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11th November 2003:
Shots of the King
New shots of the new Lord of the Rings game ahead of its Friday release date.
Posted by Chris Barnett - Xbox,GameCube,PlayStation 2,PC - UK and Europe

As the release of the final instalment of the epic Lord of the Rings movie trilogy nears, so does that of the game based on the film. In fact, the game is due out on Friday, ahead of the movie! This may seem strange as those fans who have not read the books (come on, how many people have SERIOUSLY read Tolkien's original trilogy entirely?) will know the story by the time they see the film, if they progress far enough in the game.

But maybe this is what EA wants, to be the first to convey the epic climax in the series to fans. Imagine witnessing the finish of the story after you have earned it through play, it would be far more rewarding than sitting with a bucket of pop corn and pre maturely embalming yourself by eating it. Of course you will see the movie too, but you will be able to sneer the plot details to the old guy sitting next to you in the cinema.

And as if the game was not in demand enough (after the high quality of 'The Two Towers; also by EA) the new shots look great. It certainly looks better than the previous game, especially the murky atmosphere that was promised from the film. Let's just hope it is as good as 'The Two Towers' as that would be enough for us; a game of that quality with the darkness of the climatic story.

Just wait until Friday and you will be able to see if the game deserves to be the Lord of the Games (really sorry, we had to end on a cliche, it was either this of one about Elvis, playing on the King factor)

Chris Barnett

The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King
for Xbox

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