"The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest is an oddity, and not just because the limelight for Tolkien’s adventure has faded. It’s a bizarre feeling to watch the movie likenesses of your favorite characters bouncing around with flapping jaws and jelly arms like muppets. Are the comically deformed creatures supposed to inspire endearment, or revulsion?"
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Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
I am not a big fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy but it is a classic source of inspiration for fantasy stories. Aragorn’s Quest is based on Tolkien’s work and lets you guide the aforementioned hero as he battles the minions of Sauron. Your purpose is to reach the Black Gate of Mordor so that Frodo throws the magical ring of the evil wizard into the lava of Mount Doom and destroys it once and for all.
Nintendo Life - As a hack-'n-slash game based on the famous movie franchise, Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest enters a field that is already well-plowed by earlier releases. But with it's unusual twist on storytelling, is there something here worthwhile to nudge burned-out fans to march on Mount Doom one more time?
looks like we need to pass on this game