Review of Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest - Nintendo Wii

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LOTR: Aragorn's Quest is a huge, beautiful looking, action packed RPG that manages to tell the entire Tolkien story in an entertaining way. There are a total of 9 large levels: The Shire, Bree, Rivendell, Mines of Moria, Fangorn forrest, Rohan, Helm's Deep, Pelennor Fields and Mordor. You will play as Frodo Gamgee (son of Samwise) in the Shire segments (or his sister Elanor if you are in 2 player co-op) and as Aragorn (or Gandalf in 2 player) during the main LOTR story. The game is a good mix of RPG and hack and slash. You will meet lots of people as you explore the different levels and most of them will want something from you (think MONSTER HUNTER TRI) and you have the option to ignore them and stay on your main quest or go off on their side quest and do as they ask. There are advantages to doing the side quests since they allow you to explore more of the rich environment of this game and they will also help your character level up (in many instances) by giving him some gift or treasure that will increase his abilities. Along the way you will fight plenty of Goblins, Trolls, giant spiders etc. Your main weapon is a sword that uses the Wii remote motion control. You will also get other weapons like a flaming torch and a bow. The bow will become hugely important during the final battle at the gates of Mordor so it is to your advantage to purchase upgrades for it with the money you find on your journey. Sadly, the bow is the most poorly controlled of the weapons so you may want to practice with it quite a bit before you reach the final level. There are also segments in Rohan where you will be on horesback as well as a horseback battle with some Oliphants.

The game looks amazing. It uses the same designs as the Peter Jackson films and includes the music of Howard Shore throughout the game. The characters look like the actors from the film and Sean Astin narrates the quest. Dialog in cut scenes often comes directly from the film soundtrack and it works very well. As you play this game you will definitely get the feeling that you are playing in the same world as the one in the film. The artistic style lies somewhere between fantasy and reality. It is a unique look that is difficult to describe but it looks awesome and is perfect for the Tolkien universe.

If you are a LOTR fan you will probably enjoy this game. Kids will love the Shire and there are plenty of kid friendly things to do. Older kids and adults will have a great time exploring this world and fighting the monsters and battles. This game got a T rating and there are some pretty nasty looking critters in it that might scare off younger kids but they can certainly play the shire games. I think this game in intended for a general audience and I have no idea what "hardcore" gamers might think of it (and don't much care). I had an incredibly good time playing it and look forward to spending a lot more time running around in this game. Once you have completed the final level, all of the game is unlocked and you can go back and do any side quests you skipped and find various treasures and items that you missed the first time through. I'm looking forward to many more hours of fun in middle earth. The developers did an incredible job with this game.

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We are not avid gamers in our family. But this LOTR game offers hours and hours and hours of gameplay. My 5 year old and I had so more fun working our ways through all the games quests. We do not own many Wii games, but as a house filled with LOTR nuts, this was worth every penny of the $59 we paid when it was freshly out. Not graphically violent (e.g. not blood splattering). Done in a fashion that fun and acceptable (I believe) for some younger kids.

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I have mixed feelings about Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest. On the one hand, it's certainly not the Lord of the Rings epic I'd hoped for. For that, the Gamecube Lord of The Rings The Return of The King is still the best bet. On the other hand, for kids and casual gamers it's not a bad game.

First, this game is short and easy. For anybody who's played through the Legend of Zelda games, this will probably take less than 10 hours to beat and you will probably die only once or twice. There aren't really any puzzles, and even if there are the game system has a clue system that makes sure you never get lost. Even within that much of it is spent with boring "fetch" quests, i.e. Aragorn has to find something and return to somebody for a reward. Only in front of the Black Gates do you get the sense of an epic battle. In many other stages, the number of enemies is fairly low and things move pretty slowly.

Graphically, the game is a mixed bag. I love the mix between the realistic and cartoonish styles. The pastel color schemes are particularly beautiful. Also, the Hobbiton cutscenes and levels are stunning (for the Wii). However, most of the other levels and characters have good, not great, graphics. The non-Hobbiton cutscenes are abysmal, with some sequences in which the characters' mouths don't even move.

Another thing the game gets right is the Wii controls. The swordfighting is pretty intuitive and works pretty well. This game isn't Motion Plus, but it does allow to to swing your sword left or right, up or down. I thought the bow and arrow and spear could have been used a bit more, but as it stands they work well with the Wii remote. You might even find yourself getting a bit of a workout.

I imagine for kids and casual gamers though this will be a nice, short romp through Middle Earth. It retells the story of Lord of the Rings succinctly and allows you to replay the key moments. Also, getting to see Sam's kids is neat. However, I really do hope Nintendo manages to get an epic LOTR game, if not for Wii than for Wii U (sadly, War in the North isn't slated for Nintendo).

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My daughter (who is 7) and I love the LOTR series. We only have the Wii. We love all the LEGO games. Based on the gamer magazine reviews, I decided to pass on buying this. Due to all the rainy weather we have had recently, I decided to revisit this game and see what Amazon reviewers had to say about this game. It seemed to get good reviews and the price had dropped to $20. After playing the game for about 4 hours now, I have to say I am very happy with Aragorn's Quest. Harcore adult gamers will hate this game. It's too easy and not overly complex. Casual gamers, like myself and my daughter, will love, love, love this game!! It is fun, engaging, intuitive, and visually appealling. For example, as opposed to all the Super Mario series, the storyline is read to you in many places. Good god, I hate it when I have to read text bubble after text bubble. It takes some liberties with the LOTR story but I found that it worked well with how the game is layed out. It has co-op two player capability. Player 1 is primarily Aragorn and player 2 is Gandalf. Downside is that the hidden items are not that hard to find and the game won't last seemingly forever (like Zelda). Is this as good as Zelda: Twilight Princess? No way. Is this game worth $20 and is it a good father/daughter/son bonding game? Absolutely!! If this is what you are looking for, then ignore the reviews from the gaming sites and magazines and purchase it.

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I always like to have a game in progress, even if I don't always find a lot of time to play. I searched Amazon for some inexpensive games and decided to give this game a try, not expecting too much. To my surprise, I finished the game feeling as if I nearly lived through the LOTR trilogy and it makes me want to watch the movies again. There's an open environment, a main quest, and plenty of side quests. There are all kinds of power ups to find and items to buy. Some of the dialogue is verbatim from the movies. The game has a slight Zelda feel to it, which is the main reason I'm sharing my love for it now.

If you like Zelda and/or like the LOTR trilogy or books, this is most definitely a game worth checking out! It won't take forever to beat it, but it has high replay value to go back and find all the items and quests I missed the first time around.