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Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King

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Also known as
A Gyűrűk Ura: A Király Visszatér Der Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs El Señor de los Anillos: El Retorno Del Rey Il Signore degli Anelli: Il Ritorno del Re Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le Retour du Roi The Lord of the Rings: Ō no Kikan ロード オブ ザ リング 王の帰還

Control six heroes in an isometric action RPG, using unique skill trees and cooperative play to battle through over 150 levels.

The Game Boy Advance version of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, developed by Griptonite and published by EA, was released in 2003. This is the earliest commercial release of this exact version on the GBA, and the original game (the GBA version) also first released in 2003.


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Released
2003
Perspective
Diagonal-down
Size
12.65 MB
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About Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for the Game Boy Advance adapts the final film into an isometric action role playing game. Players can control one of six characters from the story, including Aragorn, Gandalf the White, and Frodo, each with a distinct set of upgradable skills.

Its structure involves progressing through numerous levels, which encompass settings like Minas Tirith and the Paths of the Dead. A key feature is the extensive pool of randomly generated equipment, alongside the capacity for two players to cooperate using a link cable. The experience is designed to last for dozens of hours.

This handheld release also includes a connectivity function with the Nintendo GameCube version, which provides access to additional hidden content and characters.

Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King Screenshots

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The 3rd game in the series
Choose what you would like to do
Connect to a GameCube to unlock secrets
Choose your hero... this will determine your character's abilities as well as the images that appear from the movie
Part of the introduction if you choose Gandalf
Also, part of the introduction with Gandalf... this shows Legolas wanting to destroy Saruman.
Fighting the enemy as Gandalf... using his normal Sword/Staff combo
See what spells/skills you have. These are different depending on your character
The stats screen shows many stats for your character... be sure to come here often so you can increase stats when you level up
Look in your inventory to see what items you would like to equip
Use forges to create new items, buy new items, or sell items