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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Revealed

by Nick Breckon, May 20, 2009 1:05pm PDT

Fresh off Warner Bros. Interactive's acquisition of the Lord of the Rings license, a new game set in Middle Earth is on the way from the publisher, according to an official E3 list covering debut titles.

Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is billed as "the first Lord of the Rings videogame created specifically for kids and their families." The title will feature an "accessible gameplay set in a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-Earth."

Players will take on the role of hero Aragorn, fighting their way through various quests. Unsurprisingly, sword fighting, lancing and archery are involved.

No platform specifics or release details were included in the blurb. Shacknews has contacted Warner Bros. for more information on the game.

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Coincidentally this has been released around the same time as a fan made film about Aragorn hunting Gollum. I wonder if that's the plot for the game?
The film is here btw and is really good
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/gollum/video/x93zji_the-hunt-for-gollum_shortfilms

May 20, 2009 1:34pm PDT

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- Pretty good so far, only about 15 minutes into it. (40 mins long for those who don't know) : Eclipse^

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A kid-friendly version of LOTR...

Wait, didn't someone already write a thing for that?

I think it was called The Hobbit.

May 21, 2009 6:32am PDT

A kid-friendly version of LOTR... Wait, didn't someone already write a thing for that? I think it w... : SeraphielX

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"Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is billed as "the first Lord of the Rings videogame created specifically for kids and their families." The title will feature an "accessible gameplay set in a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-Earth."

So my interest in this lasted 10 seconds at most...

May 20, 2009 1:16pm PDT

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- Thanks for sharing! : Mad Jack McMad
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  Oh dear god. What they need to do to get out a good LOTR's game is to step away from the movies and do ... : mastermike569
  - I kinda liked the old Interplay Lord of the Rings titles even though they are old as dirt. : mastermike569
  - Christ man, ever heard of punctuation? : m0rb

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...a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-Earth.

I guess that rules out Moria, Mordor, and Mirkwood, which are the exact opposites of friends and colourful.

May 21, 2009 12:22am PDT

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...a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-Earth. I guess that rules out Moria, Mordor, and Mirkwood,... : psamathos
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  It also rules out Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul and Morannon. : Skrynkelberg
  - ...and the Barrow Downs and basicly anything with Orcs? : Sparvy

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A Lord of the Rings for kids? I would think they underestimate the adult nerd demographic for this IP, or perhaps most LotR fans have lost all hope by now.

And it wasnt clear in the text, do they have the license for the movies or the books?

May 20, 2009 3:21pm PDT

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  Movies for sure, and maybe books too. Can't remember where the book license ended up. : Chris Faylor
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    Doesn't Turbine (Lord of the Rings Online) own the rights to the books? : Leviathan41
    - Only for multiplayer based titles if I recall correctly, dont take my word for it though. : Sparvy

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Lord of the Ringz

May 20, 2009 1:49pm PDT

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- ... sigh. You're right. : -shadin-

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When I saw this article my first hope was that "The White Council" was renamed, and we'd final get our Open World LotR rpg.

May 20, 2009 1:23pm PDT

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- Those were my first thoughts too. :( : satsugai

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