LEGO The Lord of the Rings | Xbox 360

About the Game

Over two thousand years ago, the Dark Lord Sauron forged the One Ring to control the other rings of power given to the races of Middle Earth. Sauron was defeated in battle by the human king Isildur, who refused to destroy the ring and took it for himself. Eventually the ring ended up in the hands of Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit from the Shire. Frodo eventually learns that the only way to destroy the ring is to throw it into the lava river of Mount Doom, where it was forged.

Story & Setting

Thus begins a long and perilous journey, during which the fate of Middle Earth will be decided. LEGO The Lord of the Rings follows the quest of Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring from Hobbiton to Mount Doom. The looks of the character and the presentation of the story are directly taken from the three movies: The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers , and The Return of the King . This instalment in the Lego universe games includes spoken dialogues within its humorous narrative.

Gameplay & Core Systems

Instead of a hub like in many Lego games, the core of the game is the actual map of Middle Earth, where players' party, varying through the game, travels from town to town and region to region to explore, fight enemies, solve puzzles and find treasures. Through the main story, players will have to play through story levels, in which each character's specific abilities and equipment are used to reach the end of the level. Once completed, each level can be replayed in Free Mode to find more treasures and find objects necessary to complete some quests (given by NPC's in the World Map) by using unlocked characters. A lot of treasures are Mythril blocks, which are used to craft tools that can be used by any character on the world map. Solving some puzzles will also unlock characters to acquire, quest-giving NPCs, and red blocks that will make some "extras" available.

Modes & Ways to Play

Player support includes Same/Split-Screen, Co-Op, and 2 Players.

Presentation & Atmosphere

Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, and HDTV 1080p. Audio support includes Dolby Digital.