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For starters, the game is based on the book and not on the New Line movie. As a consequence, you will find a number of story elements in the game that were not in the movie, such as the Old Forest, Tom Bombadil, and the Barrow Downs. The novel has been expertly translated into a 3rd-person action adventure, and there is a lot more action in the game than actually occurs in the book.

In this game, Middle Earth has been faithfully rendered (under the watchful eye of Tolkien's estate) by the talented 3D modelers, graphic designers, animators, game designers, and developers at The Whole Experience. The first thing that really struck me was the sheer beauty of the game -- the score, the environmental details (run through a pile of leaves just for fun), the textures, the fluid character animation. Some of the more interesting elements of the book also shine in the game. For example, the sense of foreboding, fear, and deadly seriousness constrasted with the light-hearted nature of the hobbits. The Black Riders are quite intimidating, especially at first. And there are climactic moments in the Barrow Downs that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. The One Ring, of course, plays a large role in the game. When used, the world changes, becoming shadowy and revealing secret areas of the game. The tension between the advantages and cost of using the ring creates interesting tradeoffs.

The gameplay is 3rd-person, similar to the Tomb Raider series. When you are targeting something with a ranged weapon (like a rock or a bow and arrow), it switches temporarily to first person. In each section of the game, you play as either Frodo, Aragorn, or Gandolf. The three characters are substantially different in their capabilities. Frodo is presented as an agile hobbit with plenty of jumping, leaping, climbing, etc. He's not great in melee combat, but excels at thrown projectiles. Aragorn is an impressive warrior, as well he should be. Playing Aragorn is empowering, with a thrilling and deadly sequence of sword strokes that makes him the best at melee combat. Gandolf can also fight well with a sword, but his primary weapon is magic, and he's got a cool set of spells he can cast to vanquish his enemies.

Of course, the game is not only (or even primarily) combat. In addition to general exploration and adversaries, there are a number of well-designed puzzles to be solved. Some of them are potential stumpers, I suspect.

In short, there is nothing earth-shatteringly new from a gameplay perspective. Nevertheless, the game excels as a wonderful and emotive adaptation of a much beloved book.

A disgrace to the name of Lord of the Rings
When you first here LOTR Fellowship you think that this would be a good game. Well, you would only be able to think. This game is atrocious! As Frodo, you're running around with a stick(later becomes a migit sword, and then Sting), and rocks. Puny, pathetic rocks. Once you get to the forests you have to fight these spiders..well using the stick is pretty much suicide, so u have to use the rocks. In one place, if u keep throwing rocks, they dont move and they get pounded! o ya....about 250 rocks for one spider...... 1 spider down....159 more to go. TOO LONG! Once you are Aragorn, which is about 10 minutes long,(Frodo about 3 hours and Gandalf about 1 hour) and yes, 10 minutes, you can use good weapons and kill these drunk lunatics, which isn't the most exciting thing to do with a Ranger. You would hope that the cool guy would be longer to play as... with fire arrows and a sword that looks cool, but its just about 10 minutes. With Gandalf, which is the only reason that i gave this 2 stars, you at least fight things that stand (which are orcs and goblins) and you can use this powerful magic. Well here are the major pros and cons. The beautiful graphics are the only good thing in this game that give Lord of the Rings a bad name.

PROS:
- Play as Gandalf and he has magic

-Long game

-Good Graphics

CONS:
- Loading times between EVERY DOOR! Each loading time is about 45 seconds to 1 minute.

- too many rocks to kill 1 darn SPIDER!

- Frodo is the player the majority of the time

For you people who dont care about the loading times and love frodo and roaming in the shire for 2 hours trying to pick mushrooms and feed pigs, this game is for you. If you want real LOTR Action, and if you want to be able to choose your character between different times, then get Lord of the Rings: Two Towers because that is just a beautiful game.

*Note* as Frodo, you can use The Ring, but it isnt too great unless you like to run away (which is almost impossible in this game).

A Fantastic Video Game!
The Lord Of The Rings : The Fellowship Of The Ring is a great video game for the XBox. The graphics are wonderful , the sound and music are great , and the storyline relates to the author J.R.R. Tolkiens first Lord Of The Rings book so well , that a hard core Lord Of The Rings fan must buy this video game. J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth looks awsome , it really felt as if I was in Middle-earth as I played this great video game. Action on this video game is fun. The characters are easy to control so it makes gameplay easy. There are a lot of orcs and trolls to fight as you journey through the land of Middle-earth. The characters you play as in this great video game are Frodo the hobbit , Gandalf the wizard , Aragorn the ranger , and more. The journey to destroy the one ring of power , made by the dark lord Sauron , in the cracks of Mount Doom , where the ring was made , in the dark land of Mordor is long , perilous , and adventureous. The Lord Of The Rings : The Fellowship Of The Ring video game for the XBox is a must have for Lord Of The Rings book fans such as myself. THIS IS NOT A BORING VIDEO GAME LIKE OTHER REVIEWERS SAY IT IS! IT IS A FUN XBOX VIDEO GAME! BUY IT NOW!