The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Developer(s): EA Games
Publisher(s): EA Games (US), Electronic Arts (EU, JP)
Genre: Action, Fighting
Game review links: Metacritic: 85/100
Game description: Return to Middle-earth in a game based on the epic final chapter of the The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Developed using the same digital assets as the films, The Return of the King recreates in stunning detail the final events of the War of the Ring. Become the heroes who determine the fate of Middle-earth as you traverse the haunted Paths of the Dead, defend Minas Tirith, and even play co-op multiplayer with a friend as you march against the impenetrable Black Gates of Mordor. The fate of Middle-earth is in your hands.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U/PAL | ? |
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0.9.8 | GSDX r4600 |
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BIOS: USA v2.00, HACKS: Hacks: INTC, Wait Idle Loop, mVU Flag Hack., 40-50FPS, around 10FPS when using software mode for the menu. | Machina |
PAL | Windows |
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v1.1.0 r5483 | GSdx v0.1.16 r5559 |
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Europe v01.70(27/02/2003), Recommended,MTVU, Pretty short game All menus need software mode for the text to be visible, some shadow problems on HW mode only. Bumped to playable | |
NTSC-J | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5628 | GSdx 5632 SSE41 |
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Still playable., Hardware mode is missing the menus & texts. |
Trivia
- Original names: ロード・オブ・ザ・リング 王の帰還 (SLPM-65503) & (SLPM-65727), Der Herr der Ringe: Die Rückkehr des Königs (SLES-52018), 魔戒 ~王者再臨~ (SLAJ-25019), Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Le Retour du Roi (SLES-52019), El Señor de los Anillos: El Retorno del Rey (SLES-52020), Il Signore degli Anelli: Il ritorno del Re (SLES-52021), 반지의 제왕: 왕의 귀환 (SLKA-25098)
- Also known as Lord of the Rings: Ou no Kikan (JP)
Known Issues
Menu Text Missing
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Menu text is missing
- Workaround: Software mode (F9) in GSdx but it will be very slow when it's used.