Wondering just what is coming to your video game consoles from the land of Middle Earth? Confused as to what games will be attached to what console? Confusion be gone with this easily understood guide! Lets get down to business.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring company: Vivendi Universal consoles: Playstation 2, Xbox
The Fellowship of the Ring by Vivendi Universal will follow the text as close as humanly possible. Utilizing such Tolkien experts as our very own Quickbeam Vivendi Universal has exercised efforts en mass to ensure this game is identical to the literary experience.
The game play is richly RPG based, where combat isn’t always your only option. Playing as either Frodo, Aragorn, or Gandalf you traverse the world of Middle Earth discovering treasures yet only read about. From Tom Bombadill to the confrontation with the Balrog every inch of FOTR is yours to explore.
To be released in the Fall of 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring company: Vivendi Universal consoles: Game Boy Advance
Similar to the Fellowship of the Ring game for the PS2 and XBox, the Game Boy Advance version is adapted for the smaller console. You will have the opportunity to develop many characters described in Tolkien’s text and delve into the strategies required to complete your quest.
To be released in Fall of 2002
The Hobbit company: Sierra consoles: Nintendo Gamecube
Follow the story of Bilbo Baggins and his discovery of The One Ring. Traveling as Bilbo himself from his home in Hobbiton, then on to the darks of Mirkwood and the depths of the Lonely Mountain where he faces Smaug the Dragon! Discover treasures, explore unique worlds, and delve into the fast knowledge that Middle Earth has for so long held.
Release to be announced
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers company: Electronic Arts consoles: Playstation 2
Bring the characters of Peter Jackson’s epic film trilogy to life in this exciting Action Adventure game set to the story line of The Two Towers. Follow Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas in their quest to discover the whereabouts of Merry and Pippin, then head to Edoras and eventually stand for the world of men in the epic Helms Deep Battle. Play as Aragorn, Gimli, or Legolas and discover each character’s unique strengths and weakness’ to successfully traverse the beautiful world brought to life by the team at WETA Workshop.
Wondering just what is coming to your video game consoles from the land of Middle Earth? Confused as to what games will be attached to what console? Confusion be gone with this easily understood guide! Lets get down to business.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring company: Vivendi Universal consoles: Playstation 2, Xbox
The Fellowship of the Ring by Vivendi Universal will follow the text as close as humanly possible. Utilizing such Tolkien experts as our very own Quickbeam Vivendi Universal has exercised efforts en mass to ensure this game is identical to the literary experience.
The game play is richly RPG based, where combat isn’t always your only option. Playing as either Frodo, Aragorn, or Gandalf you traverse the world of Middle Earth discovering treasures yet only read about. From Tom Bombadill to the confrontation with the Balrog every inch of FOTR is yours to explore.
To be released in the Fall of 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring company: Vivendi Universal consoles: Game Boy Advance
Similar to the Fellowship of the Ring game for the PS2 and XBox, the Game Boy Advance version is adapted for the smaller console. You will have the opportunity to develop many characters described in Tolkien’s text and delve into the strategies required to complete your quest.
To be released in Fall of 2002
The Hobbit company: Sierra consoles: Nintendo Gamecube
Follow the story of Bilbo Baggins and his discovery of The One Ring. Traveling as Bilbo himself from his home in Hobbiton, then on to the darks of Mirkwood and the depths of the Lonely Mountain where he faces Smaug the Dragon! Discover treasures, explore unique worlds, and delve into the fast knowledge that Middle Earth has for so long held.
Release to be announced
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers company: Electronic Arts consoles: Playstation 2
Bring the characters of Peter Jackson’s epic film trilogy to life in this exciting Action Adventure game set to the story line of The Two Towers. Follow Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas in their quest to discover the whereabouts of Merry and Pippin, then head to Edoras and eventually stand for the world of men in the epic Helms Deep Battle. Play as Aragorn, Gimli, or Legolas and discover each character’s unique strengths and weakness’ to successfully traverse the beautiful world brought to life by the team at WETA Workshop.
Now that the elves are leaving Middle Earth, Rivendell (located just west of Perth, Ontario, Canada on highway seven) is for sale. Obviously the appearance was somewhat altered for the film. Enjoy the pictures!
The september issue of Wired mag lists the top five special effects workshops (in no particular order). Among them is Weta Digital. The others are: Digital Domain, ILM, Rhythm and Hues, and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
The caption for Weta reads:
PAST WORK: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, one Oscar, one Bafta. BRAGGING RIGHTS: Shoo-in for three consecutive Oscar nominations, thanks to the LOTR trilogy. TECH CRED: AI-powered software that can choreograph complex battle sequences in just hours. IN THE QUEUE: Two more LOTR epics. I WAS BLOWN AWAY: “When I saw 70,000 individually animated soldiers onscreen at one time.” – Peter Jackson, cofounder and director
Ok folks, let’s face it ; ) There are a lot of serious gamers out there! There has also been a serious dearth of LOTR inspired games for many years. Now that The Fellowship of the Ring is out, we’ve been treated to many new games in several genres. In light of all the enthusiasm out there, we’ve asked several folks in to give us the latest information on their games: what they are, how they are played, what kind of tournament action is available, collector’s information, and perhaps even some demonstrations and tips. We hope you’ll drop by one of our gaming sessions and see what exciting new games are out there.
Games Workshop will be bringing us previews of their new tabletop game modules in two sessions. These intricately detailed miniature figurines come in various sets that relate to different parts of LOTR. We will be seeing the new Two Towers game set, including passarounds of actual game pieces and learn of the new scenarios.
Universal Interactive is also slated to visit twice, with a preview of their new Middle-earth inspired video console games. The LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring game will be built for all major gaming platforms. We’ll see production shots and views of finished portions of the game, due out this fall.
For Games Workshop and Universal Interactive session times, check the [Schedule]!
