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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

An unlicensed Lord of the Rings Game using the engine from Pocky and Rocky with Becky. Despite the name, the game is vaguely based on the first Lord of the Rings movie, The Fellowship of the Ring. Each level…

31 December 2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an arcade developed by Vast Fame, released 31 December 2003 on Game Boy Advance.

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What The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is an arcade game developed by Vast Fame and released in 2003. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An unlicensed Lord of the Rings Game using the engine from Pocky and Rocky with Becky. Despite the name, the game is vaguely based on the first Lord of the Rings movie, The Fellowship of the Ring. Each level starts off with a screenshot from the movie, though the actual levels and bosses have little resemblance
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy.

What it launched against

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King launched on 31 December 2003, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, Sonic Heroes, NFL Street and Zuma.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, Sonic Heroes, NFL Street, Zuma.

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When did The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King come out?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released on 31 December 2003 for Game Boy Advance.

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