Video Gaming News - October 2003
Redwood City, CA (October 13, 2003) - EA today announced that The Lord
of the Rings; The Return of the King has officially gone gold for all
platforms—PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. The
game is on track to ship to North American retailers under the EA GAMES brand on
Tuesday, November 4th, and will be in stores by Thursday, November 6th.
From EA:
Based on New Line Cinema’s upcoming film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s
classic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King video game
will once again put the fate of Middle-earth in the hands of the gamer. In the
final installment of the blockbuster movie trilogy, players must destroy the One
Ring by casting it into the Crack of Doom, freeing Middle-earth from the
clutches of the Dark Lord Sauron.
EA’s second "The Lord of the Rings" action adventure game, The Lord of the
Rings; The Return of the King will allow players to journey through multiple
gameplay paths, taking control of the motion picture trilogy’s heroes. Defend
the walls of Minas Tirith as Gandalf, raise the Army of the Dead as Aragorn,
Legolas, or Gimli, and with Frodo and Sam, deliver the ring to the fiery depths
of Mount Doom.
Based on the environments from the upcoming movie, The Return of the King’s
third person gameplay will include immersive action and adventure elements set
in rich, interactive levels. An all-new multiplayer co-op mode (including online
play for PlayStation 2) will let players form their own Fellowship before
embarking on their journey through Middle-earth.
The team behind The Return of the King is EA’s Redwood Shores studio (Amaze
Entertainment for Game Boy Advance). The game is rated ESRB "T" (Teen).
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