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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a hack and slash video game for the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance based on the successful sequels to 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, directed by Peter Jackson.
Gameplay[]
Described by the developers as a modern version of Gauntlet, The Return of the King is a hack and slash action game played from a third-person perspective. The game is very similar to its predecessor in basic gameplay. Each character has a quick attack which does minimal damage and can be easily blocked, and a fierce attack, which does more damage, but is slower and leaves the player vulnerable to attack. Only fierce attacks can break enemy shields. Each character also has a ranged attack, a "killing move" (which can be used to instantly kill downed enemies), a parry (which can deflect enemy attacks), a knock back (which pushes nearby enemies away), a jump back (in which the player character jumps back away from the enemy), a devastating attack (a charged fierce attack) and a special ability. Playable characters in the console and PC versions are Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Frodo and Sam, with Faramir, Pippin and Merry available as unlockable characters. Playable characters in the GBA version are Legolas, Gimli, Frodo, Gandalf, and Éowyn.
Reception[]
The Return of the King received "generally favorably reviews" across all systems; the Game Boy Advance version holds an aggregate score of 77 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 13 reviews; the GameCube version 84 out of 100, based on 23 reviews.
External links[]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at GameFAQs
| Tolkien's Legendarium series | |
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| Main series | The Hobbit • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers The Return of the King • The Third Age • Conquest • Aragorn's Quest • Lego The Lord of the Rings • Lego The Hobbit Adventure Card Game |
| Related | Lego Dimensions • Interplay • Electronic Arts • Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
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