The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 hack and slash action game developed by EA Redwood Shores for the PlayStation 2 and Windows. It was ported to the GameCube and Xbox by Hypnos Entertainment, to the Game Boy Advance by Griptonite Games, to mobile by ImaginEngine, and to Mac OS X by Beenox. The game was published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the 2002 game The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)
Screenshot showing Sam delivering a killing blow to an Orc on a bridge. In the top-right of the screen is a counter related to the level's objective of preventing Frodo from being captured by the Nazgûl. In the bottom-left, the player's health, experience points, ranged weapon ammunition and the quality of their kill are displayed.
Above: a scene from The Return of the King film. Below: the same scene in the video game.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 action hack and slash video game developed by Stormfront Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A 2D Game Boy Advance game of the same name was made by Griptonite Games, a port to the GameCube by Hypnos Entertainment, and to mobile by JAMDAT. A version for Microsoft Windows developed by Ritual Entertainment was cancelled during development. The game was published on all platforms by Electronic Arts. It is an adaption of the 2002 film of the same name. Originally released in North America for the PlayStation 2 in October 2002, it was released in November 2002 for the Game Boy Advance, in December 2002 for the Xbox and GameCube, and in May 2003 for mobile.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)
Aragorn fights the Nazgûl at Weathertop in the PlayStation 2 version of the game; the illuminated meter on the bottom left indicates he is currently in "Perfect mode."
Viggo Mortensen reprises the role of Aragorn in the game. As well as providing the voice, Mortensen also recreated some of the sword-fighting moves from the film, allowing the development team to recreate the exact movements in the game.