There are few works that lend themselves as well to adaptation as J. R. R. Tolkien’sThe Lord of the Ringsseries. Its game adaptations began withThe Hobbitback in 1982, a simple yet successful text-based adventure on the ZX Spectrum. Since then, fans have experienced the stories ofThe Lord of the RingsandThe Hobbitin a myriad of different forms.
While many adaptations ofThe Lord of the Ringshave relied on the series' most familiarcharacters like Gandalf, Frodo, or Aragorn, others have distanced themselves from the source material and gone on to explore original stories within the realm of Middle-earth. Unfortunately, as much asThe Lord of the Ringsvideo games adaptations have varied in terms of genre and storytelling, they’ve equally varied in terms of quality. Some being viewed as timeless classics, and others failing to do the series justice.
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