The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

 Game Boy Advance
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. 1UP
    70
    There's not enough variety to keep you playing through everything EA's set up for you. You'll be addicted to the game for a short while when you go through with your first character, but after that, the novelty of building up medieval superheroes starts to wear extremely thin.
  2. Weekly Famitsu
    68
    7 / 7 / 7 / 6 - 27 [Vol 786]
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  3. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    68
    The core gameplay is essentially the same as last year's "Two Towers," though the graphics have been given a minor facelift and the stages are a bit more varied. [Dec 2003, p.236]
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Awards & Rankings

36
#36 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2003
33
#33 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2003
9
#9 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2003

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User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. VLG
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    One of my favorite games of all time, and the best action RPG in the console, imho
  2. Nikitosss95
    Feb 13, 2021
    10
    Out of all GBA games that I have ever played (I had a collection of 50 games at least) this one is in the top 5 of my favorite games! I lovedOut of all GBA games that I have ever played (I had a collection of 50 games at least) this one is in the top 5 of my favorite games! I loved playing as Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Aragorn or Eowyn! With each character you could gradually collect rare items and keep leveling up until even Nazgul wouldn’t be a threat to you! Playing as Frodo was challenging though, but no less enjoyable!… Full Review »
  3. TheQuietGamer
    Dec 22, 2010
    7
    Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's GBA port is actually almost as good as the console version, the graphics are ok for a GBA game,Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's GBA port is actually almost as good as the console version, the graphics are ok for a GBA game, the sound however is a mixture of repetitive music and sound effects, the game is very challenging but that's mostly because of a flawed leveling up system, you can play as several characters from the movie, and all but a few have there own unique stories, while this game does have it's flaws it is still a ok game and i would recommend it for fans of the series… Full Review »
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