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LEGO The Lord of the Rings

Traveller's Tales

2012•Adventure•PEGI 7•About 18 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA sweeping adventure game that is larger-than-life, glossy and pacy. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

76 / 100

216 ratings

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About This Game

Based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO The Lord of the Rings follows the original storylines of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, taking players through the epic story events reimagined with the humor and endless variety of LEGO play. Trusted with the dangerous task to destroy an ancient magical ring that threatens all that is good, Frodo is forced to leave his peaceful home. But the ring wants to be found and the road to Mount Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed, will be perilous and riddled with Orcs and fouler things. To help Frodo, a Fellowship is formed —Aragorn the Ranger, Gandalf the Wizard, Legolas the Elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Boromir a Man of Gondor, and Frodo’s Hobbit friends Sam, Merry and Pippin. Players relive the legend through the LEGO...

Summary: IGDB

Story

In LEGO The Lord of the Rings, the hobbit Frodo is entrusted with a dangerous task: to destroy an ancient magical ring that threatens all that is good. Join him and his friends as they are forced to leave their peaceful homes, in search of guidance and aid. But the Ring wants to be found....and the road to Mount Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed, is riddled with Orcs...and fouler things.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyAll consuming questFighting evilSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Keywords

OrcsImmortalityElvesAction-adventureBased on - movieUndeadBased on - bookDwarves

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Details

Developer: Traveller's Tales
Publishers: Feral Interactive, WB Games
Released: 13 November 2012
Series: The Lord of the Rings
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 13h rushed, 18h normally
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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