The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 35
  3. Negative: 2 out of 35
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  1. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    40
    While the battle system is solid, the battles themselves are dreadfully boring.
  2. G4 TV
    40
    The characters and the trials they face simply aren’t cut out for the game they inhabit, and the game feels shallow and incomplete as a result.

Awards & Rankings

92
#92 Best PS2 Game of 2004
50
#50 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
29
#29 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 89 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 89
  3. Negative: 5 out of 89
  1. adamsfall
    Jun 14, 2012
    10
    Picked this game up again after 7 years and it still feels fantastic. It aged well and I am having just as much fun with it this time around.Picked this game up again after 7 years and it still feels fantastic. It aged well and I am having just as much fun with it this time around. Buy it. Just do it.… Full Review »
  2. GeoA.
    Jan 5, 2005
    10
    I liked it a lot because it was so realistic it felt as though you were living the trilogy.
  3. John
    Jan 2, 2005
    10
    The best RPG to date.
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