J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is a fantasy role-playing game based on The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of the Lord of the Rings book trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. The events of the…

31 December 1990

What J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Interplay Productions and released in 1990. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Amiga, DOS, FM Towns and Linux.

The premise, in the publisher's words

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is a fantasy role-playing game based on The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of the Lord of the Rings book trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. The events of the game follow those depicted in the book rather closely, though a few characters and occurrences are not present, and many quests have been added. Characters belonging to various races and nations join Frodo on his quest; these include key figures from the book as well as several characters unique to the game. The CD version of the game features cutscenes taken from the animated Lord of the Rings movie by Ralph Bakshi.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 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 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is the seventh of 69 entries we hold in the The Lord of the Rings series. It arrived 12 months after J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth. The next entry was Yubiwa Monogatari: Dai-ikkan - Tabi no Nakama in 1991.

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