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Great GAme for a great Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well I bought the game not Knowing what to expect sometime movie licensed games are good and sometimes not. But to my surprise this game is cool. It is a good rpg, the graphics are cool. They look pretty good, and the sound is good as well. I really liked the voices for the chracters. Also I enjoyed the ability to wander and explore each level so far. I think the game is really fun. A cool LOTR experience.

This Game Rocks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is cool. Last week I picked up the LOTR two towers on the recomendation of my friend big mistak. It was very repetetive same gameplay over and over in different levels. Also there were a lot of Long Movie scenes in the game I didnt enjoy. However in the Fellowship of the ring for ps2 the game was much more original. ALso it follows the book rather than the movie so that was sweet.

Good Game for Fan's

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Lord of the Ring the Fellowship of the Ring is one of those games were if you can get past the begin you well find a very fun game. The graphic's in some parts just [stink], but in another parts the graphics shine. The gameplay is pretty fun but sometimes you well hit the enemy and it won't do noting to him and sometimes in the last levels my guy would freeze in battle until I got hit. But the game is none the less a good game for fan's.

Not your money's worth

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

To say it bluntly, this game blows...seriously. You would think they would work extra hard for such a great movie but no. It was an extremely short game, absolutely unchallenging and boring. I think i've said enough...if you're considering getting this game, trust me and look for something else, you'll thank me later.

Cool game !!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is a super cool game! but it messed up a lot. i got a patch for it on the internet and that was a help but had probloms stell (only with the talking)over all a cool game.
Legolas

A decent, fun trip through Middle Earth

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

With the movie trilogy finished, it's a pretty safe bet that a lot of people have forgotten about the games based on the books. With EA's uber success with thier game adaptions of the movies, poor Vivendi had the unenviable task of competing with thier own games that could not look or sound anything like the movies. It may have been too tough, because the second and third books were never made into games (what a shame). But we still have the Fellowship of the ring game to go through.

The Fellowship of the ring is a third person action adventure game that allows you to take on the role of Frodo Baggins, Aragorn, and Gandalf as you play through the story of the first Lord of the rings book, which means that you get to visit areas that are not in EA's game, such as the villiage of Bree, Rivendell and Lothlorien (granted, its only one room in the latter two, but they are pretty). You also get to meet Tom Bombadill, fight Barrow-rights, and even fight the Balrog! (which EA did not have until The Third age)

The gameplay here is very simple. You move your charachter around an enviornment while solving a task or a puzzle. You shoot projectiles, swing your sword (or stick), and can jump (only while playing as Frodo). Nothing too fancy or complicated. Perfect for young gamers or those who dont want to memorize dozens of moves. I personally loved playing as Gandalf, who gets to use magic to kill his foes (and lets face it, playing as Gandalf is going to be cool no matter what).

The fighting is simple as well. You can run up and attack with a sword, or weaken a foe from a distance by firing either rocks, arrows, or bolts of fire. You can also reduce damage by blocking. Thats it. No combos to memorize whatsoever. I do like this simple combat scheme, as you dont have to memorize lots of moves and try to recall them all in an instant.

You'll face lots of dangerous foes on your journey as well. There are lots of orcs, lots of wargs (but why do they look like oversized rats?), some rather mean towns-folk, the Nazgul, and the fiery Balrog. The AI of your foes is rather basic. Combat for your foes consists of running towards you ("Charge!") and swinging away. Orcs do try to block your attacks, but thats it as far as defense goes. I found that almost any foe could be beaten simply by running in circles, slicing at them one blow at a time. They would stand there, andy by the time they got around to fighting back, I attacked and stunned them again! Simple, and a little silly.

Thanks to the book liscene, you get to visit a lot of places in the game that were not in the movie based games. The green and happy shire, the slightly gloomy woods between the Shire and Bree, Bree itself, the troll-shaws, Weather-top, and Rivendell are but some of the places you'll visit on your journey. Every location is rendered well and the looks fit the atmosphere well. The shire is bright and cheerful while Moria is dark and forbodding (Skeletons on the walls are always good at conveying gloominess).

Graphics for the game are pretty normal. It's not flashy or wonderful, it just gets the job done. There are some great locations, such as the bridge of Khazad-Dum and the river Anduin that look really great. The audio is pretty good. The voiceovers are for the most part well done, but at times they feel very unenthusiastic ("Gandolf. No."). The music is quite catchy, especially in the Shire and Moria.

However, the game suffers from some big problems. There are no bonuses for finishing the game, aside from playing it again. The camera is tricky to get the hang of, but can be managed with practice. At some points the game feels a little amaturish (such as text that says "The next day"), as if the game were made by people who just finished gaming school and were unused to making games.

But in the end, I enjoyed my trip through the game. I thought it was fun, and had some great elements in it (such as fighting the Balrog in real time combat instead of an RPG battle). I personally recomend it, but you should rent before you buy.

ok....too short

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

i really liked how they did it based on the book and the movie it was fun to see the shire and the local pub.
i thought the graphics could be alot better. rivendale was a rippoff because the water didnt move 3 demensional
they threw in random levels and charcters which i didnt like. i hated the fact their voices were not the actors in the movies. spoiled it. but it came very fast nd well packaged!! i would highly recommend this seller. just not the game. (oh nd there were glitches at the end)

easy if you have good coardination!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ok the two towers and return of the king were games where you wasent solve anything just wars but the fellowship is amazing you get problems to solve and every detail is like in the book the music is really beutiful in the shire and it gets darker the more you progress like the atitude of the enviroment. The ringwraithes in the game are hard to get past you have to have keen eyes like me if you are going to get past the one on the bridge. The reviewer (Ian) was right the wargs do look like overgrown rats and overgrown skinny rats too.there are only a few properly designed wards in this game the ones in the shire and the ones in buckland dont forget the place where you meet tom boombadil and goldberry. If youv read the books you get pretty far on this game but if you havent you are going to have a tough time. The only complained I have is that I was expecting to play as the entire fellowship and that intro at the top is wrong you dont play as legolas in this game. and hes my favorite character. And frodo is the only character that can jump over all a good game.

Great game, when your playing it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This games is fantastic for anyone who loves Tolkien's works, not the movies based on them. The story is from the books, so some of the scenes might be confusing for someone who has only seen the movies. The only setback to this game is that i doesn't take long to finish, if you work at it. The first time I played through the game, it took me about 11 hours. Now, some people might be thinking " well, you play games all the time, and you are crazy enough to review a game." Here are the ratings i would give it and the explainations.
Story: 10/10 What else could it be!
Graphics: 8/10 There are great graphics, but sometimes the camera is difficult.
Audio: 10/10 good blend of music and real life sounds.
Gameplay: 7/10 it can be entrancing at times, but some of the levels can become very frustrating.
Finally, this game takes some INTELLECT, and is not just a hack-away adrenaline rush game. And since it has been out for a couple of years, the price you get it at is a total bargain. This games should cost at least $25, but it only costs $15. Good deal!

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