<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
WXP	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
Pocket	O
Studios	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
November	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
adaptation	O
of	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
1954	O
novel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
volume	O
in	O
his	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
roughly	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
's	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
and	O
several	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
relationship	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Jackson	O
's	O
Fellowship	O
film	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
did	O
incorporate	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
footage	O
into	O
their	O
2002	O
Two	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
after	O
Vivendi	O
's	O
Fellowship	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
fidelity	O
to	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
but	O
finding	O
the	O
combat	O
rudimentary	O
and	O
repetitive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
financial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
heavily	O
outsold	O
by	O
EA	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
almost	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivendi	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
make	O
two	O
sequels	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
covering	O
all	O
three	O
books	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
called	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
:	O
The	O
Treason	O
of	O
Isengard	O
(	O
a	O
discarded	O
title	O
for	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
Two	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
book	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
and	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2003	O
,	O
was	O
cancelled	O
late	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
secret	O
areas	O
in	O
many	O
levels	O
,	O
where	O
special	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
also	O
features	O
numerous	O
side-missions	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
versions	O
insofar	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
RPG	O
based	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
three-quarter	O
top-down	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
fully	O
control	O
each	O
member	O
of	O
their	O
active	O
party	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
instead	O
,	O
control	O
only	O
the	O
main	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Age	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
,	O
Morgoth	O
,	O
the	O
elves	O
of	O
Eregion	O
forged	O
the	O
nineteen	O
Rings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
to	O
help	O
themselves	O
,	O
the	O
dwarves	O
and	O
men	O
rule	O
Middle-earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
he	O
regained	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
eventually	O
capturing	O
Minas	O
Ithil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
One	O
Ring	O
was	O
found	O
by	O
a	O
Hobbit	B-Device
named	O
Sméagol	B-Application
,	O
who	O
became	O
utterly	O
corrupted	O
by	O
it	O
,	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
caves	O
of	O
the	O
Misty	O
Mountains	O
,	O
and	O
physically	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
creature	O
known	O
as	O
Gollum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
five	O
hundred	O
years	O
,	O
Gollum	B-Application
was	O
consumed	O
and	O
corrupted	O
by	O
the	O
Ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
prior	O
to	O
Sauron	O
's	O
departure	O
,	O
the	O
Ring	O
passed	O
to	O
another	O
hobbit	B-Device
,	O
Bilbo	O
Baggins	O
,	O
who	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
the	O
victory	O
of	O
elves	O
,	O
men	O
and	O
dwarves	O
at	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Five	O
Armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sixty	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Gollum	B-Application
was	O
captured	O
by	O
orcs	O
,	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
tortured	O
into	O
revealing	O
the	O
owner	O
and	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
;	O
Bilbo	O
Baggins	O
of	O
the	O
Shire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
information	O
given	O
him	O
by	O
Gollum	B-Application
,	O
Sauron	O
,	O
still	O
unable	O
to	O
take	O
physical	O
form	O
,	O
thus	O
sent	O
the	O
Nazgûl	O
to	O
the	O
Shire	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
One	O
Ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frodo	O
suggests	O
it	O
be	O
destroyed	O
,	O
and	O
Gandalf	O
explains	O
only	O
the	O
fires	O
that	O
created	O
it	O
are	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
;	O
the	O
fires	O
of	O
Mount	O
Doom	O
,	O
deep	O
in	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
eavesdropping	O
Samwise	O
Gamgee	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Scott	O
Menville	O
in	O
PC	O
&	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
but	O
Cliff	O
Broadway	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Application
)	O
volunteers	O
to	O
join	O
Frodo	O
and	O
Gandalf	O
agrees	O
,	O
telling	O
them	O
they	O
must	O
head	O
to	O
Rivendell	O
and	O
speak	O
to	O
Elrond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Nazgûl	O
in	O
pursuit	O
,	O
the	B-Application
hobbits	I-Application
head	O
through	O
the	O
Old	O
Forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
puts	O
Willow	O
to	O
sleep	O
,	O
and	O
releases	O
the	B-Application
hobbits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
hobbits	I-Application
spend	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
before	O
heading	O
to	O
the	O
Barrow-downs	O
,	O
where	O
Sam	O
,	O
Pippin	O
and	O
Merry	O
are	O
captured	O
by	O
a	O
Barrow-wight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
angry	O
ranger	O
takes	O
the	B-Application
hobbits	I-Application
into	O
another	O
room	O
,	O
warning	O
them	O
they	O
are	O
drawing	O
too	O
much	O
attention	O
to	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attracted	O
by	O
Frodo	O
's	O
accidental	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
,	O
the	O
Nazgûl	O
come	O
to	O
Bree	O
,	O
but	O
Aragorn	O
successfully	O
hides	O
the	B-Application
hobbits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
debate	O
becomes	O
heated	O
,	O
Frodo	O
volunteers	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
Ring	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
and	O
cast	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
fires	O
of	O
Mount	O
Doom	O
,	O
and	O
Elrond	O
agrees	O
,	O
forming	O
a	O
company	O
of	O
nine	O
;	O
Frodo	O
,	O
Sam	O
,	O
Pippin	O
,	O
Merry	O
,	O
Gandalf	O
,	O
Aragorn	O
,	O
Boromir	O
,	O
a	O
silvan	O
elf	O
from	O
Mirkwood	O
named	O
Legolas	O
(	O
Michael	O
Reisz	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
dwarf	O
from	O
Erebor	O
named	O
Gimli	O
(	O
James	O
Horan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
takes	O
Frodo	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
Mirror	O
of	O
Galadriel	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
sees	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
coming	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Galadriel	O
looking	O
into	O
her	O
mirror	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
Fellowship	O
has	O
succeeded	O
in	O
getting	O
Frodo	O
close	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
she	O
sees	O
him	O
and	O
Sam	O
alone	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
with	O
Gollum	B-Application
following	O
closely	O
behind	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
Publishing	O
and	O
Tolkien	O
Enterprises	O
announced	O
an	O
eight-year	O
partnership	O
for	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
subsidiary	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
planned	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
WXP	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
exclusive	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
non-gameplay	O
pre-rendered	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
upcoming	O
E3	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
were	O
keen	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
wholly	O
on	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
1954	O
novel	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
directed	O
film	B-Application
adaptation	I-Application
of	O
the	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
's	O
Fellowship	O
game	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
early	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
,	O
and	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
adaptations	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
as-yet	O
untitled	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
set	O
in	O
Middle-earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
announced	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
The	O
Fellowship	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Pocket	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
Part	O
I	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
full	O
plot	O
of	O
The	O
Fellowship	O
and	O
roughly	O
half	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
soon	O
after	O
by	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
Part	O
II	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
Two	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
and	O
all	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivendi	O
revealed	O
little	O
about	O
the	O
games	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
RPG	O
based	O
than	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Fellowship	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
three-quarter	O
top-down	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
announced	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
now	O
feature	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
;	O
Frodo	O
,	O
Aragorn	O
and	O
Gandalf	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiple	O
NPC	O
allies	O
and	O
twenty-eight	O
types	O
of	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
February	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
revealed	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
Part	O
I	O
,	O
explaining	O
it	O
would	O
feature	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
nine	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
fellowship	O
would	O
be	O
controllable	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
fully	O
control	O
each	O
member	O
of	O
their	O
party	O
,	O
or	O
instead	O
,	O
control	O
only	O
the	O
main	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
their	O
allies	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
exclusive	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
WXP	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Surreal	O
were	O
working	O
closely	O
with	O
Tolkien	O
Enterprisers	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
game	O
stayed	O
within	O
the	O
parameters	O
of	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
fictional	O
milieu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
non-playable	O
E3	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
featured	O
combat	O
from	O
the	O
Weathertop	O
and	O
Moria	O
levels	O
,	O
showcasing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
used	O
a	O
modified	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Riot	O
Engine	O
from	O
Drakan	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ancients	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Gates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
Part	O
I	O
had	O
been	O
renamed	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
now	O
cover	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Gerald	O
Villoria	O
wrote	O
"	O
Although	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
by	O
no	O
means	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
reading	O
the	O
books	O
,	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
only	O
watched	O
the	O
movie	O
should	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
seeing	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
Tolkien	O
that	O
lies	O
much	O
closer	O
to	O
home.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
playable	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
ECTS	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Weathertop	O
level	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
competition	O
between	O
Vivendi	O
's	O
Fellowship	O
and	O
EA	O
's	O
Two	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
was	O
spoken	O
about	O
by	O
IGN	O
's	O
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
looks	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
dreams	O
of	O
diehard	O
Tolkien	O
fans	O
who	O
demand	O
that	O
their	O
Tolkien	O
be	O
accurate	O
to	O
the	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
Fellowship	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
reiterated	O
that	O
more	O
Middle-earth	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
soon	O
;	O
the	O
already	O
in	O
development	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
sequels	O
to	O
Fellowship	O
(	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
feature	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
)	O
and	O
two	O
newly	O
announced	O
games	O
;	O
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Middle-earth	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
51	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
eighteen	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
59	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sixteen	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
59	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
nineteen	O
reviews	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
59	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-three	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Michael	O
Lafferty	O
scored	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
fantastic	O
adventure	O
is	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
chart	O
an	O
extremely	O
linear	O
path	O
through	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
Middle-earth	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
enough	O
challenges	O
along	O
the	O
route	O
to	O
enable	O
players	O
to	O
joyfully	O
experience	O
the	O
urgency	O
and	O
terror	O
of	O
the	O
journey.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
plot	O
was	O
handled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
EA	O
's	O
Two	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
;	O
"	O
EA	O
shames	O
Vivendi	O
's	O
effort	O
for	O
presentation	O
and	O
general	O
slickness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Quite	O
honestly	O
,	O
Melbourne	O
House	O
's	O
1985	B-Application
text	I-Application
adventure	I-Application
had	O
more	O
going	O
for	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
chapters	O
from	O
the	O
book	O
skipped	O
over	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
variety	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
spread	O
out	O
over	O
the	O
large	O
landscapes	O
work	O
to	O
its	O
favor.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
feature	O
,	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
completely	O
optional	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
called	O
"	O
basic	O
and	O
repetitive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Avi	O
Fryman	O
scored	O
it	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
camera	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
,	O
although	O
he	O
did	O
praise	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
generally	O
considered	O
the	O
weakest	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
later	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
for	O
its	O
annual	O
"	O
Worst	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
heavily	O
outsold	O
by	O
EA	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
almost	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
received	O
considerably	O
better	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
sold	O
230,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$7.8	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
planned	O
Hobbit	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Middle-earth	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
were	O
all	O
ultimately	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
sequels	O
in	O
the	O
Lords	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
trilogy	O
were	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
was	O
renamed	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
:	O
The	O
Treason	O
of	O
Isengard	O
(	O
a	O
discarded	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Two	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
novel	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
not	O
to	O
cause	O
confusion	O
with	O
EA	O
's	O
2002	O
Two	B-Application
Towers	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
handled	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
The	O
Fellowship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivendi	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
Black	O
Label	O
Games	O
banner	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
seen	O
the	O
highest	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Fellowship	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
co-op	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
announced	O
that	O
both	O
The	O
Treason	O
of	O
Isengard	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
games	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivendi	O
reiterated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
,	O
Middle-earth	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
were	O
all	O
still	O
on	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
