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{{Series
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|name=The Lord of the Rings
== Game list ==
|image=TheLordOfTheRings book cover.png
14 games are based on the books only, and 20 games are based on the six movies by Peter Jackson.
|developer=[[Beam Software]], [[Interplay]]
=== Based on Tolkien's books only ===
|publisher=[[Melbourne House]], [[Interplay]], [[Vivendi Games]]
|year=1982
|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)}}).
 
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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.
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.
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
 
! Title !! Year !! Developer !! Genre !! Systems
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
|}
|}


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


=== Based on Peter Jackson's movies ===
{{The Lord of the Rings}}
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
! Title !! Year !! Producer !! Genre !! Systems
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]                '''|| 2002 || {{c|Electronic Arts}} || Promotional merchandise || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} PS2, GBA, <br>Xbox, NGC, phones
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]        '''|| 2003 || Electronic Arts || Promotional merchandise || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} MS-Win, PS2 <br>''(...and 7 more)''
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]                  '''|| 2004 || Electronic Arts || Role-playing || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} PS2, Xbox, NGC
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]    '''|| 2004 || Electronic Arts || Strategy || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} MS-Win
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]                        '''|| 2005 || Electronic Arts || Tactics || {{icon|us}} PSP
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]] '''|| 2006 || Electronic Arts || Strategy || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} MS-Win, X360
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]                      '''|| 2009 || Electronic Arts || Action || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} MS-Win, PS3, X360, NDS
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]                '''|| 2010 || {{c|Warner Bros. Games}} || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} Wii, NDS, PS2, PS3
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense]]          '''|| 2010 || Warner Bros. Games || Tactics || {{icon|us}} Phones
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]              '''|| 2011 || Warner Bros. Games || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} PS3, X360, MS-Win, OS-X
|-
|''' [[Guardians of Middle-earth]]                            '''|| 2012 || Warner Bros. Games || Online arena || {{icon|globe}} PS3, X360, MS-Win
|-
|''' [[The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth]]                  '''|| 2012 || Warner Bros. Games || Strategy || {{icon|us}} Phones
|-
|''' [[The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age]]                  '''|| 2013 || Warner Bros. Games || Strategy || {{icon|globe}} Browsers
|-
|''' [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - A Journey through Middle-earth]] '''|| 2013 || Warner Bros. Games || Promotional merchandise || {{icon|globe}} Browsers
|-
|''' [[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Orc Attack]]      '''|| 2013 || Warner Bros. Games || Promotional mechandise || {{icon|globe}} Browsers
|-
|''' [[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]                        '''|| 2014 || Warner Bros. Games || Action-adventure || {{icon|globe}} MS-Win, PS4, XOne <br>''(...and 4 more)''
|-
|''' [[The Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle-earth]]        '''|| 2014 || Warner Bros. Games || Tactics || {{icon|globe}} Phones
|-
|''' [[The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - Fight for Middle-earth]] '''|| 2014 || Warner Bros. Games || Promotional merchandise || {{icon|globe}} Browsers
|-
|''' [[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]                          '''|| 2017 || Warner Bros. Games || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} MS-Win, PS4, XOne
|}
 


{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lord of the Rings, The}}
! Title !! Year !! Producer !! Genre !! Systems
|-
|''' [[Lego The Lord of the Rings]] '''|| 2012 || Warner Bros. Games || Action-adventure || {{icon|us}}{{icon|eu}} PSV, NDS, 3DS <br>''(...and 7 more)''
|-
|''' [[Lego The Hobbit]]            '''|| 2014 || Warner Bros. Games || Action-adventure || {{icon|globe}} ''(9 systems)''
|}
 
{{The Lord of the Rings}}
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 19 January 2023

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

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