The Hobbit

It's the Hopp-n-Boppit! Bilbo joins the ranks of 3D platform mascots. Can hobbits match hedgehogs?

Much has been written about brave Bilbo Baggins and his perilous adventures, but nobody has ever thought of turning the book that inspired The Lord of the Rings into a 3D platformer. Until now! Sierra's Hobbit (formerly a GameCube exclusive but now coming to the PS2 and Xbox) is a hop-n-bop retelling of Tolkien's original story, complete with troll caves, a sprawling Hobbiton, and a working One Ring that's quite useful for burgling stuff.

The PS2 and GameCube previews revealed a surprisingly ambitious game with 12 large levels and lots of cute graphical touches. If the developers at Inevitable (Defender, Tribes: Aerial Assault) can polish up the loose ends, then gamers sad over the lack of a Hobbit movie could have something to console themselves with this fall.

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