The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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Adapting the closing chapters of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Return of the King is a hack and slash action game that carries the War of the Ring toward its climax. Picking up from the events of The Two Towers, it follows the desperate struggle of Middle-earth's free peoples against the growing darkness of Sauron. The game unfolds across multiple intertwining storylines, letting players take control of the trilogy's beloved heroes, among them the wizard Gandalf, the ranger Aragorn, the elf Legolas, the dwarf Gimli, and the hobbits Frodo and Sam. Their paths diverge across the great battlefields and shadowed roads of the era: the defense of besieged strongholds, sweeping clashes against the armies of Mordor, and the perilous secret journey to carry the One Ring toward its destruction. Faithful to the films, the game plunges players into the epic final campaigns of the war, wielding blade, bow, and magic against overwhelming hordes.

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Time to beat

10 h 50 minAverage completion time
8 h 15 minMain
13 h 2 minMain + Sides
20 h 28 minCompletionist
9 h 6 minCo-op

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Genres
Hack & Slash • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

PC

2003-10-31

XBOX • NGC • PS2

2003-11-05

Mac

2004-07-16

Mobile

Developers
EA Redwood Shores
Publishers
Aspyr Media • Electronic Arts
Other companies
JAMDAT Mobile • Beenox • Hypnos Entertainment
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85
Metacritic31 ratings
75
IGDB2 ratings

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Adapting the closing chapters of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Return of the King is a hack and slash action game that carries the War of the Ring toward its climax. Picking up from the events of The Two Towers, it follows the desperate struggle of Middle-earth's free peoples against the growing darkness of Sauron. The game unfolds across multiple intertwining storylines, letting players take control of the trilogy's beloved heroes, among them the wizard Gandalf, the ranger Aragorn, the elf Legolas, the dwarf Gimli, and the hobbits Frodo and Sam. Their paths diverge across the great battlefields and shadowed roads of the era: the defense of besieged strongholds, sweeping clashes against the armies of Mordor, and the perilous secret journey to carry the One Ring toward its destruction. Faithful to the films, the game plunges players into the epic final campaigns of the war, wielding blade, bow, and magic against overwhelming hordes.

The video game adaption of the acclaimed film of the same name. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a follow up the well received adaption of the first two films in the trilogy. The game expands on what The Two Towers accomplished, with the action and adventure sequel introducing three separate story lines from the movie: one following Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, as The Two Towers did, another following Gandalf, and a third following Frodo and Sam, with Merry, Pippin, and Faramir serving as unlockable characters. Gameplay features were also expanded upon, including multiplayer.

Details

Genres
Hack & Slash • Adventure
Game Modes
Single player • Multiplayer • Co-operative
Player Perspective
Third person
Platforms and release dates

PC

2003-10-31

XBOX • NGC • PS2

2003-11-05

Mac

2004-07-16

Mobile

Developers
EA Redwood Shores
Publishers
Aspyr Media • Electronic Arts
Other companies
JAMDAT Mobile • Beenox • Hypnos Entertainment