The Lord of the Rings Aragorns Quest

SCORE: 62

Some franchises need to stay in retirement. Bringing them out for another go is not always a good idea. Case in point The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest. I purchased the Wii version so I could write this review. Spending my money on The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest was a mistake. One I hope you will learn from. Please avoid this game.

It is some years in the future and King Aragorn is coming to the Shire. Sam is married and has children. He named one of the boys Frodo. That is really nice of him to honor his nine fingered friend. The game levels are told in stories. So if you make a mistake and die the narrator comments on how it did not happen that way. Nice little touch there WB Games.

Middle Earth has looked better. The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest goes for a cartoon look and feel. The level of violence in this home console game is intense. I do not think they could have stuffed any more violent content into this game. Magical spells are also present to help the player progress through the levels. Various scary creatures from the movies are in this game.

I expected the sounds in The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest to be majestic, powerful, and amazing. Instead they were many of the recycled sounds we have grown accustomed to. Sound bytes from the movies are put in key locations. I feel like we have been there before, and The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest is just trying to cash in on the franchise.

There are secrets and hidden items in The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest. I rarely took much interest in finding them though. I kept looking for new Lord of the Rings content, but there is little to be found in this game. I feel my money was wasted on this game.

The violent content in The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest is way over done. It almost put me to sleep a few times. I got tired of the repetitive nature of hacking and slashing a few enemies. I would then run a bit, and hack and slash some more. The controls do not always behave and that is one of the real frustrations of this game. The core concept of The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest is to kill everything that moves.

The Lord of the Rings contains various content and styles. The Lord of the Rings Aragorn’s Quest is violence only. If the characters in the movie had to wade through this much blood they would have never made it anywhere. This game teaches to get them before they get you. Do that thousands of times to everyone you meet.
- Sam

Graphics: 59%
Sound: 63%
Replay/Extras: 72%
Gameplay: 50%
Family Friendly Factor: 68%
System: Wii/PS3/PS2
Publisher: Warner Bros Interactive
Rating: ‘T’ for Teen
{Fantasy Violence}

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