Presently Universal has confirmed two of the titles and hinted at two others. And if they just happen to come out around the same time as the films, well that’ll just be pure coincidence we’re sure. At least eight games spread not only across the You’ll be journeying from tl to the dizzy heights of the I sticking closely to the three books, but also across just about every current gaming platform known to man or elf. The plan is quite an ambitious (and potentially very lucrative) one. So just to be clearer than a man made of clingfilm, today we’re looking at the Universal titles.
You may have been aware of the various legal shenanigans surrounding the games but to bring you up to speed: EA has the licence to create games based on the three films (none of which have yet been revealed) while Vivendi/Sierra/Universal/VU Games/whatever it calls itself this week has the rights to create games based on the original books.
The lord of the rings ring series#
As we all wait for the second film in the series to arrive later this year, Tolkienites will be able to keep themselves amused with the virtual incarnations, currently massing at the gaming world’s borders like some dark army of evil bent on conquest. You’ve already had to put up with the boy Potter and his media omnipresence last year, but that was giant rat feed compared to the phenomenon that is The Lord of the Rings. If you’re not a big fan of orcs and wizards and people shouting, "For the glory!" every ten minutes, 2002 probably won’t be the best of years for you.
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