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Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (XSX) game cover art
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Tags: Strategy, Turn-Based, Fantasy
Developer: Griptonite Games
More Platforms: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
AKA: Lord of the Rings: Uchitsu Kuni Daisanki (JP)
Publisher
Region
Released
NA
11/02/2004
EU
11/04/2004
JP
12/22/2004

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Staff Reviews

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age review

Reviewed August 22, 2008

Gary Hartley says: "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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Reader Reviews

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age review

Reviewed May 30, 2005

sashanan says: "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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