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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- ELSPA Minimum Age: 3
- Media: Video Game
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- Based on the JRR Tolkein book
- Play as Frodo, Gandalf or Aragorn, each with special means to overcome obstacles
- Challenge 28 types of enemies with varying degrees of intelligence and behaviour
- Environmental and varied special effects
- Unleash the power of the most powerful artefact in Middle Earth--but at what price?
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Amazon.co.uk Review
For even the mildest fans, anything related to this beloved book deserves top-notch treatment; Vivendi's officially-authorised The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings falls disappointingly short of that goal. The game is intriguing enough (credit the source material) to play through entirely--once. For the cost of the game, you are guaranteed a reasonably pleasurable 10 hours of gameplay. After that, it will likely sit on your shelf.
There are good things in this game: the RPG mechanics are fine (at various points in the story, you play as Frodo, Aragorn and Gandalf), the visuals are beautiful in parts, and certain aspects of game design are fantastic (Gandalf's magic-casting stands out). Little touches make it appealing to true fans, for instance when Aragorn receives the repaired Sword of Elendil and it glows during fighting. It would be a great game for even non-LOTR fans to play, since a good deal of backstory is provided in lengthy cinematics throughout the game. Fellowship's greatest asset, of course, is the story itself, as well as the bevy of villainous creatures that provide great boss-fight material. Many other games probably wished they had a Balrog to offer.
But the story deviates strangely from the book in order to satisfy the format of an RPG game. The final boss-fight (which we won't spoil here) is completely unrelated to anything devised by JRR Tolkien, and it seems hollow, strange and unsatisfying. The puzzles sprinkled throughout the game are random and often frustrating, as is your first encounter with the Ringwraiths (inevitably, you die many times--too steep a difficulty curve right out of the gate). This game is still strongly recommended, but with many caveats. Proceed with caution, and you're likely to enjoy yourself. Expect a masterpiece, and you'll be wishing you'd saved your money for a different PS2 title. --Jennifer Buckendorff
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring PS2.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fellowship of the Ring,
By Thomas P (Barnet, Herts United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2) (Video Game)
It was excellent, I enjoyed using the Ring as Frodo, fighting armies as Aragorn and casting spells as Gandalf. The parts that were hard were the Black Riders in the Shire, defeating the troll at Weathertop Hill, defeating the Nazgul in Knife in the Dark, fighting the Balrog in the Abyss Fight and defeating the Nazgul and it's Fell Beast. I can't wait to get Two Towers or Return of the King.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A disappointing play,
This review is from: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2) (Video Game)
This is a platform game which at the beginning follows the J.R.R Tolkein classic very closely. The attention to detail even using the languages of middle earth is very good.However, I don't know if the games' producers ran out of inspiration or just got plain bored torwards the end but when Sam was taken by the Nazgul I should have known something was going amiss. The story and game play generally goes downhill from this point onwards. Some very strange plot twists follow and when fighting the Nazgul this section was really far too easy for it to be the ending to the game. I had expected some ending to follow even though, but just to be shown the end credits was just plain lazy in my opinion. For a die-hard Tolkein fan it is good to see someone trying to follow the script as it were but if they are going to do this they should be consistant.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why does everyone think that this game is so rubbish?,
By no1filmaddict (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2) (Video Game)
I'm not quite sure why previous reviewers have made this game out to be boring and a complete waste of time any money. Its great! Ok, in place it strays abit from the book but so what, no game that is based on a book or film is ever going to be exactly the same, and to be honest, its quite a refreshing change. The graphics are absolutly class, and although the general gameplay was slightly easy it was fun and entertaining all the same. Its also great how you get to play as different characters from the film like Gandalf and Aragorn. Ok, so its not the all time best game, so what, its fun and entertaining and really thats all that a good game needs to be. If you like Lord of the Rings or just want a fun game to play on then i would recommend this game to you.
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