| The Lord of the Rings: Tactics | |
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| Developer | Amaze Entertainment |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
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| Genre | Tactical role-playing game |
| Modes | Single-player,Multiplayer |
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics is atactical role-playing game for theSonyPlayStation Portable. It features characters fromThe Lord of the Rings byJ. R. R. Tolkien. However, it is a direct adaptation ofPeter Jackson'sfilm adaptations, and has characters that resemble the films' depictions of them.Tactics waspublished byElectronic Arts. The game was released for thePlayStation Store on September 30, 2009.
The gameplay takes place on a grid. The game's characters move at the same time, rather than manipulating each entity individually.
Another feature of the game is called the Zone of Control. The Zone of Control means that if the player's character is next to his opponent's square on the grid, they must stop and fight. By using the Zone of Control, combined with simultaneous movement, the player can trap an enemy unit.
The player eventually gets to control a handful of heroes who progressively get more powerful. These are combined with a number of warriors. The user may play as the Fellowship or the minions ofSauron.
| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | 65%[1] |
| Metacritic | 64/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
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| GameRevolution |   [8] |
| GameSpot | 6.5/10[3] |
| GameSpy | [9] |
| GamesRadar+ | [6] |
| GameZone | 7.9/10[7] |
| IGN | 7.7/10[4] |
| RPGFan | 77/100[5] |
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics has received scores of 6.5 fromGameSpot[10] and 7.7 fromIGN.[11]
| Based on J. R. R. Tolkien's books |
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| The Lord of the Rings film trilogy |
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| The Hobbit film trilogy |
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