Background History: The Return of the King Video Game

Then last but not least came the third installment of the video games based directly on the films. This of course was based on the last film and came out in 2003 just after the last film was released. Again their is a considerable amount of different in the graphics from the first one especially and it makes a much better playing experience as there is better control with the characters and it is definitely more exciting as this is the film in which the most battles take place as well allowing more combat within the game.

Again like the second one, you are thrown head first into a battle, first starting with a moving Cate Blanchett performance from the film, but almost identically to the second one it starts you off in a cut scene from the film and then mid way through, like in the second game, it will suddenly change into a slightly bad looking version of the film in game form, although much improved graphics from the first games, where you play through Helms Deep to begin with. This again did annoy me slightly when playing the game, only because this is actually part of the second film, but due to the fact they needed to open the game with an unexpected bang where you don't actually know your going to be playing so you die within the first minute.