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The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004)

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Details

Release Date

November 2, 2004

Type

Main Game

Developer

EA Redwood Shores

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Platforms

Xbox
Nintendo GameCube
Game Boy Advance
PlayStation 2

Game Modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)
Strategy
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Tactical

Themes

Action
Fantasy

Player Perspectives

Third person
Bird view / Isometric

Also known as

LOTR: TTA
LOTR
LOTR: TTALOTR
LE SEIGNEUR DES ANNEAUX : Le Tiers Age

Franchise

The Lord of the Rings

Age Ratings

ESRBT• Violence · Blood · Mild Violence
PEGI12• Violence

About

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.

Storyline

As you fight to destroy the one ring, you will interact with the different characters on your team, take individual assignments, and travel through familiar and little-seen lands -- utilizing the unique turn-based fight system all the while.