Experience Classic Tolkien - Meet famous characters like
Gandalf and the Fellowship. Explore legendary locations like the Prancing Pony
and Rivendell! Battle deadly enemies, including Nazg?l, Trolls, and Uruk-Hai!
Defeat the Shadows of Angmar
Join with the Fellowship
and fight against the forces of Sauron. Confront the forces of the Nazg?l
Witch-king in the North. Protect the Shire and root out evil on Weathertop.
Explore Ancient Lands
Journey through Middle-earth to
collect valuable Tolkien lore, knowledge, and artifacts that bring your hero
greater powers. Complete ambitious quests of courage and exploration that bestow
compelling character traits.
Create a unique character
Adventure as a Man, Elf,
Dwarf or Hobbit. After choosing where your character hails from, select
region-appropriate color palettes for skin, hair, eye color, and more.
Equip yourself with items like sturdy Dwarven armor, intricate
Elven mail, or weapons created with the knowledge of past Ages.
Choose one of seven classes: deal massive damage as a Champion,
protect your fellowship as a Guardian, beguile your enemies as a Burglar, or try
a Captain, Hunter, Minstrel, or Lore-master.
As your character advances and grows, customize it using Traits
? interchangeable abilities which modify your character's skills to give you
greater control over its specializations.
Gain new Trait slots by leveling, and unlock new Traits by
completing Accomplishments.
Fight alone or with other players
With hundreds of
hours of gameplay, there's plenty to do in LOTRO as a solo player or in a
fellowship.
Follow the storyline on your own or form a fellowship with other
players for epic battles against creatures like Orcs, Wights, and even Balrogs.
Coordinated fellowships can use group combo moves to do
incredible damage, heal their fellowship, or restore their energy ? how they
harness the power of a combo is entirely up to them to decide!
LOTRO will also include a consensual Player vs. Player combat
system (details forthcoming), allowing players to fight against each other for
glory and honor!
Create items both legendary and mundane
Farm in the
Shire or forge weapons and armor in Thorin's Halls. Players can craft arms for
the fight against the Dark Lord Sauron, or enjoy more peaceful activities like
cooking and farming.
Those who dedicate themselves to becoming master crafters can
create legendary items of unsurpassed quality.
Dramatic sequences
LOTRO offers an expansive, open
world, and incorporates cinematic technology to present the player with
movie-like sequences which further the storyline.
Experience epic challenges like the depths of the Great Barrow,
the siege of Fornost and the battle to retake Weathertop.
Interact with others
Meet and socialize with thousands
of other players and fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's works. Relax at the Prancing Pony
in Bree, the Green Dragon Inn in the Shire, or any of the many other social
centers throughout the land.
Express yourself through emotes and chat ? wave hello, bow, or
dance with a friend!
Journey through Middle-earth
Experience an epic
storyline through hundreds of quests created as a companion to The Lord of the
Rings.
Adventure in familiar areas as well as new ones, created for the
game, which were only briefly touched on by J.R.R. Tolkien in his master works.
Experience Middle-earth as never before as you swim the
Brandywine River or make your way through the mists of the Old Forest. Turbine,
working closely with Tolkien Enterprises, has created what Gamedaily calls "...a
must have title for fans of Tolkien lore."
Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or equivalent
- RAM: 512 MB
- Video: 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500
- Disk Space: 7 GB available
- DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
- Optical Drive: 2x DVD-ROM
- Internet: 56kbps Modem
Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP / Vista
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or equivalent
- RAM: 1 GB
- Video: 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce FX 6800 or ATI Radeon? X850
- Disk Space: 10 GB available
- DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
- Optical Drive: 2x DVD-ROM
- Internet: Broadband DSL/Cable