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The recent delay of\u00a0the upcoming\u00a0<\/a>Lord of the Rings: Gollum<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>has disappointed many fans of the franchise who are itching for a new\u00a0Lord of the Ring<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>game to play. Thankfully for such people, there have been numerous games related to the franchise released over the last few decades, which can hopefully keep them occupied in the meantime.<\/p>\n

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Due to the licensing of\u00a0Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>games, it can sometimes be difficult to find them available for cheap.\u00a0In hopes of helping players know how much content they’re getting for their money, we’ve ranked the franchise’s games by how long they take to complete. To ensure that\u00a0the times are as accurate as possible, this list will feature every\u00a0Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>game listed on\u00a0howlongtobeat.com<\/a>, ranked by their Main Story completion time.<\/p>\n

17 <\/span>J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1994) – 4.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I <\/em>(1994) was developed and published by Interplay Productions;\u00a0it’s an action-RPG that takes place during the events of the\u00a0Fellowship of the Ring\u00a0<\/em>book. The 1994 game is one of the more casual RPGs<\/a> that gamers are ever likely to play, thanks to its low difficulty level and simplistic fetch quests.<\/p>\n

16 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – 5.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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Compared to the success of the Two Towers <\/em>and\u00a0Return of the King\u00a0<\/em>video games,\u00a0Fellowship of the Ring\u00a0<\/em>is very much the forgotten child. In fact, many people\u00a0have no idea that this game exists, as Electronic Arts’\u00a0Two Towers<\/em>\u00a0included numerous levels from the first film.<\/p>\n

The reason for the confusion is that\u00a0Fellowship\u00a0<\/em>of the Ring<\/em>\u00a0was published by\u00a0Black Label Games, who only had rights to make a game based on the first book, not the film. Thus, many key moments from the film are left out of\u00a0Fellowship of the Ring,\u00a0<\/em>and Electronic Arts were free to implement both movies into their\u00a0Two Towers\u00a0<\/em>game.<\/p>\n

15 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: Conquest – 6 Hours<\/h2>\n
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On paper,\u00a0a game that takes the world of\u00a0Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>and combines it with the gameplay of the original\u00a0Star Wars Battlefront II\u00a0<\/em>sounds like a match made in heaven. Consequently, there was a ton of hype behind\u00a0The Lord of the Rings: Conquest\u00a0<\/em>before its release, though the game struggled to impress and\u00a0is ultimately seen as a missed opportunity.<\/p>\n

14 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers\u00a0– 6 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The Two Towers<\/em>\u00a0is nostalgic for many, as the tie-in game had huge commercial success and offered enjoyable hack and slash gameplay<\/a> that was great fun to play co-op with friends.<\/p>\n

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The short runtime of 6 hours may surprise people who played the game when it first released, as\u00a0its implementation of both the first and second films made the game seem far longer than it actually was.<\/p>\n

13 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest – 6.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest\u00a0<\/em>was released in 2010 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The Wii version of the game was worked on by\u00a0Headstrong Games, while\u00a0TT Fusion developed the other four releases. The action-RPG is aimed at the franchise’s younger fans,\u00a0exemplified by its cartoony graphics and simplistic gameplay.<\/p>\n

12 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – 8.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The reason why movie tie-in games aren’t around anymore is that gamers\u00a0realized their development was often rushed to keep to tight schedules, resulting in lackluster products.\u00a0Return of the King\u00a0<\/em>is one of the many exceptions to this rule, as the tie-in game offered a solid 8-9 hour adventure that improved upon its predecessor in numerous ways.<\/p>\n

11 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game – 9 Hours<\/h2>\n
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Considering the huge success that some card games have in the gaming industry today, it’s no surprise that the\u00a0Lord of the Rings f<\/em>ranchise\u00a0tried to get in on the act.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game<\/em>\u00a0isn’t one of the best card games on the market today, though it was fairly well-received, exemplified by its All Reviews mark of Mostly Positive on Steam.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: Tactics – 9.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The Lord of the Rings: Tactics\u00a0<\/em>was released exclusively on the PlayStation Portable in 2005 by Electronic Arts. The game was developed by\u00a0Amaze Entertainment and featured turn-based tactics gameplay across two campaigns; one where players control The Fellowship and one where they control the Host of Mordor.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game – 10 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The announcement of\u00a0LEGO: Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>came as little surprise, as the iconic IP is one of the few that can match\u00a0Star Wars<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in terms of iconic characters that players would love to control in\u00a0LEGO\u00a0<\/em>form.\u00a0LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game\u00a0<\/em>is one of the best entries in LEGO<\/em><\/a>‘s gaming franchise, largely thanks to the wonderful open-world rendition<\/a> of Middle-Earth.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – 12 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North\u00a0<\/em>sounded like a great idea on paper; the game intended to recapture Electronic Arts’ enjoyable hack and slash gameplay from\u00a0Return of the King<\/em> while adding RPG elements and a longer campaign to make the game more modern.<\/p>\n

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However,\u00a0it was viewed as both a critical failure<\/a> and a commercial one. The commercial side of its shortcomings were likely due to it releasing around the same time as two of the greatest sword fighting games in history,\u00a0Dark Souls<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Skyrim<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

7 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II – 14.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The<\/em>\u00a0Battle For Middle Earth II\u00a0<\/em>isn’t just fondly remembered today for how well it used the\u00a0Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>license; it’s also remembered fondly for genuinely being one of the best strategy games<\/a> of\u00a0the mid-2000s, exemplified by its impressive PC Metascore of 84<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An expansion for the game, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-King,\u00a0<\/em>also has a listing on howlongtobeat.com, with an average completion time of\u00a09.5 hours.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990) – 15.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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Despite having the exact same name and being made by the same team,\u00a0J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I\u00a0<\/em>(1990) is a completely different game\u00a0to the first one on this list. The RPG follows the fellowship during the events of the first book,\u00a0while also\u00a0offering\u00a0a selection of side quests to keep players busy.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring – 15.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring\u00a0<\/em>is the weakest of the real-time strategy games on this list, though it’s still enjoyable enough for fans of the franchise and genre to try out. The game received a 67 Metascore on PC<\/a>, which is respectable but still significantly lower than the two\u00a0Battle For Middle Earth\u00a0<\/em>games’ scores.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor – 15.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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After many years of asking,\u00a0Lord of the Rings\u00a0<\/em>fans were finally granted their wish of an Assassin’s Creed<\/em><\/a>-like\u00a0open-world\u00a0<\/em>game set in Middle-Earth.\u00a0Shadow of Mordor<\/em><\/a>‘s map isn’t particularly big, though it’s well-designed and never feels\u00a0cramped.<\/p>\n

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Monolith Productions’ creation is unique for its Nemesis system, which\u00a0Warner Bros. have controversially patented.<\/a><\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Middle-Earth: Shadow of War – 20.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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Shadow of Mordor<\/em>‘s direct sequel\u00a0Shadow of War<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>didn’t try to re-invent the wheel and simply tried to expand and improve on the gameplay mechanics of\u00a0its predecessor. The game got off to a rocky start due to the heavy implementation of microtransactions. However,\u00a0Warner Bros. removed them in 2018<\/a> following\u00a0fan backlash, making the game far more appealing today.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age – 21.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age\u00a0<\/em>is essentially\u00a0Final Fantasy X <\/em><\/a>if someone kicked it through Middle-Earth. The gameplay and storytelling sadly don’t live up to the classic\u00a0Final Fantasy\u00a0<\/em>game, though it still provides\u00a0an enjoyable 20+ hour adventure for fans of the RPG genre and The\u00a0<\/em>Lord of the Rings<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth – 27.5 Hours<\/h2>\n
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The Battle for Middle-earth\u00a0<\/em>is one of many games on this list that sounded like a fantastic idea on paper and consequently received a ton of hype prior to its release. Unlike some of the games on this list,\u00a0Battle for Middle-Earth\u00a0<\/em>didn’t disappoint, and the game’s 27.5-hour main story offers a thoroughly enjoyable experience<\/a> for RTS fans.<\/p>\n

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