The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Image
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

Summary: Return to Middle-earth in a game based on the epic final chapter of the The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Developed using the same digital assets as the films, The Return of the King recreates in stunning detail the final events of the War of the Ring. Become the heroes who determine the fate of Middle-earth as you traverse the haunted Paths of the Dead, defend Minas Tirith, and even play co-op multiplayer with a friend as you march against the impenetrable Black Gates of Mordor. The fate of Middle-earth is in your hands.
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Rating: T
Developer: Hypnos Entertainment
Genre(s): Action, Beat-'Em-Up
Number of Players:1-2 Players
ESRB Descriptors:Violence
Sound:Dolby Pro Logic II
License:Movie
Offline Modes:Cooperative
Connectivity:Handheld-Console Connectivity
Cast Credit
Jeremy Bredow Designer
Stephen Goss Designer
Don Veca Audio Director
Michael Becker Story & Dialog Designer
Russell Brown Technical Director
Joe Estus Supervising Editor
John Salera Level Producer
Erik Holden Technical Art Director
Todd Growney Visual Effects
Zachary Waibel Core And Level Engineers
Glen A. Schofield Producer
Chris Ferriera Designer
Danny Padilla Combat And Control Engineers
J. Arcadia Kim Producer
Christopher Tremmel Lead Designer
Margaret Foley Art Director
Michael Kirkbride Designer
John Calhoun Designer
Todd Arnold Producer
Brett Robbins Lead Designer
Steve Papoutsis Level Producer
Christian Scheurer Art Director
Tim Heath Character Animation Supervisor
Eric Pavey Lead Character Artist
Alejandro Gil Lead Environment Artist
Stefan Van Niekerk Technical Director
Kay Cloud Technical Art Director
Scott Yu Technical Art Director
David Hill Designer
Mike Hurst Designer
Charles Huenengardt Designer
Michael Q. Lin Designer
Paul Mathus Designer
Paul Pettross Designer
Ben Walker Designer
Christopher Conway Combat And Control Engineers
Davor MrKoci Combat And Control Engineers
Kim Power Combat And Control Engineers
Bernd Raabe Combat And Control Engineers
Mike Roca Combat And Control Engineers
Kam Yin Yip Combat And Control Engineers
Tony Bergelt Core And Level Engineers
Rahul Gupta Core And Level Engineers
Niall Hayes Core And Level Engineers
Rob Pavey Core And Level Engineers
Dean Grandquist Rendering And Animation Systems
Steve Timson Rendering And Animation Systems
Steven Szakal Designer
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Awards & Rankings

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#39 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003