The Lord of the Rings: Tactics (PSP)

Commanding dark forces; Looks and sounds like Middle-Earth

But doesn\'t play like it; Overly simple combat and strategy; Awkward menus and interface

The Lord of the Rings: Tactics can't figure out if it wants to appeal to casual fans of the film or nerdy purists, although ultimately it casts both groups into the fiery pit from whence they came. Despite its solid delivery and the admittedly groovy...

Great twist on turn-based strategy; excellent multiplayer; plenty of options for unique skirmishes

Clunky interface; little distinction between units; generally shoddy presentation

The story mode will last gamers a good 15-20 hours, and with multiplayer over LAN, the fun can be had with up to four players. What's more you can either start with a new character, or use one of your own custom characters you have already made in...

If this was just War In Middle-Earth using freshly rolled characters there would be no confusion, but it isn't and so you get a rather weedy Aragorn to build up and a Legolas with initially all the archery skill of, well, us. Get used to such silliness...

I've always enjoyed turn based games but was a little hesitant at buying this as it's a movie tie in and they aren't exactly known for their quality usually. However, after the first battle I was hooked and glad I took the plunge. The game involves...

Fun to play and can be quite addictive. Parents be warned! Good game for the PSP.

Great to be able to play the old favorites and even better playing as the bad guys-something you don't see enough of in my view! Its good for the first few weeks of gameplay-depending on how much you play!- but towards the end of the game you find how...

both my 7 yrs boy and i love this psp game: no violence, easy to play, fascinating but not too mesmerizing; the perfect game if you love the film, with all the images from our beloved movie. my boy really really love it and when he finished it he...