i enjoyed this game very much. its very hard but very fun. i have on the ps2 so the controls might be different.

To simply put it. This game is a GREAT rpg experiance. The cutscenes from the movie make you relive the entire LOTR trilogy experiance and the boss fights are a ultimate challange and require plenty of stradagy. For example the Bolrag you fight right before exiting Moria you run into Gandalf the Grey and he helps you battle it. The beast hits high on your party members and you must disable its armour to have any hope of defeating it. I would highly recommend this game to ANYONE.

In my opinion the game is a high score of 4.5. It's spectacular. With Graphics and Sound that are unprecedented! Try-it out, you will not be disappointed. Long live the the RING bearer!

Even though many have said that The Third Age is similar Final Fantasy, the only true part about that statement is the gameplay when you go into battle. Otherwise this game fails in comparison to Final Fantasy X. The voice acting scenes seem lifeless and the overall gameplay is so repetitive. I have to say if you are a true fan of the Lord of the Rings then this a might be a great choice for you.

I like this game, too; however, the moves get a little repetitive after a while. I like being able to upgrade so many different things rather just a few pieces, and the use of various different types of magic depending upon which character is involved is great.

As with the trilogy, the game shows that teamwork between races of different beings can be a force that can obliderate any enemy. You begin as Berethor, a Gondorian captain from Minas Tirith. He is on the path of Boromir, the son of Denethor of Gondor. His features often remind me of Liam Neelson too much, making me laugh at every close up of him. He meets Idrial, an elvish shield maiden, Elegrond, a Dunedain ranger, Hadhod, a Dwarf, and Morwen and Eaoden, warriors of the Mark. Your adventure in the Third Age always seems to take a second seat to the main protagonists in the Fellowship, always a lag behind. The story does not exactly match that of the Tolkien version, yet that adds to the originality that EA hoped to get. An exact remake of the movie would be repetitive to the two other games released by EA, the Two Towers and the Return of the King. The battle system is almost exactly as FF, which makes FF players strong from the beginning. The graphics are awe-spiring, at one point in the game the backdrop is the great statues of Argonath, and during the battle with the Balrog you could almost feel the heat eminating from the Balrog's molten body. The only main slag is the adventure mode. In adventure mode, you only wander until you encounter a battle, then after that more walking. The only buttons you use is A and the control stick, making it boring after the countless of hours searching for all the unlockable scenes. LOTR fans unite, the Grandaddy...ahem King has returned to rock your consoles.