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{{Series
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|name=The Lord of the Rings
== Game list ==
|image=TheLordOfTheRings book cover.png
=== Based on Tolkien's books alone ===
|developer=[[Beam Software]], [[Interplay]]
In the table below, the "'''Systems'''" column is limited to two lines, to avoid cluttering with too many region-specific or country-specific ports. Such detailed information is left to game-specific guides.
|publisher=[[Melbourne House]], [[Interplay]], [[Vivendi Games]]
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
|year=1982
! Title !! Year !! Developer !! Genre !! Systems
|genre=[[Text adventure]], [[RPG]], [[Strategy]], [[Action-adventure]]
}}
== Based on Tolkien's books only ==
14 games are based on the books only, and 20 games are based on the six movies by Peter Jackson (see: {{c|The Lord of the Rings (movies)}}).
 
{{-}}
In the table below, the "'''Systems'''" column is limited to two lines; this is to avoid cluttering with too many region-specific or country-specific ports. Such detailed information is left to game-specific guides.
 
The "'''N.'''" column specifies which novel each video game is based upon (try and sort by it). "321" means that a game is based on events of the full trilogy; an empty cell means that the game tells an original story inspired by the books .
 
{| {{prettytable|sortable=1}}
! N. !! Title !! Year !! Genre !! Systems
|-
|-
|''' [[The Hobbit]]                 '''|| 1982 || {{c|Beam Software}} || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} {{c|Commodore 64/128|C64}}, {{c|MS-DOS|DOS}} <br>''(...and 7 more)''
|  0  ||''' [[The Hobbit (Software Adventure)]] '''|| 1982 || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} {{c|Commodore 64/128|C64}}, {{c|DOS}} <br>''(...and 7 more)''
|-
|-
|''' [[Lord of the Rings: Game One]] '''|| 1985 || Beam Software || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} C64, DOS <br>''(...and 5 more)''
|  1  ||''' [[Lord of the Rings: Game One]] '''|| 1985 || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} C64, DOS <br>''(...and 5 more)''
|-
|-
|''' [[The Shadows of Mordor]]       '''|| 1987 || Beam Software || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} C64, DOS <br>''(...and 4 more)''
|  2  ||''' [[The Shadows of Mordor]] '''|| 1987 || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} C64, DOS <br>''(...and 4 more)''
|-
|-
|''' [[The Crack of Doom]]           '''|| 1989 || Beam Software || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} C64 <br>{{icon|us}} APL2, DOS, Mac
|  3  ||''' [[The Crack of Doom]] '''|| 1989 || Text adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} C64 <br>{{icon|us}} APL2, DOS, Mac
|-
|-
|''' [[War in Middle Earth]]         '''|| 1988 || [[Melbourne House]] || Strategy || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} {{c|Commodore Amiga|Amiga}}, C64, DOS <br>''(...and 5 more)''
| 321 ||''' [[War in Middle Earth]] '''|| 1988 || Strategy || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} {{c|Commodore Amiga|Amiga}}, C64, DOS <br>''(...and 5 more)''
|-
|-
|''' [[Riders of Rohan]]             '''|| 1991 || Beam Software || Strategy || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} DOS
|  2  ||''' [[Riders of Rohan]] '''|| 1991 || Strategy || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} DOS
|-
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]]               '''|| 1990 || {{c|Interplay}} || Role-playing || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} DOS, Amiga <br>{{icon|jp}} {{c|FM Towns}}, {{c|NEC PC-9801|PC-98}}
|  1  ||''' [[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]] '''|| 1990 || Role-playing || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} DOS, Amiga <br>{{icon|jp}} {{c|FM Towns}}, {{c|NEC PC-9801|PC-98}}
|-
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]] '''|| 1992 || Interplay || Role-playing || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} DOS <br>{{icon|jp}} {{c|FM Towns}}, {{c|NEC PC-9801|PC-98}}
|  2  ||''' [[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]] '''|| 1992 || Role-playing || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} DOS <br>{{icon|jp}} {{c|FM Towns}}, {{c|NEC PC-9801|PC-98}}
|-
|-
|''' [[J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume One]] '''|| 1994 || Interplay || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} [[SNES]]
|  1  ||''' [[J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume One]] '''|| 1994 || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} [[SNES]]
|-
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]] '''|| 2002 || {{c|Vivendi}} || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} GBA, <br>Xbox, PS2, MS-Win
|  1  ||''' [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]] '''|| 2002 || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} GBA, <br>Xbox, PS2, MS-Win
|-
|-
|''' [[The Hobbit]]                                     '''|| 2003 || {{c|Midway Games}} || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} GBA, NGC, <br>Xbox, PS2, MS-Win
|  0  ||''' [[The Hobbit]] '''|| 2003 || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} GBA, NGC, <br>Xbox, PS2, MS-Win
|-
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]         '''|| 2003 || {{c|Liquid Entertainment}} || Strategy || {{icon|us}} MS-Win
|<font color="white">999</font>||''' [[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]] '''|| 2003 || Strategy || {{icon|us}} MS-Win
|-
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]] '''|| 2007 || {{c|Turbine}}, <br>{{c|Daybreak Games}} || MMORPG || {{icon|globe}} MS-Win, {{c|Mac OS|OS X}}
| 321 ||''' [[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]] '''|| 2007 || MMORPG || {{icon|globe}} MS-Win, {{c|macOS}}
|-
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game]]         '''|| 2018 || {{c|Fantasy Flight Interactive}} || Card game || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} MS-Win
|<font color="white">999</font>||''' [[The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game]] '''|| 2018 || Card game || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} MS-Win
|}
|}
{{Series Nav
|name=The Lord of the Rings
|games=
<p>'''Text adventures:'''
[[The Hobbit]]{{dot}}
[[Lord of the Rings: Game One]]{{dot}}
[[The Shadows of Mordor]]{{dot}}
[[The Crack of Doom]]</p>
<p>'''Strategy:'''
[[War in Middle Earth]]{{dot}}
[[Riders of Rohan]]{{dot}}
[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring|War of the Ring]]</p>
<p>'''Role-playing:'''
[[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]]{{dot}}
[[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers|Vol. II: The Two Towers]]{{dot}}
[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar|Online: Shadows of Angmar]]</p>
<p>'''Action-adventure:'''
[[J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume One]]{{dot}}
[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]{{dot}}
[[The Hobbit]]</p>
<p>'''Card game:'''
[[The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game]]</p>
|subseries={{c|The Lord of the Rings (movies)|Peter Jackson's movies}}
}}


Parodies:
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* [[Spitti's Search]] (1989)
* [[Spitti's Search]] (1989)


=== Based on Peter Jackson's movies ===
{{The Lord of the Rings}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lord of the Rings, The}}
!width="185"|Title
!Year
!Publisher
!Developer
!Platforms
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''
| rowspan=2|[[2002]]
| rowspan=2|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Stormfront Studios]]<br/>[[Hypnos Entertainment]] ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
|[[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|[[Griptonite Games]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''
| rowspan=2|[[2003]]
|[[Electronic Arts]], [[Aspyr]] ([[Mac OS X]])
|[[Electronic Arts]], Hypnos Entertainment ([[Nintendo GameCube]] & [[Xbox]]), [[Beenox]] ([[Mac OS X]])
|[[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Mac OS X]]
|-
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Griptonite Games]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]''
|[[2004]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (GBA)]]''
|[[2004]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Griptonite Games]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]''
|[[2004]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[EA Los Angeles]] 
|[[Microsoft Windows]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]''
|[[2005]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Amaze Entertainment]]
|[[PlayStation Portable]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]''
|[[2006]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[EA Los Angeles]]
|[[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox 360]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king]]''
|[[2006]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[EA Los Angeles]]
|[[Microsoft Windows]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]''
|[[2009]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Pandemic Studios]]
|[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]''
|[[2010]]
|[[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]
|[[Headstrong Games]] <br/> [[TT Fusion]]
|[[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[PlayStation 3]]
|-
|''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''
|[[2011]]
|[[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]]
|[[Snowblind Studios]]
|[[PlayStation 3]], [[Microsoft Windows|MS Windows]], [[Xbox 360]]
|}
 
{{The Lord of the Rings}}
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 19 January 2023

The Lord of the Rings
The logo for The Lord of the Rings.
Developer(s)Beam Software, Interplay
Publisher(s)Melbourne House, Interplay, Vivendi Games
Year introduced1982
Genre(s)Text adventure, RPG, Strategy, Action-adventure

Based on Tolkien's books only[edit]

14 games are based on the books only, and 20 games are based on the six movies by Peter Jackson (see: The Lord of the Rings (movies)).

In the table below, the "Systems" column is limited to two lines; this is to avoid cluttering with too many region-specific or country-specific ports. Such detailed information is left to game-specific guides.

The "N." column specifies which novel each video game is based upon (try and sort by it). "321" means that a game is based on events of the full trilogy; an empty cell means that the game tells an original story inspired by the books .

N. Title Year Genre Systems
0 The Hobbit (Software Adventure) 1982 Text adventure Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg C64, DOS
(...and 7 more)
1 Lord of the Rings: Game One 1985 Text adventure Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg C64, DOS
(...and 5 more)
2 The Shadows of Mordor 1987 Text adventure Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg C64, DOS
(...and 4 more)
3 The Crack of Doom 1989 Text adventure Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg C64
Flag of the United States.svg APL2, DOS, Mac
321 War in Middle Earth 1988 Strategy Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg Amiga, C64, DOS
(...and 5 more)
2 Riders of Rohan 1991 Strategy Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg DOS
1 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 1990 Role-playing Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg DOS, Amiga
Flag of Japan.svg FM Towns, PC-98
2 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers 1992 Role-playing Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg DOS
Flag of Japan.svg FM Towns, PC-98
1 J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume One 1994 Action-adventure Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg SNES
1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2002 Action-adventure Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg GBA,
Xbox, PS2, MS-Win
0 The Hobbit 2003 Action-adventure Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg GBA, NGC,
Xbox, PS2, MS-Win
999 The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring 2003 Strategy Flag of the United States.svg MS-Win
321 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar 2007 MMORPG Globe.svg MS-Win, macOS
999 The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game 2018 Card game Flag of the United States.svgFlag of the European Union.svg MS-Win

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