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Year 2009

 

Rate Review: Lord of the Rings Online (Lotro)

Original at thegamespit (WordPress) external link    Sat, Oct 31

By mrmcblonde All in all it was good to start with but I got bored with it.  The graphics are good but in my opinion not really very “Lord of the ringsy”.  Having read the first book and been read all three as a child plus the hobbit I felt it didn’t have the right “feel” to it.  I know this might not be a glowing revie...

Rate Review: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Original at filmologic (WordPress) external link    Mon, Oct 12

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By filmologic Director: Peter Jackson Writers: J.R.R Tolkien( Novel );Fran Walsh( Screenplay ) Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy Release Date: 19 December 2001 Lord of the Rings Director: Peter Jackson Writers: J.R.R Tolkien( Novel );Fran Walsh( Screenplay ) Genre: Action/Adven

Rate Review: “The Hunt for Gollum”

Original at brucebyfield (WordPress) external link    Sat, May 23

By Bruce Byfield The movie is a prequel to the trilogy in which Aragorn hunts down Gollum and captures him for questioning. These events are mentioned in The Fellowship of the Ring as having happened recently, but are not shown directly (the better, no doubt to keep Aragorn off stage until he makes his myste...

Rate Opinion: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-ray Now Available for Pre-Order

Original at DailyGame external link    Mon, Apr 20

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However, the extended-release versions may simply be in a holding pattern until they can be strategically released to coincide with The Hobbit. Regardless, this will be one of the best-selling Blu-ray releases of 2009, so make sure you pre-order your ...

Rate The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review

Original at GamingExcellence external link    Tue, Mar 17

 Canada The players that are doing really well in the middle of the stage will get the option to control one of the “Hero” characters; these can range from Gandalf to Legolas to even the Dark Lord Sauron himself. Ride around the battlefield on horses and Wargs ...

Rate Opinion: Lord of the Rings game loses the battle

Original at Welland Tribune external link    Fri, Feb 20

  Canada Gamers are dropped into large-scale battles, using different classes of soldiers (this time it's warriors, archers, dwarves and mages) as well as hero characters straight from the trilogy, including the likes of Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, ...

Rate Review: Lord of the Rings: Conquest

Original at Stuff.co.nz external link    Mon, Feb 16

 New Zealand - LOTR Conquest is sort of an action/role playing game that lets you select a variety of character classes - mage, warrior, archer, scout - and pit them ... Game doesn't live up to movie PUC Chronicle all 3 news articles

Rate The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review

Original at playstationlifestyle.net external link    Mon, Feb 16

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By Adam Wolfe Lord of the Rings: Conquest places you in all the epic battles you have grown to love from the movies. From standing strong at Helm’s Deep to fighting the Balrog in the Mines of Moria. You will come a crossed and be able to play all of your favorite hero’s and villains form the movies. Now this may s...

Rate Opinion: Lord of the Rings Conquest - Xbox 360

Original at geeksyndicate (WordPress) external link    Wed, Feb 11

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By wedgedoc Star Wars Battlefront 2 in Middle Earth with more Hack n Slash. The game sees the player battle through various set-pieces from the world of Peter Jackson’s vision of Lord of the Rings, fighting for either the cause of good or evil. Review it: Game Engine Gameplay

Rate REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

Original at odt.co.nz external link    Mon, Feb 2

 New Zealand - Gameplay: Not as smooth as other LOTR games. Copious amounts of button mashing. My precious or the Dark Lord Sauron: Somewhere in between. ...

Rate Opinion: How to get a free Lord of the Rings Conquest!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 31

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By rss@youtube.com (blltsrvngprd) in this video i'll show you how to get free video games, or in this case, Lord of the Rings Conquest!!. heres what you need to do. step 1: sign up: http://tinyurl.com/Rwrds1signup that link will take you to Rewards1. Put in your REAL INFO. thats how they know where to send your prize to. 2. Once signed...

Rate Opinion: Lord of the Rings Conquest Guide

Original at guides.ign.com external link    Thu, Jan 29

Did you ever wonder what it was like to kill pecks (hobbits) and stamp their village underfoot in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, or The Silmarrion? ... Review of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Zergwatch Review: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Escapist Magazine

Rate Opinion: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest

Original at Jucaushii external link    Fri, Jan 23

 Romania - From Cave-trolls to Oliphaunts to the Balrog and even Sauron, practically the entire universe will be available for battle with up to 150 characters ... Lord of the Rings: Conquest Pocket Gamer Lord of the Rings: Conquest review ITN

Rate Lord of the Rings: Conquest - video game review

Original at Telegraph.co.uk external link    Tue, Jan 20

It’s uglier than Gollum and twice as annoying as that whiny Frodo chap. Even brutalising fat hobbitses as Sauron himself can do little to alleviate the ... PC Game Review: Lord of the Rings: Conquest Examiner.com Lord of the Rings: Conquest bit-tech.net

Rate The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review: Not So Much [Review]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jan 19

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By Brian Crecente Lord of the Rings: Conquest was developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts, released on January 13 for DS, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Retails for $59.99 USD. Played through The War of the Ring campaign alone and The Rise of Sauron campaign in split screen on Xbox 360. Te...

Rate Opinion: Under the Knife: The Lord of the Rings Conquest

Original at thehealingtouch (WordPress) external link    Mon, Jan 19

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By kaiserhawk While being a conquest style game there are actually two story campaigns that you can partake in, one for the Forces of Good and one for Evil. These are loosely (And I mean very loosely) based around the Story of the Lord of the Rings starting from Helms Deep to the Black Gate. They take some side...

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Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 16

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By rss@youtube.com (TheGamerFool) Author: TheGamerFool Keywords: lord of the rings conquest gameplay gametrailers gamespot ign avgn video game EA Pandemic Rings middle earth lotr Frodo Jrr Tolkien Added: January 16, 2009

Rate Opinion: Lord of the Rings and Skateboarding: two great tastes that...well, read on

Original at joystickcafe (WordPress) external link    Thu, Jan 15

By Brandon Lord of the Rings: Conquest sounded fun.  I was never a big fan of the Star Wars: Battlefront series, but Lord of the Rings, one would think, lends itself to the “big epic battle played from the perspective of a grunt” genre better than Star Wars.  I imagine Star Wars working out better as an RTS...

Rate My CheatCC Review: LOTR Online: Mines of Moria

Original at alextaldren (WordPress) external link    Mon, Jan 12

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By Alex Taldren Anyway, if you’ve already invested a lot of time into the original Lord of the Rings Online, get Mines of Moria.  If you did invest time, but stopped playing because of a lack of end-game content, get Mines of Moria.  If you’ve never played LOTRO don’t bother.        After some difficulty, I’v...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jan 10

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 5

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By rss@youtube.com (AngryJoeShow) AngryJoe and Tons0Fun look at the Top Reasons Lord of the Rings Conquest might kick some serious Epic Orc Ass! We find out that the Dark Lieutenant Sauron actually worked for AngryJoe - and the Ring is now in AngryJoe's Possession! Let the WORLD Tremble before the New KINGS Feet!

Rate Opinion: Battle for the Ring - Video Quest #4 submission (script in Description)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 2

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By rss@youtube.com (Zedar0) My review for the Battle for the Ring contest at http://www.battleforthering.com/challenges/ My voice is a bit quiet, so adjust your volume if you have to. All the logos seen in the footage and at the end belong to their respective owners. Game/trailer footage taken from IGN and Gamespot. Scr...

Rate Opinion: Challenge progress

Original at Becky's Book Reviews external link    Sun, Nov 16

By blaney1129@gmail.com (Becky) Note: I've read 18 books so far. I had initially wanted to read The Once and Future King by T.H. White and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. But I just don't see that happening. Note: I've read 9 books. I'm lacking the Lord of the Rings trilogy, however.

Rate Opinion: Books That Last – The Lord of the Rings Model

Original at rebeccaluellamiller (WordPress) external link    Sat, Sep 20

By Rebecca LuElla Miller So on to The Lord of the Rings. What made those books so successful? Here are some lines from reviews posted at Barnes and Noble: Boston Herald A masterful story — an epic in its own way — with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry and fantasy..

Rate Opinion: LotRO Class Tips Guide

Original at Ten Ton Hammer Headlines external link    Tue, Jun 10

By Morvelaira This lovely guide to the classes in Lord of the Rings Online is mainly aimed at selecting a class and less on how to play one. It also offers handy information on how much of the population plays that class so you can figure out where you might be needed.

Rate Opinion: LotRO, A Look Back: Book 9

Original at Massively external link    Thu, Apr 24

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By Lindsey Phillips Along with the new zone came the game's first large-scale raid instance: Helegrod. This was an ancient city built by Dwarves that was assaulted by the evil dragon Thorog. Wielding the powerful sword Mírdanant, Durin the fifth slayed Thorog but was killed in the process. Ever since attempts...

Rate Music Review: The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (The ... - Blogcritics.org

Original at blogcritics.org external link    Sun, Mar 16

Music Review: The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (The ... Blogcritics.org, OH - Mar 16, 2008 Even if you are not a fantasy fan, by now you have probably heard of JRR Tolkien's trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien created the world of Middle Earth ...

Rate "Ringers: Lord of the Fans" Review!

Original at Tolkien Geek external link    Thu, Feb 21

By Gary Late last year, a small group of independent filmmakers put together a documentary tribute to the fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”. The project, titled “Ringers: Lord of the Fans” was picked up by Sony Pictures and distributed on DVD. I happened to rent a copy through Netflix rec...

Rate The Lord Of The Rings - The Ultimate Critical Review: 2 DVD's and 1 Book

Original at Tolkien Library Site external link    Wed, Jan 9

The Lord Of The Rings - The Ultimate Critical Review will be publihed in two days from now. It will include two DVD's and one book featuring remarkable new insights into Tolkien by international authorities, including Emmy award winning screenwriter Bob Carruthers and author Patrick Cu...

Rate Opinion: LotRO Gets Prettier With Nvidia and DX10

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Jan 7

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By Mike Fahey The Lord of the Rings Online delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places and monsters from the most beloved fantasy adventure of all time. From the quaint surroundings of the Shire to Angmar, the vile kingdom of the Witch-king, playe...

Year 2007

 

Rate The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3) by J.R.R. Tolkien [reviewed by Kynaratholis]

Original at LibraryThing reviews of books owned by Aquila external link    Mon, Dec 3

Kynaratholis's review: "A Tolkien original work. Long winded and over detailed in an ever-surprisingly good way. The story and narration is pretty good, but the end is kind of jumbled, though much better than the movie's."

Rate Opinion: EQ2 vs. LotRO

Original at Tobold's MMORPG external link    Mon, Aug 13

By Tobold@GMail.com Lord of the Rings Online is the more accessible game of the two. I would also say it has the prettier graphics, but beauty being in the eye of the beholder I'm sure of getting some comments disagreeing with that statement. LotRO's ultimate strength is it's Tolkien license. LotRO does an excell...

Rate Book Review: The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Jun 12

By Asgard The Children of Hurin is an assemblage of Tolkien's assorted writings, put together in novel format by son Christopher. The story was begun by JRR Tolkien in 1918, but never assembled as a complete novel. Christopher Tolkien has organized the work into novel format without altering his fa...

Rate Lord of the Rings Online Review

Original at Slashdot external link    Fri, Jun 1

By Zonk The circle is now complete. With Turbine's release of Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar (LOTRO), the Massively Mutliplayer game figuratively eats the tail of its originator in ouroboros-like fashion. Tolkien's work begat Dungeons and Dragons, the PC gaming market, CRPGs,...

Rate PC Game Review: Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, May 16

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By Kaonashi Turbine's long awaited The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar (LOTRO) was released on April 24, much to the delight of Tolkien and MMORPG fans alike. For $14.99 a month, anyone can assist Frodo, Gandalf, and the rest of the Fellowship in preventing Sauron and his armies from enslaving the F...

Rate Opinion: The Gates to Middle Earth Swing Wide

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Apr 24

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By Mike Fahey Arrows have been nocked, swords have been drawn, and Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has gone live. As I type this hundreds of new Hobbits are being created, along with thousands of elves with names like Llegolass, Regorass, Orlando, et cetera. Expect a handful of dwarves. People...

Year 2006

 

Rate Review Round-Up: Battle for Middle-Earth II

Original at Kotaku external link    Fri, Jul 7

By Brian Crecente Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II hit stores today and if you were lucky you got yourself one. I'm sure there are going to be plenty of hardcore computer RTS fans out there who will say you can't do real-time strategy on a console, but I think this game proves you can.

Year 2005

 

Rate Opinion: Re: Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?

Original at messages.yahoo.com external link    Sun, Nov 13

A Dark Wizard/Lord - reminds me suspisciously of Sauron form LOTR and a plethra of other 'Dark Lords' from many other novels DAX If you have seen or read any Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings films/books and would like to write a review, please visit my site at http://www.mediacritic.co.uk)

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