Picture: Nintendo LifeThe yr is 2025 and Lord of the Rings feels very very similar to it is “a factor” once more. We’re undecided that it ever actually went away, to be trustworthy, however we have The Rings of Energy on TV (and it is really moderately good now), the Warfare of the Rohirrim hit cinemas, a ‘Hunt for Gollum’ film is deliberate, and, maybe most significantly for us, extra Center Earth video games are on the horizon.
Gollum launched on a number of consoles in 2023 — although the Change model continues to be in limbo (one thing we’re certain you have been all devastated about) after Daedalic shut down its inside improvement workforce. However Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Sport — certainly a shoo-in for 2025’s Clunkiest Title Award — is correct across the nook, bringing a slice of Hobbit life to Change in March. And, with Embracer Group now legally behind the IP’s wheel, we might be stunned if issues are stopping there.
The longer term is full, however what concerning the previous? In all honesty, the franchise has hardly been starved of sport illustration (two blockbuster movie trilogies will try this) and the ‘Mordor’ video games with their beloved Nemesis System make it straightforward to overlook that not each try and carry J.R.R. Tolkien’s world to the gaming area has been successful. “All that’s gold doesn’t glitter,” as the person himself wrote.
In case you wanted reminding, we Nintendo devoted have by no means been blessed with a port of both Shadow of Mordor or Shadow of Warfare, one thing that also stings like a wound from a Morgul blade. What we do have is sufficient film tie-ins to final a lifetime (the early 2000s have been a loopy time, lest we overlook), a peppering of LEGO video games and the odd Arkenstone within the tough that dares to interrupt the tie-in system — shout out to the Hearth Emblem-esque GBA ways entry, The Third Age.
Amount clearly is not an issue, however what about high quality? We have bemoaned the dearth of Lord of the Rings RPGs on Nintendo consoles earlier than, however now we need to solid the online wider. Are there any good Lord of the Rings video games on a Nintendo system, and that are probably the most valuable of all of them?
“Pity? It was pity that stayed Daedalic’s port” — Picture: Daedalic Leisure
You may charge every Lord of the Rings sport you have performed on a Nintendo console beneath — who is aware of, we would even be forging One rating to rule all of them based mostly in your selections. The record consists of all 19 Center Earth-based video games obtainable on Nintendo consoles, divided into particular person platforms the place vital (as a result of let’s not faux that Aragorn’s Quest on DS is identical sport you will discover on Wii).
We have lit the beacons, now it is time so that you can reply!
Charge every Lord of the Rings sport you have performed:
Click on the celebs beneath to charge out of 10 every Lord of the Rings sport you have performed:
Thanks for ranking your favourites and provides us a shout in case you assume there’s something lacking. We’ll be revealing the outcomes very quickly, however bear in mind: very similar to our platform Prime 50s, the record shall be fluid, so even in case you miss out on voting earlier than the outcomes are revealed, you possibly can nonetheless affect the rating after publication.
Jim got here to Nintendo Life in 2022 and, regardless of his insistence that The Minish Cap is the most effective Zelda sport and his unwavering love for the Star Wars prequels (sure, actually), he has continued to jot down information and options on the location ever since.
