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Why does this even show up against God of War in duels? The gap in ambition feels enormous to me.
Game entry
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Beat 'em up, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Legacy Mobile Device · Aspyr Media
GameForever voters place The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King no. 391 in the world ranking, with 1,738 ELO points and 65% of wins across 219 duels settled. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Dead Island: 2 wins to 3 across 5 duels. In its strongest family it holds position no. 7 out of 126 (2003).
World rank
no. 391
ELO score
1,738
Wins
65%
Duels played
219
About The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The video game adaption of the acclaimed film of the same name. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a follow up the well received adaption of the first two films in the trilogy. The game expands on what The Two Towers accomplished, with the action and adventure sequel introducing three separate story lines from the movie: one following Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, as The Two Towers did, another following Gandalf, and a third following Frodo and Sam, with Merry, Pippin, and Faramir serving as unlockable characters. Gameplay features were also expanded upon, including multiplayer.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,738 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Dead Island 40% 5 duels played · 72 points ahead
- against Risk of Rain 100% 3 duels played · 246 points ahead
- against Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 67% 3 duels played · 380 points ahead
- against Batman: Arkham Asylum 0% 3 duels played · 113 points behind
- against Ghost of Tsushima 0% 3 duels played · 90 points behind
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Around this spot
The games The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King sits between in the world ranking.
- 388 Vampire Survivors 1,738
- 389 A Plague Tale: Innocence 1,738
- 390 Middle-earth: Shadow of War 1,738
- 391 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 1,738
- 392 Super Mario Bros. Wonder 1,738
- 393 Street Fighter 6 1,738
- 394 Hades 1,737
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The standing
Where The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 7 out of 126 (2003).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 391 | 5,110 |
| Beat 'em up | 11 | 165 |
| 2000s | 119 | 1,304 |
| 2003 | 7 | 126 |
The community
The debate
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Homenick28
Why does this even show up against God of War in duels? The gap in ambition feels enormous to me.
GhostByte2
L'ambition, justement, c'est ce qui manque cruellement pour tenir la comparaison avec God of War.
NeonRider
Yo también me pregunto lo mismo cada vez que aparece este duelo, y aun así sigo recordando las tardes con el mando pasando de mano en mano, ¿a alguien más le pasa que vota por costumbre más que por convicción?
ChaddOwl
I keep seeing people rank this above stuff that actually tried something new, and every time I have to stop and think about why, because on paper it's just a hack and slash with a coat of movie paint, the combat gets repetitive fast once you've seen the combo list, and yet somehow it still has defenders, I just don't fully get it honestly.
ArcadeWarden2
I was just a kid renting this the same weekend the movie came out, and I remember being amazed you could actually fight through scenes I'd just watched at the theater, that alone still earns it a place here for me even now.
GhostKid27
Face à Mad Max qui construit tout un monde ouvert, celui-ci reste plus dirigé et plus simple, mais il va droit au but sans jamais se perdre en route.
yleannon
It captured the tone of the films better than most licensed games manage, and that alone earns it a spot this high for me.
GlitchOwl95
Ce qui me tient encore aujourd'hui c'est le sentiment de retrouver les trois lignes d'histoire du film, on passait de l'une à l'autre et je trouvais ça malin pour l'époque, même si techniquement ça a pris un coup de vieux, franchement je pense qu'on sous-estime à quel point c'était rare de voir ça dans un jeu sous licence à ce moment-là.