J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume 1
An action role-playing game produced by Interplay Productions for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is an adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien.
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Interplay Productions, released 1 October 1994 on Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 is
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Interplay Productions and released in 1994. It is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player begins the game as Frodo Baggins, and progressively acquires the remaining members of the Fellowship; Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf (Boromir strangely only makes a single brief appearance). With the addition of extra controllers and the Super Multitap, the game supported more than four players. Players could play as Frodo, Samwise, Pippin, Merry, Gimli, and Aragorn. Using cheats or an emulator, players could also play as a non-combatant Legolas or Gandalf, supporting up to 8 players (although Legolas cannot do anything but move around and take damage). Any characters not controlled by the player(s) are controlled by the…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the The Lord of the Rings series
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 is the 13th of 69 entries we hold in the The Lord of the Rings series. It arrived a year after Yubiwa Monogatari: Dai-ni-kan - Futatsu no Tou. The next entry was The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002.
What it launched against
J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 launched on 1 October 1994, within three weeks of DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth, System Shock (1994) and Earthworm Jim.
Released around the same time: DOOM II, Doom II: Hell on Earth, System Shock (1994), Earthworm Jim.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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