

However, players looking for something a bit more methodical may want to check out Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, an RTS set during the battle of the same name. Most video games set in the Lord of the Rings universe are action-adventure games with a focus on hack-and-slash combat. LOTR: War Of The Ring Adds Strategy Gameplay To Lord Of The Rings The moment-to-moment combat may not be up to par with modern games like Middle-earth: Shadow of War, but the atmosphere and diverse gameplay systems will satisfy plenty Lord of the Rings fans. Mirroring the books, Fellowship of the Ring is noticeably darker and more mature than The Hobbit game, centering more on combat than platforming and presenting a muddier color palette. There are a few interesting twists in the game’s design as well, such as the Purity meter for Frodo, which represents his corruption from the in-game Ring of Power (foreshadowing similar mechanics in the upcoming LOTR: Gollum, which emphasizes struggles with morality). The game centers on Frodo, Aragorn, and Gandalf, all of whom are playable at different chapters in the game and boast different gameplay mechanics (Aragorn focused on combat, Gandalf slinging spells, etc.). Licensing issues aside, LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring is a unique and exciting action-adventure title with enough interesting twists and turns to keep players hooked. This is connected to issues surrounding the Lord of the Rings video game rights, which were split between the books and the movies Vivendi Entertainment owned the game rights for the novels, while Electronic Arts had ownership of the video game rights for Peter Jackson’s films.


LOTR: The Fellowship Of The Ring Is A Darker Adventureĭespite being released in 2002 between the first two Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings films, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is based on the books.

Long-time video game and Lord of the Rings fans may remember The Hobbit, a classic third-person platformer and action-adventure game from 2003.
