Tolkien created a masterpiece but the
games are kind of hit and miss welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
best and worst Lord of the Rings games
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
actually going to be doing something a
little differently as we’ll be
alternating between the 5 worst and 5
best video games set in JRR Tolkien’s
world of middle-earth right you ASSA
then Daddy horse stalls can wait number
5 worst the Lord of the Rings aragorn’s
quest
Aragorn quest is certainly not the worst
Lord of the Rings game but it’s not far
off it has a few things going for it
though including Howard shores
orchestral score decent voice acting by
Sean Astin and tons of enemies which
fill the screen and lent the game an
epic vibe on the other hand the graphics
are kind of atrocious for a title
released in 2010 the hit detection was
spotty and the game is far too easy and
repetitive which admittedly makes sense
since it was intended for kids I think
we can all say that King or not
Aragorn deserves better than this we’ll
finish the tale later
number five best Lego Lord of the Rings
when one thinks of Lord of the Rings
Lego is not usually what comes to mind
but that being said this game is easily
one of the most faithful entries in the
Rings video game canon this is the One
Ring forged by the Dark Lord Sauron
locations are beautifully realized and
various facets are ripped straight from
the films including the epic music and
sound effects which helps the trilogy’s
epic scope transition from film to game
it’s also basically a blast to play
complete with the signature Lego humor
and some fun co-op mechanics it’s not
only one of the best Lord of the Rings
games but it’s arguably one of the best
Lego games on the market to number four
worst The Hobbit in 2003 the film
trilogy was ramping up and EA was
killing it with their licensed video
games at the time Vivendi Universal held
the rights to the video game adaptations
of Tolkien’s novels and to get on that
money train they released the Hobbit it
is probably the most average thing you
will ever play while it was a great
recreation of the novel everything else
is just kind of myth the gameplay was a
mediocre Zelda clone it was too easy
and it was geared for kids which meant
Tolkien fanatics were pretty much
shafted but hey if you were eight to
round the time you got to play it you
probably enjoyed it
and before best the Lord of the Rings
battle for middle-earth to realtime
strategy games may not be everyone’s cup
of tea but if you’re a Lord of the Rings
fan and you definitely need to check
this game out for one thing the game is
gorgeous to watch and listen to and it
truly immerses you into the world of
middle-earth it also obtained four
licenses for both the film’s and the
novel’s so characters who didn’t make it
into the film are a welcome appearance
here this being the second game it
improved upon the promise of the
original but both are truly among the
most underappreciated of the Lord of the
Rings games out there number three worst
the Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of
the Ring
and here we have another Vivendi release
except this time it’s less most average
game ever and more veering into bad
territory the game like the hobbit after
it is a faithful recreation of Tolkien
story but the gameplay leaves a lot to
be desired the combat is incredibly
basic in boring and there were some
glaring pacing issues as you play
through these slower sections of the
novel I wonder how many lucky wishing
stones are at the bottom of this well
yeh completely obliterated this game
with their two towers released one month
later and sequel plans were quickly
scrapped as a result I better get going
what
oh right you off round Oh number three
best the Lord of the Rings online if
there’s one licensed series that
deserves an MMORPG it’s probably Lord of
the Rings and luckily this one mostly
delivered it’s a fantastic Lord of the
Rings experience as it features arguably
the most authentic recreation of
middle-earth in gaming a fantastic
soundtrack and a cosmetic system which
makes you truly feel like a member of
Tolkien’s high fantasy world aside from
that it’s also a pretty darn good MMO in
general complete with a very friendly
community at current free-to-play model
and server consolidations to keep the
game populated even ten years on this is
a must play for big fans
number two worst jr. are Tolkien’s the
Lord of the Rings vol 1 not to be
confused with the 1990 game of the same
name which was released for ms-dos and
wasn’t nearly as crappy and buy crappy
we mean borderline unplayable pretty
much everything about this game is
terrible aside from maybe the graphics
which were pretty good at the time 1994
after all
combat consisted of a one-button attack
the levels were insanely huge and really
easy to get lost in and it exploits
every single terrible RPG cliche in the
book
oh and that doesn’t even include your AI
companions that just kind of get lost
sometimes number two best the Lord of
the Rings Return of the King video games
based on movies are rarely any good but
hot damn does The Return of the King get
it right everything about this game is
pretty polished from the gorgeous
graphics to the intricate levels to its
award-winning sound design it truly
captures the frenetic pacing and scope
of that movies battles and co-op mode
makes mowing down orcs and trolls even
more epic there’s also an increase in
environmental interaction here and many
of the movies characters are playable
which is a dream come true for fans of
the film’s it is easily one of the best
licensed games out there number one
worst the Lord of the Rings conquest
it seemed like such a good game on paper
have pandemic studios make another
battlefront only this time with Lord of
the Rings characters and swords instead
of lasers it turns out that idea
probably should have stayed on paper
conquest was missing everything that
made battlefront great and it resorted
to cheap gameplay like button mashing
combat atrocious AI and a criminally
short campaign even the production
values were bad as the graphics voice
acting and sound were all laughably
embarrassingly bad if only they had more
time to polish this one because it reeks
of incompletion and suffered terribly as
a result number one best middle-earth
shadow of Mordor knew one was expecting
much from this title helped by monolith
productions but they absolutely knocked
it out of the park surprising us all and
creating what is arguably the greatest
Lord of the Rings inspired game of all
time it introduced us to a badass M
rated version of the world and came
complete with extremely fluid animations
smooth swordplay and enough decapitated
heads to fill Mount do
it also featured some very innovative
game design namely the Nemesis system
and it was filled with enough lore to
keep even the most die-hard Tolkien fans
happy in short was not only a
mesmerizing Lord of the Rings experience
but a fantastic game in general mod
flight time will be agony for you now
sweetness do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
games are kind of hit and miss welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
best and worst Lord of the Rings games
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
actually going to be doing something a
little differently as we’ll be
alternating between the 5 worst and 5
best video games set in JRR Tolkien’s
world of middle-earth right you ASSA
then Daddy horse stalls can wait number
5 worst the Lord of the Rings aragorn’s
quest
Aragorn quest is certainly not the worst
Lord of the Rings game but it’s not far
off it has a few things going for it
though including Howard shores
orchestral score decent voice acting by
Sean Astin and tons of enemies which
fill the screen and lent the game an
epic vibe on the other hand the graphics
are kind of atrocious for a title
released in 2010 the hit detection was
spotty and the game is far too easy and
repetitive which admittedly makes sense
since it was intended for kids I think
we can all say that King or not
Aragorn deserves better than this we’ll
finish the tale later
number five best Lego Lord of the Rings
when one thinks of Lord of the Rings
Lego is not usually what comes to mind
but that being said this game is easily
one of the most faithful entries in the
Rings video game canon this is the One
Ring forged by the Dark Lord Sauron
locations are beautifully realized and
various facets are ripped straight from
the films including the epic music and
sound effects which helps the trilogy’s
epic scope transition from film to game
it’s also basically a blast to play
complete with the signature Lego humor
and some fun co-op mechanics it’s not
only one of the best Lord of the Rings
games but it’s arguably one of the best
Lego games on the market to number four
worst The Hobbit in 2003 the film
trilogy was ramping up and EA was
killing it with their licensed video
games at the time Vivendi Universal held
the rights to the video game adaptations
of Tolkien’s novels and to get on that
money train they released the Hobbit it
is probably the most average thing you
will ever play while it was a great
recreation of the novel everything else
is just kind of myth the gameplay was a
mediocre Zelda clone it was too easy
and it was geared for kids which meant
Tolkien fanatics were pretty much
shafted but hey if you were eight to
round the time you got to play it you
probably enjoyed it
and before best the Lord of the Rings
battle for middle-earth to realtime
strategy games may not be everyone’s cup
of tea but if you’re a Lord of the Rings
fan and you definitely need to check
this game out for one thing the game is
gorgeous to watch and listen to and it
truly immerses you into the world of
middle-earth it also obtained four
licenses for both the film’s and the
novel’s so characters who didn’t make it
into the film are a welcome appearance
here this being the second game it
improved upon the promise of the
original but both are truly among the
most underappreciated of the Lord of the
Rings games out there number three worst
the Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of
the Ring
and here we have another Vivendi release
except this time it’s less most average
game ever and more veering into bad
territory the game like the hobbit after
it is a faithful recreation of Tolkien
story but the gameplay leaves a lot to
be desired the combat is incredibly
basic in boring and there were some
glaring pacing issues as you play
through these slower sections of the
novel I wonder how many lucky wishing
stones are at the bottom of this well
yeh completely obliterated this game
with their two towers released one month
later and sequel plans were quickly
scrapped as a result I better get going
what
oh right you off round Oh number three
best the Lord of the Rings online if
there’s one licensed series that
deserves an MMORPG it’s probably Lord of
the Rings and luckily this one mostly
delivered it’s a fantastic Lord of the
Rings experience as it features arguably
the most authentic recreation of
middle-earth in gaming a fantastic
soundtrack and a cosmetic system which
makes you truly feel like a member of
Tolkien’s high fantasy world aside from
that it’s also a pretty darn good MMO in
general complete with a very friendly
community at current free-to-play model
and server consolidations to keep the
game populated even ten years on this is
a must play for big fans
number two worst jr. are Tolkien’s the
Lord of the Rings vol 1 not to be
confused with the 1990 game of the same
name which was released for ms-dos and
wasn’t nearly as crappy and buy crappy
we mean borderline unplayable pretty
much everything about this game is
terrible aside from maybe the graphics
which were pretty good at the time 1994
after all
combat consisted of a one-button attack
the levels were insanely huge and really
easy to get lost in and it exploits
every single terrible RPG cliche in the
book
oh and that doesn’t even include your AI
companions that just kind of get lost
sometimes number two best the Lord of
the Rings Return of the King video games
based on movies are rarely any good but
hot damn does The Return of the King get
it right everything about this game is
pretty polished from the gorgeous
graphics to the intricate levels to its
award-winning sound design it truly
captures the frenetic pacing and scope
of that movies battles and co-op mode
makes mowing down orcs and trolls even
more epic there’s also an increase in
environmental interaction here and many
of the movies characters are playable
which is a dream come true for fans of
the film’s it is easily one of the best
licensed games out there number one
worst the Lord of the Rings conquest
it seemed like such a good game on paper
have pandemic studios make another
battlefront only this time with Lord of
the Rings characters and swords instead
of lasers it turns out that idea
probably should have stayed on paper
conquest was missing everything that
made battlefront great and it resorted
to cheap gameplay like button mashing
combat atrocious AI and a criminally
short campaign even the production
values were bad as the graphics voice
acting and sound were all laughably
embarrassingly bad if only they had more
time to polish this one because it reeks
of incompletion and suffered terribly as
a result number one best middle-earth
shadow of Mordor knew one was expecting
much from this title helped by monolith
productions but they absolutely knocked
it out of the park surprising us all and
creating what is arguably the greatest
Lord of the Rings inspired game of all
time it introduced us to a badass M
rated version of the world and came
complete with extremely fluid animations
smooth swordplay and enough decapitated
heads to fill Mount do
it also featured some very innovative
game design namely the Nemesis system
and it was filled with enough lore to
keep even the most die-hard Tolkien fans
happy in short was not only a
mesmerizing Lord of the Rings experience
but a fantastic game in general mod
flight time will be agony for you now
sweetness do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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