The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) is a role-playing (rpg), strategy, turn-based strategy (tbs), tactical video game developed by EA Redwood Shores, available on XBOX, NGC, GBA, PS2. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 74/100 on IGDB.

What is The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age about?

The Lord of the Rings:The Third Age introduces entirely new characters which aren't mentioned in the books or movies. The game does relate to the movies by including scenes from all three movies, with new background speech by Ian McKellen (Gandalf).

There are seven playable characters in the game which have been created specifically for it, as well a small appearances by characters such as Gandalf, Aragorn, Eowyn, Faramir, and Gothmog.

The game covers events in all three movies/books, mostly with references to major events shown through cut scenes, or the scenes from the movies with Ian McKellan's narration.

A classic RPG game, The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age has gameplay elements similar to Final Fantasy, where you have a party of characters, each with a different set of skills and attributes, who gain levels, making them stronger as the game progresses. Battles are turn-based,

Key details

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age was released in 2004 and supports single player, multiplayer. Platforms: XBOX, NGC, GBA, PS2. Developer: EA Redwood Shores.

Should you play The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age?

A solid 74/100 aggregate score makes The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age a safe pick for fans of role-playing (rpg), strategy, turn-based strategy (tbs), tactical.