The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

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Description

Unlike the Game Boy Advance version of the game, the console version of The Lord of the Rings:The Third Age introduces entirely new characters which aren't mentioned in the books or movies. The game does relate to the movies by including scenes from all three movies, with new background speech by Ian McKellen (Gandalf).

There are seven playable characters in the game which have been created specifically for it, as well a small appearances by characters such as Gandalf, Aragorn, Eowyn, Faramir, and Gothmog.

The game covers events in all three movies/books, mostly with references to major events shown through cut scenes, or the scenes from the movies with Ian McKellan's narration.

A classic RPG game, The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age has gameplay elements similar to Final Fantasy, where you have a party of characters, each with a different set of skills and attributes, who gain levels, making them stronger as the game progresses. Battles are turn-based, and let the gamer make different decisions on what they want to do to change the outcome of the battle. The game travels through many areas throughout Tolkien's Middle Earth, including The Pelennor Fields and Moria.

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Alternate Titles

• "Wladca Pierscieni: Trzecia Era" -- Polish title
• "The Lord of the Rings: Uchitsu Kuni Daisanki" -- Japanese title
• "LOTR: 3rd Age" -- Common abbreviation
• "Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le Tiers Age" -- French title
• "Il Signore degli Anelli: La Terza Era " -- Italian title
• "El Señor de los Anillos: La Tercera Edad " -- Spanish title
• "Der Herr der Ringe: Das dritte Zeitalter" -- German title
• "A Gyűrűk Ura: A Harmadkor" -- Hungarian title

Part of the Following Groups

• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Elves
• Fantasy Creatures: Orcs
• Fantasy Creatures: Trolls
• Inspiration: Author - J. R. R. Tolkien
• Inspiration: Movies
• Physics Engine: Havok
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases

User Reviews

A shamelessly derivative RPG with a tantalizingly cinematic feel. Fans of the films take note.	PlayStation 2	The Cliffe (1708)
SchhwWWWingTchrrr!!! Yeah THX, that's what a bow sounds like...	PlayStation 2	Kyle Levesque (935)
Love it!!!	PlayStation 2	Lisa Buckle (2)
If this game was a singer, Simon Cowell would shoot it!	Xbox	M.Allen (88)

Critic Reviews

Game Chronicles	PlayStation 2	Nov 08, 2004	9.8 out of 10	98
PGNx Media	PlayStation 2	Nov 26, 2004	8.9 out of 10	89
GameZone	Xbox	Dec 07, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
Gamesmania.de	PlayStation 2	Nov 04, 2004	80 out of 100	80
Nintendo Difference	GameCube	Nov 21, 2004	16 out of 20	80
Gamesmania.de	GameCube	Nov 04, 2004	80 out of 100	80
RPGFan	Xbox	Dec 07, 2004	76 out of 100	76
GamePro (US)	Xbox	Nov 10, 2004	3.5 out of 5	70
Game Revolution	PlayStation 2	Nov, 2004	C	50
Snackbar-Games.com	PlayStation 2	Jan 20, 2005	0 out of 5	0

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Trivia

License

Inclusion of stories and themes from the books could not be put into the game, since EA owned the rights only for the movies, and not the books. Therefore the game could only include ideas not shown in either the books or the movies, or have them tied in some way to the movies. Both of these were done in creating the game.

Related Web Sites

• EA - Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (Publisher's product page.)
• Wikipedia: The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (Information about The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age at Wikipedia)