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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)

Gameplay

Described by the developers as a modern version of Gauntlet, The Return of the King is a hack and slash action game.

The Return of the King is split into three separate mission arcs, each with its own individual set of characters. The Path of the Wizard follows Gandalf, The Path of the King follows Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (the player chooses one of these to control) and The Path of the Hobbits follows Frodo and Sam (initially only Sam is playable). One the game is completed any character can be played with any mission. Four further characters (Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Faramir) are playable once the game is completed and two bonus levels are also available.

Unlike the game's predecessor, The Two Towers, The Return of the King features a co-op mode, allowing two players to play through

Plot

Characters

Story

Potential refs

GameSpot PS2 page (same review for consoles)

PC Gamer UK issues 125, 128 (previews), 130 (review).

Jedi Knight series

Useful JKA links

Aggregates

PC Metacritic
Xbox Metacritic
GameSpot PC page (Mac version released, but very little info)
GameSpot Xbox page
IGN PC page
IGN Xbox page

Reviews

Walkthroughs

GameSpot guide, good for plot summary

Reception

Critical reception

The game was generally well-received, with aggregate scores of 81/100 and 76/100 for the PC and Xbox versions respectively from Metacritic. Individual review scores listed range from a glowing 92/100 (for both platforms) to a lukewarm 67/100 on the PC and a mediocre 50/100 on the Xbox. [1][2]

The Xbox version generally met more criticism than the PC version.

Legacy

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