per:
- Cinematic accompaniment
- Landscapes are not very varied, but handsomely
- Action from the book has been implemented very true
- Game is very long (in most Levben you spend 1 1/2 hours or longer if you want to collect as many Mutpunkte)
- Swift change between action and adventure elements
- Some smart cutscenes that carry on the action perfectly
- Enemies are varied and intelligent
- Difficulty increases with gameplay
- Many dialogues between Bilbo and the Dwarves
- There are additional tasks that you can do to get more Mutpunkte
- In some levels Bilbo travels with a kind of elevators, in the Orkmine he drives even with Lore
- Control is evident (with a few functions)
Cons:
- Graphics are just average, but this is to apologize for the length of the game entirely (gameplay is still well ahead of perfect graphic)
- Puzzles are too simple
- The level in Mirkwood is very difficult, especially if you have not fully replenished its stocks of potions
- Sometimes the many caves are a bit annoying, but also because compensate again varied opponents or ruins inside the caves that look really great or climbing units, which can quickly forget the environment
- Score is only to save on memory sockets in the levels, but this base Occur Frequently
Most Contra-points can be defused and there is very little you can actually chalk up the game. It's great that there are so detailed games. Thanks to the length of one forgets quickly that the graphics are not necessarily on the amount of time, but it is not bad. The game is consistently entertaining and it sets the template to book very well. Each Tolkien fan will say again and again that he knows but this or that place and be thrilled to experience Middle-earth so close. Thanks to the intelligent cutscenes but also any non-connoisseurs of the book understand the plot in its basic features and certainly have fun with this game.
For those who want even more: It's taken further with the sequel, "The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship".