old Republic...

I was dead wrong.

The weapons, spells, and whatnot look pretty cool, and the landscape look nice. The games weakest point is its storyline. From the view of an avid LOTR fan, its ludicrous. It begins okay, but around Helm's Deep and Osgiliath, the plot worsens until the end. The script is painful to hear.

Bpttom Line: RPG and LOTR fans might want to rent this, but anyone not wishing to see the most ridiculous final boss fight of all time night want to skip this.

wepons armor elfstones!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

well ive played allot of rpgs but this overall was the bust fun with new foes new wepons great skills i especially like the elfstones some increase action points some increase health and ect. but some even give you a whole new variety of skills!great levels from the movie no choice of difficulty so if you start s new game it might be easier from experience,but beside that it would be pretty dificult especially the bosses ranging from trolls balrog and even the witchking of agnmar!ive had this game for months and havent got past pellenor fields!the mumakil and withcking will defeat you if u dont hav mountian shieldand an elfstone of spirit enchancement he could stun you and kill you in about 3 to 5 hits!thats y i sugges u rentt if u dont like its probably not your thing(: ok everyone im just a kid but thats my opion get this game(: or i will get u!

A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: September 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game before I looked at the reviews, and now I regret buying it. It is the 2nd worst game I have ever played(1st being Finding Nemo). If this game sound cool to you don't buy it before renting it. If you don't rent it first, I am telling you, it is a waste of money!! I payed $20 on this when I could've spent it on a better game, now I wasted 20 bucks on that piece of junk! I lost valuable weapons on that game because I died but could'nt save at any time I wanted to. That is why you should rent it first or waste your money.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have this game and it's very fun. I spend hours playing it. The people who don't like it seem to have just picked it up without actually reading that it's an RPG! Anyway, I like how the game has new characters to play as. The new characters are: Berethor, Citadel Guard of Gondor; Idrial, Elf of Lothlorien; Elegost of the Dunedain; Hadhod, Dwarf of Fundin's clan; Morwen, Maiden of Rohan and Eoden of the Riddermark. All of the characters get better armor and weapons throughout the game. I like equipping the characters, and creating new armor combinations is fun. During some battles in the game you get to play as Gandalf (Grey & White), Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn, Faramir, Eowyn and an elf named Aranel. You get to visit lots of cool places from the movie, including Moria, Helm's Deep, Osgiliath, Minas Tirith and Pelennor Fields. While you play the game you select one of the new characters to walk around as and three of the new characters to fight as. The three characters you select can be traded for the other new characters during the battle. (When a movie character is in a battle you have four characters, including the one from the movie, and the movie character can't be traded.) You can usually tell when a battle is coming because either the Eye of Sauron or a Palantir will appear in the corner of the screen and get brighter as you get closer to the battle. You can use co-op mode for two players, but it's not that great. Only one person can have a walking character, which means the other person has to wait until a battle to be able to play. The game is still great, but it's better for one player at a time. If you like Lord of the Rings, this is an excellent game. I definetly reccomend buying it!

Experience the Trilogy, through RPG

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First of all, RPGs are one of my favourite type of game, especially Final Fantasy's. And to hear that the greatest movie of all time is coming out in RPG style, I was astonished about the idea. The only thing was that this was an EA game. Dont get me wrong, I think EA are great for games. Just not familiar to RPGs. But I thought to my self, if I havent seen any RPG under EA games then I cant complain just yet.

The game is based upon the entire LOTRs trilogy. You play as an all-new character cast, interacting with the heroes of the movie trilogy through certain events from the main story.

With the first ten minutes of this game I could see that EA has done an excellent job. With its graphics and sound, 'LOTRs:the third age' really gives a brilliant impression of the movie. The music and atmosphere are spot on and sound effects of the enemies really gives you the impression that you are actually watching the movie. The best thing within these effects are noticed within the battle scene. But the best has still to come when you reach Balrog himself. As you fight alongside Gandalf you will notice how the animation of Balrog is so fluid. While containing stunning visuals and sound effects within the Balrog battle this is one of the most dramatic experiences through RPG battles.

It also contains a massive amount of cut scenes of the actual movie that are found throughout the game so people will not miss out on their favourite scenes.

The thing about 'LOTR:the third age' is that as you continue on your adventure you will notice how things differs in many ways to most large epic RPGs. There are no shops to purchase items or weapons. These must be found through the land of middle earth in battles and treasure chests. As an RPG, it also seems a bit linear, making this feel like of a 3D adventure with an RPG twist. After a Major quest is complete, there is no going back. This may be a problem for big epic hard core-RPG fans. But this can also be a good thing. Even though this is an Adventure/RPG game, even non-RPG fans may find this entertaining and a fun experience to play.

I have noticed that many critics have made bad comments on this one. I feel that this one has been totally underrated, big time. So it may not be the perfect RPG or entirely an RPG epic, but EA has still provided us with a great RPG, nonetheless, for everyone and not just for the fans.

Fantastic Adventure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game holds true to form to the movie, yet you play a parallel characters alongside the main plot. It works very well doing this, and the GIANT selection of cinematics is breathtaking!

The graphics on this are showcase for any system, and are stunning by all accounts. In addition, there are bonus evil campaigns, where you can fight as the mighty watcher or Balrog, and other things.

Fantastic game, and the GameCube version is much better than the other incarnations.

Pretty fun for a guy who's not a big fan of RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for one reason: I love Lord of the Rings. The books, movies, games, everything. So I bought this game thinking it was like the Return of the King video game only spanning the whole trilogy. In a way I was right, but it was an RPG and I really wasnt a big fan of em. But I grew to love it. Heres why

Pros:

Great graphics and scenery (its so cool when you recognize places from the movie)
Cool Weapons
Addicting gameplay (it useually doesn't get boring)
Long enough (not to short)
Spans all three movies perfectly

Cons:

Fighting can get annoying (especially if goblins keep popping up in Moria and all you need to fo is move into one room)

Besides that, everything is pretty cool. You basically follow in the footsteps of the Fellowship as your OWN Fellowship: A Gondorian, an Elf, Ranger, Dwarf, Rohan woman and Rohan soldier
You go places like Lothlorian, Moria, Rohan, Pelennor Fields and Minas Tirith. Overall a pretty good storyline with great cut scenes that make it feel like you know whats going on every minute of the game. For example, you begin to feel a strong relationship between the She-Elf and the Gondorian or the bonds of friendship between the Dwarf and Ranger.

Overall, buy this game, expecially if you love the Lord of the Rings. It will keep you addicted for hours. Enjoy!

The Third Age is Awesome

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Third Age is an okay game. What the games lacks in the fact that the story isn't very good, it makes up for in the graphics and the music. This game is also really fun to play, you just can't stop playing it! The characters are almost entirley customizable, the only problem is that each character can have only one kind of weapon at a time. The game is long, like most good RPGs, but it is too easy. On my first time playing through it on the medium level, I did not die once. It is impossible to die, because every two minutes there is a save station, which heals you, and every chest carries a billion healing items, so at the end of the game, you have infinite healing items. The game also gives you items that are two good to use in combat, like Morgul Decay, which allows you to kill the final boss before he can attack you. Also, the on the hardest enemies, the games gives you heroes from the fellowship that cannot die. In the final level, you fight eight ringwraiths succesivly, and you get ARagorn, who has an ability that can take away half the health of four of them at the same time.

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