Game: Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
I don't know if everyone's afraid of being first or what but I don't care. Here goes nothing: Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, for Xbox. I realize this game is not new anymore but I'm going to review it anyway.
Unlike the other Lord of the Rings games, this one is fashioned to be a RPG where your characters have experience points, hit points, etc. It kind of reminds me of Knights of the Old Republic only set in the world of Middle Earth. Game play is very smooth and the graphics are pretty good. They use a lot of video clips from the movies which can be kind of cool but at times just seems like too much. You unlock new clips that correspond to where you are in your mission as you go along and are asked if you want to view it now or later. After about five clips you just want to keep playing. I thought it interrupted the flow of the game.
I did have one major complaint about the game and it's not so much about the game play as it is about the setup of the game overall. The premise is that you are a man who is looking to help the cause of the ring. You team up with a female elf because she saves your life. Basically, your quest takes you along the route taken by the fellowship (I haven't gotten any further than that) and you are basically making a fellowship of your own as meet a Ranger and Dwarf who join your party (I imagine a wizard and hobbit are to follow). I just thought that they could come up with something a little more creative than following the same route just a step or two behind the fellowship. In fact, it becomes ridiculous at times to make it work. For example the entrance to the Mines of Moria was blocked due to a cave-in (see the first movie). When your party arrives, the same octupus-like monster attacks and in the battle swings his tentacles and clears the mine entrance. Seriously, they couldn't come up with anything better than that?
Overall the game is quite fun, if you like RPGs. Not the best RPG out there but entertaining.
Final Score: 3.5 Cents
Unlike the other Lord of the Rings games, this one is fashioned to be a RPG where your characters have experience points, hit points, etc. It kind of reminds me of Knights of the Old Republic only set in the world of Middle Earth. Game play is very smooth and the graphics are pretty good. They use a lot of video clips from the movies which can be kind of cool but at times just seems like too much. You unlock new clips that correspond to where you are in your mission as you go along and are asked if you want to view it now or later. After about five clips you just want to keep playing. I thought it interrupted the flow of the game.
I did have one major complaint about the game and it's not so much about the game play as it is about the setup of the game overall. The premise is that you are a man who is looking to help the cause of the ring. You team up with a female elf because she saves your life. Basically, your quest takes you along the route taken by the fellowship (I haven't gotten any further than that) and you are basically making a fellowship of your own as meet a Ranger and Dwarf who join your party (I imagine a wizard and hobbit are to follow). I just thought that they could come up with something a little more creative than following the same route just a step or two behind the fellowship. In fact, it becomes ridiculous at times to make it work. For example the entrance to the Mines of Moria was blocked due to a cave-in (see the first movie). When your party arrives, the same octupus-like monster attacks and in the battle swings his tentacles and clears the mine entrance. Seriously, they couldn't come up with anything better than that?
Overall the game is quite fun, if you like RPGs. Not the best RPG out there but entertaining.
Final Score: 3.5 Cents
AtomicU2's two cents. | 9:36 AM
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