It has just been announced that the gaming arm of Warner Bros. known as WB Interactive Entertainment has signed up to a long term partnership with The Saul Zaentz company allowing them to develop and publish future games based on The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit.
The first game is already in development and will be called The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest, an action adventure played in the 3rd person and targeted at all ages. Future games based on The Lord of the Rings will be targeting the adult gamer with The Hobbit games presumably aimed at the younger market,
The President of WB Interactive Entertainment said:
“The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest is the first of many different types of games we will be developing with the film and literary rights. It is also the first game allowing kids and their families to interact in their favorite locations and stories from The Lord of the Rings with accessible gameplay.”
Aragorn’s Quest begins with Hobbiton preparing to welcome the King of Aragorn with a great party to thank both him and Sam Gamgee for their part in the war of The ring.
The children of Hobbiton want to learn more about this king and his quests so Samwise who by now is mayor of Hobbiton sits them down and tells them all about him, from his days as a ranger known as Strider to his valiant battles in the war of the ring.
As Samwise tells these stories players assume the role of Aragorn and have to complete these quests before moving to the next story. The Wii platform will allow 2 player gameplay which will bring Gandalf into the action to help Aragorn on his way.
Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest will be out on various platforms this Fall.
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