User Rating: 6.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring PC
I've played until I get too frustrated... There are very few health packs in the game and you always have to concentrate on finding what few packs are available... The story is somewhat interesting and it's fun following along. But, the biggest flawe in the game is the controls! They're terrible! At least, they are with the mouse... The character's abilities are somewhat limited too. That detracts from the game...and the adventures... when fighting wolves, if one comes up behind you, it's very difficult to swing around and defend yourself! Had there been better controls of the character's actions, I would've rated this game higher. Is it worth your money? I think it is, but you'll have to judge for yourself. I'm at a spot in the game where Gandalf is leading the hobbits and comrades through the tunnels and he meets a devil-like creature of lore. He has to somehow cross a narrow bridge but the creature is at the other side casting fireballs at Gandalf. All he can do is dodge the fireballs. The designers apparently thought it was clever to remove weapons from the good guy characters at critical times, leaving you almost defenseless. That can be very annoying as well as poor controls. Too bad, this game HAD great potential...
