The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age GameCube
  • Publisher: EA Games
  • Release Date: Nov 2, 2004
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74 out of 100

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8.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: In The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, you can travel in the wake of the Fellowship while exploring your own path and periodically intersecting the major events of the film trilogy. Through both familiar and new locations, you must fight to save or destroy Middle-earth in an epic adventure. Encounter the demonic Balrog in the Mines of Moria, defend the fallen city of Osgiliath, or try to destroy Helm's Deep. These choices and many more will confront you as you align yourself with the people of Middle-earth or undertake missions on behalf of Sauron.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Armchair Empire
    89
    What makes this game a real standout, though, is its production value.
  2. TotalGames.net
    85
    Third Age is the definitive Lord Of The Rings experience. It remains faithful to the film trilogy in terms of graphics and sound, and uses the licence to full effect, while at the same time delivering a captivating and enjoyable adventure. Good work EA.
  3. IGN
    85
    Thankfully, this combat heavy RPG delivers the goods, although some die hard RPG fans may be put off by its overly streamlined approach. The action is fast, with no lulls in gameplay from beginning to end.
  4. games(TM)
    70
    Sadly, the adventure itself is far too linear; there's little in the way of side-quests, and you have no freedom over where you go or what you do. If you can overlook this, though, The Third Age does mix a neat battle system with a great franchise to provide a surprisingly enjoyable adventure. [Dec 2004, p.107]
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. COREYS.
    10
    This is one of the best games I've played thanks for making this!
  2. JeshuaH.
    10
    Love the game.
  3. MikeyB.
    10
    Great game for experienced players so if you have had a gamecube for ages buy this.