Video Gaming News - April 2004
Redwood City, CA (April 27, 2004) - Electronic Arts announced today
that The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age roleplaying game is under development
for a planned fall 2004 release. The game will be available for the PlayStation
2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance.
From EA:
Based on New Line Cinema and Peter Jackson’s acclaimed film adaptations of
J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings,
The Third Age allows players to adventure through Middle-earth, building a party
of heroes as they journey. Players battle on the side of the Fellowship, but can
unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of Sauron as they
progress. In the game, players will interact with the characters of the
Fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting
the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forward. Parties will
traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an
innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic
Balrog in the Mines of Moria, defending the fallen city of Osgiliath, or trying
to destroy Helm’s Deep.
The Lord the Rings, The Third Age, is being developed by EA’s Redwood Shores
studio, the same studio that developed the hit The Lord of the Rings; The Return
of the King™ game. The Game Boy Advance version is being developed by Amaze
Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a Griptonite. For more information on EA’s The Lord of
the Rings games, visit the official franchise website at
lordoftherings.eagames.com.
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