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In The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, you can travel in the wake of the Fellowship while exploring your own path and periodically intersecting the major events of the film trilogy. Through both familiar and new locations, you must fight to save or destroy Middle-earth in an epic adventure. Players get a chance to fight alongside or against key characters from The Lord of the Rings, like Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Eowyn, even the Balrog. Encounter the demonic Balrog in the Mines of Moria, defend the fallen city of Osgiliath, or try to destroy Helm’s Deep. These choices and many more will confront you as you align yourself with the people of Middle-earth or undertake missions on behalf of Sauron.
PRODUCT DETAILS Lord of the Rings Third Age – Gamecube Game
UPC:014633148503
Condition:Used
Platform:Nintendo Gamecube
Region:NTSC (N. America)
SKU:GC_LORD_OF_THE_RINGS_THIRD_AGE
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
If you like turn based RPGs or Lord of the Rings, I would highly recommend this game.This game has turn based combat, which allows you to decide what move would be most effective, and give you time to make strategic moves. The graphics and combat are pretty good for a PS2 game.I do like the fact that you can customize armor and weapons as you pick them up. It is also possible to have extra heroes in your party (3 heroes in combat, 3 on the ‘sidelines’) and you can switch them out mid battle as the situation changes. Haven’t found another turn based RPG anywhere close to as good at LOTR: The Third Age!
The several criticisms of this game- that it is always “five minutes behind” the movie in terms of story and that there is no in-game economy- are just, but should be tempered by the fact that the game’s creators took such remarkable care in creating a world that was true to both the LOTR books and films. As evidence, look at the list of items your characters acquire. All of them bear some link to Tolkien’s lore. Many are even categorized by age- First Age, Second Age, etc. This game, besides being a TON of fun to play, really does it’s best to be true to the spirit of Lord of the Rings.On the gameplay: the graphics are gorgeous, and while the world-wandering is rather linear, there are interesting side paths and extra quests to complete for bonus experience. Despite an enemies list that’s shorter than FF fans might be used to, the combat is nothing less than addictive. The game gives you six characters (eventually) and the ability to switch them in and out during a fight, giving the combat an exciting “tag team” feel. Characters grow and learn during the game, and you be impressed just how much damage they can deal out by the end (and by how good it looks- rarely have polygon-driven figures looked this good.)I enjoyed, too, the ability to travel back to previously explored lands, “Evil Mode” in which you can fight as the Balrog, a Nazgul, or other bad guys, and the fact that you can modify the difficulty of the game at any time besides combat. Thus, when I was pushi.
This game is great and even though some people in the reviews say huge LOTR fans won’t like this I disagree. I am a die hard fan(owning the return of the king video game, risk board game, all 3 movies which have seen 4 times each, monopoly board game and trivial pursuit game) and this is the first game that let’s you leave from the trio of invincible characters that can take on thousands of orcs and live.Right when you start a new game you get into a fight and from then on it’s action time-there’s no very long cut scenes, no long tutorials, you just get right into the game.Co-op on this game is cool but my only probably is only 3 characters can be managed in a battle(so 1 player will always be short a character than the other such as 2:1).The graphics are great and sound is awesome. I don’t know what you would like to call a long or short game but to me any game that puts out 40 hours+ of gameplay is a long game. That’s just what this game does. I’ve played it for 6 hours already and have only finished 15% of the game. This game will be around roughly 40 hours which can supply you for 40 days of play if you play 1 hour a day.No matter if you are a die hard fan of LOTR or not this is a must have. I HIGHLY recommend this game for anyone.
First of all for the dumb people up above who are blaming EA for their gaming differences from the previous game maybe you should read up on the games before you buy them and you would have a clear idea of what type of game you are getting also return of the king was the last game that EA produced which you have complete control of your single character this says something as return of the king is the last of the series which means probably the last game they can make of this typeAnyways for all you rpg lovers that don’t mind the classic turn based fights this is great especially because its lord of the rings but not anything you could have read or seen in the books or movie but you do intersect with real story parts from the lord of the rings keeping the gameplay true to lord of the rings
I found Lord of the Rings: The Third Age to be a solid, entertaining RPG, personally. One that can best be described with elements of Zelda, Final Fantasy X, and Knights of the Old Republic thrown in for good measure. Yet, while it is an entertaining RPG, The Third Age has several flaws that make it an RPG that’s just as easy to forget afterwards as many RPGs on the shelves these day. These flaws involve character development(there isn’t any, basically) and the fact that your group isn’t making history alongside the fellowship(Personally, I feel it would’ve been way better if you played as fellowship itself). These two things, alone, make this game feel more like a second rate retelling of the story. Even so, it’s still a great game. It’s definitely a very competent RPG that’s played much like a FF game. The gameplay is fun, the graphics are beautiful, and it’s cool to visit middle earth all over again.
You have to give EA credit. They took a big risk in creating the first Lord of the rings RPG and making the playable charachters be people who are not in the movie. A really big risk, but in my opinion, it did pay off.The Third Age is an Role Playing Game, where you micro-manage your charachters and strategize battles (hance Final Fantasy). It takes place in the same universe of the Lord of the rings game, but instead casts you as some “other” characther(s) (Hence “Metal Gear solid 2”, where you played as Raiden instead of snake). A Gondor soldier, an elf, a dwarf, a Rohan maiden, and a Rohan spearman. The games story takes place parrallel to that of the movies (hence, “Enter the Matrix”). You begin as Gondor soldier Berethor, who has been sent by Denethor to find Boromir and discover what happened to him. While a lot of people are understandably angry about not being able to play as the fellowhip, I was fascinated by the games story. It’s a lot deeper then you might think. Berethor for example, starts out as a loyal Gondor soldier, but like Raiden from Metal Gear solid 2 he has a troubled past that genuinely suprised me when I learned more about it.Unlike the previous two games from EA, battles in the Third Age are turn based, meaning that you plan out your strategies before attacking. You can cast spells, attack your foes or use items to help you in battle. The battles go fairly quickly and are easy to figure out. When fighting, you get to use some pretty attack.
This game is AWESOME!!!!! A turn based Lord of the Rings game? Yeah, i know what you are thinking, this game is gonna be stupid. But it is actually a really good game. The graphics arent the best, but it really involves you into the storyline of the War of the Ring. This game is just the right level of hardeness to give you a challenge, but not to frustrate you. I recommend this game to any RPG lover, and any Lord of the Rings fan. It Rocks!!!
“Lord of the Rings: The Third Age” is the first Role Playing Game (RPG) set in Middle Earth for the Playstation 2. Previous LOTR games have been adventure games with a focus on hacking the bad guys with your sword. “LOTR: The Third Age” is a turn based RPG where your characters take turns attacking and being attacked. This game follows the storyline of the novel, but in a slightly different way. Rather than controlling the primary characters of the novel (Frodo, Aragorn, Legolas, etc), we start the game in control of a Gondorian named Berethor. I don’t remember a Berethor from the books, but perhaps he was mentioned in an appendix. Perhaps not. Either way the quest begins with Berethor having been given a mission from Gandalf to aid in the battle for Middle Earth. As Berethor continues he meets up with other warriors: the elf Idrial, Hadhod the dwarf, a ranger named Elegost, and two others. Together this group follows just a few steps away from the Fellowship, so it is as if we are shadowing the storyline of the novels. From time to time we even find ourselves caught up in events from the novels. We help Gandalf fight the Balrog, Eowyn fight the Nazgul, and assist in the defense of Helm’s Deep. While being a part of these events doesn’t quite jive with the books or movies, at least it gives a sense of purpose and importance to the story while not just telling the same story of the novels over and over again.The combat system is clearly based on that of “Final Fant.
There are three levels of LOTR fans: (1) casual fans who have only seen the movies, (2) intermediate fans who read the books and saw the movies and (3) fanatics. I think this game works well for the intermediate fan who has a good working knowledge of Middle Earth and can appreciate a lot of the references without going berserker over some of the revisionist history the game offers. Yeah, apparently Gandalf had some help on the bridge at Khazad-Dun.Gameplay is fairly easy to learn, although the learning curve will be much shorter if you have played Final Fantasy X or a similar RPG. There is a pretty logical flow, and my advice is to skip over the 109 or so movie clips that you begin to accumulate. They ruin the pace.I found the game challenging but not impossible to conquer without a little strategy. Skills you learn over time will help out in later battles (I found Stone Mountain, a dwarf skill, to be especially helpful). A reviewer complained that you can only have three characters in play, but that’s not entirely true. A quick tap of the L1 button and you can switch out characters. Not having stores was sort of annoying, but a small oversight when saving the game at numerous save points restores full health to your entire party. You also collect a bounty of items over time that assist in your health and well-being.Another positive I wanted to mention was the “Wow!” factor is fairly high. Fighting the Balrog? Pretty darn cool. Bumping into Aragorn at Rohan? Ditto. All in a.
The male protagonist is grossly hideous. Otherwise, great game!