Here it is, my personal least favorite SNES game of all time!
The gameplay in Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 is the reason why there was never a Volume 2. It's herendously bad, and I don't think any one could find it any more fun then getting a tooth pulled. The entire game is full of fetch quests which could drive a man insane. Yeah, you better believe Legolas will join your quest...if you fetch his bow and arrow which he conviently dropped somewhere. Yes, backtracking is the word of the day for this game, and it gets old fast. The graphics aren't the worst the SNES has to offer, but their no saving grace. Everything looks very flat and pixelated. The sound is below mediocre at it's best. And as you would expect from a bad game, there is no replay value. Who want's to play a bad game again?
I honestly do feel at the bottom of my heart that this game is unplayable. Everybody should stay away from it. Even if you are a fan of LOTR fan I don't think you'll find this enjoyable in the least. In fact, You'll probably hate it more because it's ruining the name of a good series.