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The Lord of the Rings™: The Return of the King™ video game puts the fate of Middle Earth in your hands. In the final installment of the blockbuster movie trilogy, destroy the One Ring by casting it into the Crack of Doom, freeing Middle-earth from the clutches of the Dark Lord Sauron.

Journey through multiple gameplay paths: Defend the walls of Minas Tirith as Gandalf, raise the Army of the Dead as Aragorn, Legolas, or Gimli, and deliver the ring to the fiery depths of Mount Doom as Frodo and Sam.

Join the Fellowship: Nine playable characters, including Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Sam, and Frodo with exclusive voiceover provided by the films' actors.
Form your own Fellowship: Team up with a companion in all-new co-op multiplayer mode. Fight side-by-side to defeat Sauron's horde and ensure the destruction of the Ring.
Explore Middle Earth: Featuring 15 environments authentically reproduced from the Lord of the Rings films. Traverse the Paths of the Dead, defend Minas Tirith, and battle Sauron’s forces on the Pelennor Fields before the final confrontations at the Black Gate and the Crack of Doom.
Experience wide-open action: Third-person action-adventure gameplay incorporates three different character paths to follow through the story line.
Interact with your surroundings: Incorporate environmental elements into your strategies for both melee and ranged combat. Fire catapults, pick up and use weapons in the field, and use objects in the environment.
Battle the forces of evil: Fight vicious foes, including Shelob, the Witch King, Sauron's Lieutenant, and many more.
Play the movie: Live out the final installment in the trilogy with seamless movie-to-game transitions and footage from all three films.