It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, we're going back in time to the release of the three Lord of the Rings games from the early 2000s, all of which released on the original Xbox!
Did you play them? Which entry was your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one!
Let's take a look at what we're working with:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)
The Fellowship of the Ring is a single-player action-adventure game in which, in a storyline faithful to the first part of JRR Tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of Frodo, Aragorn and Gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the Shire through the darkness of Moria to the River Anduin. On their quest to protect the One Ring from the Dark Lord Sauron, players will explore the massive environments of Middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as Orcs, Black Riders and an evil Balrog.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
EA's first The Lord of the Rings action/adventure game takes players through the roles of the key action heroes from New Line Cinema's epic film trilogy. As Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas, players battle Orcs and memorable movie monsters, with other members of the Fellowship taking a very active role during gameplay. The game features dramatic camera views of the action within fully 3D interactive environments taken straight from the big screen. A visceral, tactical combat system encourages players to be strategic with their selection of characters, weaponry and moves.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... The Return of the King video game once again puts the fate of Middle-earth in the hands of the gamer. Mirroring the final instalment of the blockbuster movie trilogy, the game charges players with destroying the One Ring by casting it into Mount Doom and thus freeing Middle-earth from the clutches of the Dark Lord Sauron.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King allows players to journey through multiple gameplay paths, taking control of the motion picture trilogy's heroes. Defend the walls of Minas Tirith as Gandalf, raise the Army of the Dead as Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli and, with Frodo and Sam, deliver the ring to the fiery depths of Mount Doom.
Let us know which of these Lord of the Rings games was your favourite below.
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I'm afraid I've not played any of those I'm a massive fan of LotR, but somehow most of the games have fallen under my radar.
An easy call to make, as out of those three, I've only played The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. I do recall having a decent time with it... but then again, I also recall it having co-op but everything I've looked up online about it seems to suggest it never had co-op.
It was a long time ago so my memory is a tad blurry.
None of those, Battle For Middle Earth 2 on the 360 is the best 👍😊
@Souldin
Yeah, Return of the King have co-op, but Two Towers is single player only.
My favorite is Third Age, but because it wasn't on the list I voted RotK.
I can't remember the exact name of it but there was a strategy Lord of the rings game on 360 that I really liked and wished they did another one
@UltimateOtaku91 Was it Lord of the Rings Conquest??
@Tasuki it was an RTS one, think it was called battle for middle earth
@UltimateOtaku91 Ok I vaguely remember that one as I wasn't good at RTS so I passed on it. My friend however loved it and would play it all the time.
Genuinely don't even remember the first one existing. I loved the other 2 on the PS2 though.
The first one had Tom Bombadil in it if I recall correctly and for that it gets my vote and it wasn't made by EA, who I have heard it's popular to dislike in the land of the internet. It's also the only one I played and I enjoyed it at the time.
Return of The King was the perfected version of The a Two Towers. Wish that EA play could throw those in with backwards compatibility. I'm sure licensing is the problem...
Shadow or Mordor / War
@Souldin like Justifier said it was ROTK that had coop. The two towers though was an awesome game. Both two towers and ROTK are hugely underrated games based on movie plots. Most games like that are awful.
@Justifier The Third Age was awesome! I probably played through that campaign four times at least. I loved how it did it’s own story but followed along with the epic action of the main story. The dwarf character was my guy in that.
@UltimateOtaku91 I loved the Battle for Middle Earth series. Hands down my favorite RTS campaign. I’m a huge LOTr fan and it felt like playing through the movies. I also liked the heroes and abilities. The first was my favorite. The second did more but the first game captured the movie moments in a brilliant way.
@Enigk I think the first one was made by a different company and followed the books more closely than the movies. Still solid though not as action packed.
In case you guys haven’t guessed, the LOTR universe is probably my favorite universe so I’m in love with most things LOTR. Lol It’s great to see other people enjoyed these as well
LotR: The Third Age
Battle for Middle Earth
Two Towers & Return of the King are awesome! I was just searching for these on the Microsoft store last night. Wish they had them available
I mean out of the three, ROTK is the best but Third Age is my favourite LOTR game then it would be Shadow of Mordor. Which reminds me I still need to play the sequel.
I loved Two Towers on Gamecube. I'm sure Return of the King was the better game, but I never actually played it.
The Two Towers was so much fun. Return of the King a close second.
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