The Lord of the Rings: Tactics

The Lord of the Rings: Tactics is a tactics game for the Sony PlayStation Portable which is based on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, released on November 8, 2005.

Official synopsis

A shadow is gathering above Middle-earth. The Third Age is drawing to a close, but its most dramatic and terrible chapter has yet to be played out. The board is set, the pieces are in motion. The question this time, however, is who will capture the Ring?

In The Lord of the Rings: Tactics, exclusively for the PSP™ system, choose to join the Fellowship in its quest to destroy The One Ring ... or the forces of Mordor in their final push to bring all of Middle-earth under Sauron's merciless rule. The action draws from the entire film trilogy, beginning on Weathertop as the hobbits, Frodo and Sam, along with Aragorn, encounter Nazgul (sic) led by the Witch-king. From there, battle on cinematic landscapes across Middle-earth, from the Mines of Moria across the Plains of Rohan, through the West Fold (sic), along the Road to Isengard, up to the Black Gate, and into the fiery heart of Mount Doom itself.

As you fight your way across open fields, through woodlands, and over mountains, you encounter many challenges. Whether you are fighting as Legolas in pursuit of a band of Uruk-hai or riding a Warg into battle against the soldiers of Rohan, you must learn the strengths and weaknesses of your team as well as get the lay of the land. Learn to navigate the different terrains and use them to your advantage. Claim the high ground, avoid deep water, seek shelter behind ruins and rubble, ambush your enemy, and much more. There is no lack of brilliant strategic minds in the Fellowship or Mordor, so you must employ your best tactics if you are to claim The One Ring for good ... or evil ...

Features

• Play as the 12 Heroes and Villains of Middle-earth: Build your Fellowship for good or evil in your quest to capture, or destroy, The One Ring.
• Fight Across Middle-earth: Engage the enemy in battle arenas that re-create locations from all three The Lord of the Rings films as well as J.R.R. Tolkien's legendary books.
• Gain a Strategic Advantage: Hundreds of in-depth skill options and an item-based battle system offer a variety of character customization options.
• Deep Tactical Gameplay: A simultaneous turn-based encounter system for multiplayer delivers a gripping four-person combat experience unrivalled by any previous Tactics game.
• Multiplayer Innovation: Good and evil fight on the same side for the first time in an exclusive Wi-Fi multiplayer mode.

External links

• Official website
• Review by Gamespot