Lord of the Rings: The Third Age |
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Platform: Game Boy Advance
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy (Fantasy) Developer: Griptonite Games AKA: Lord of the Rings: Uchitsu Kuni Daisanki (JP) |
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Lord of the Rings: The Third Age review (Game Boy Advance) |
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Reviewed by Gary Hartley (August 22, 2008) Unlike the version hoarded across the XBox, PS2 and Gamecube (which got the odd third party title by what I assume was someone’s mistake), the GBA Third Age is content to take its material straight from the source. It doesn't steal mechanics from well-known Square games, it doesn't cock-slap the canon. It simply exists in the shadow of a lesser game, probably feeling very bitter and upset about the entire thing. |
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Lord of the Rings: The Third Age review (Game Boy Advance) |
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Reviewed by sashanan (May 30, 2005) LotR games have been hitting the various consoles lately, and every time a GBA companion game was released as well. While The Two Towers and Return of the King got Diablo-ish hack & slash companion games on the GBA, The Third Age opts to be a tactics RPG instead; a solid choice as this kind of game works really well for the "pick up and play for a bit" attitude that often accompanies handheld gaming. While it's not the best of its kind to be released on the GBA, and it has trouble with some of t... |
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