What Gamespot Users have to say about The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  • Rating:8.3

    A great ride that improves significantly over its predecessor and proves there's still plenty of life in the genre.

    Last year, Electronic Arts debuted their first game based on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The Two Towers did an outstanding job of capturing the atmosphere and intensity of the film upon which it was ... Read Full Review

    2 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.9

    This game takes alot from the movie and with all the cut scenes changing from a game to the movie it makes it worth it.

    To start off im going to use the first level as a example. the first level i suppose u could say its a test or a demo but it helps u learn the basics. the thing i most liked about this game was even thought it was a test... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7

    LOTR: ROTK gameplay is on par with the other games of the series. The movies on the other hand make it a superior game. The cinematics are astounding. The game play has no flaws, other than its limits. The upgrade system... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.8

    The final game in EA's successful series based on the popular Lord of the Rings trilogy provides as a great diversion and it tells the story as the movies do. The games combat system is reminiscent of the two previous ga... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Lord of the Rings, one if not the best movie I have ever seen, I bought the extended DVD and gift set of each movie, I bought the book, and the game, and it was the right choice, the game is fantastic, graphics very smoo... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.2

    Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King has a lot to live up to, both as the series' finale and the video game property of one of the winningest films of all time. When it comes to video game properties for films, we shoul... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    This is by far the best Lord of the Rings game to date. The voice acting and movie-following plot settings make it feel like you are in the movie. The battl e sequences are larger and longer and also depicts the movie in... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.3

    ROTK is a good game based on a great movie. The thing is, the movie is longer.

    So you've just came out of the theatre after watching Return of the King. Your ass may be numb, you're probably very thirsty and have to take a dump very badly, but that doesn't matter because you just beared witness to ... Read Full Review

    0 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.1

    It's no secret that most games based on movie licenses are often a letdown. More often than not they seem to be merely trying to cash in on the success of the movie rather than to immerse the player in the world that the... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7

    This game is amazing; it perfectly captures the look and feel of the third movie. This is a big improvement of the Two Towers, which was already an amazing game. The combat system is really fun and easy but takes some ti... Read Full Review

    2 of 4 users found the following review helpful