The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Xbox2003Playable
Runs natively on PC through Athelas.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- Xbox · Microsoft, 2001
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Not confirmedCheck the project's page for the systems it supports.
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- Playable
- Last update
- No release yet
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The video game adaption of the acclaimed film of the same name. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a follow up the well received adaption of the first two films in the trilogy. The game expands on what The Two Towers accomplished, with the action and adventure sequel introducing three separate story lines from the movie: one following Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, as The Two Towers did, another following Gandalf, and a third following Frodo and Sam, with Merry, Pippin, and Faramir serving as unlockable characters. Gameplay features were also expanded upon, including multiplayer.
- Released
- 31 Oct 2003
- Genre
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Series
- The Lord of the Rings
- Developer
- EA Redwood Shores
- Publisher
- Aspyr Media, Electronic Arts
- Rating
- 76/100 from 281 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
- Yes. Athelas needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King PC port finished?
- Yes, the project calls it playable, with no release so far.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Not confirmed yet. Check the project page for the systems it supports.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. Athelas translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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