Lord of the Rings The - Ou no Kikan
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King adapts the film finale as an overhead action RPG with selectable heroes, skill development, equipment drops, and battles against large groups.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King adapts the film finale as an overhead action RPG with selectable heroes, skill development, equipment drops, and battles against large groups. Distinct hero classes, loot, and cooperative options support builds and replay, while crowded battlefields reinforce the epic tone. Enemies and objectives repeat, small-screen combat becomes visually congested, and grinding can slow progress. This description covers the original gba release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
The Lord of the Rings games offer different ways to enter Tolkien's Middle-earth, from commanding armies to exploring with a character of your own. These adaptations span several genres, turning familiar places into battlefields, shared journeys and homes to rebuild.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King adapts the film finale as an overhead action RPG with selectable heroes, skill development, equipment drops, and battles against large groups.
Distinct hero classes, loot, and cooperative options support builds and replay, while crowded battlefields reinforce the epic tone. Enemies and objectives repeat, small-screen combat becomes visually congested, and grinding can slow progress. Overall, its main strengths are Hero classes and equipment builds; Large battles and cooperative value. Its material limitations are Repeated enemies and objectives; Crowded combat and grinding burden. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Hero classes and equipment builds
- Large battles and cooperative value
Weaknesses
- Repeated enemies and objectives
- Crowded combat and grinding burden
Who it is for: Players who value hero classes and equipment builds.
Play notes: Expect repeated enemies and objectives and crowded combat and grinding burden.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Large battles and cooperative value; Crowded combat and grinding burden. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Hero classes and equipment builds; Repeated enemies and objectives. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Large battles and cooperative value; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original gba release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Repeated enemies and objectives. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Griptonite Games
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release date
- 2003
- Platforms
- Game Boy Advance
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genreAction
- Tags
- Top-downExplorationEquipment-driven ProgressionFantasyReal-time CombatEpicLocal Co-op2D GraphicsMelee CombatClass Builds
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide2003
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