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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|EA Redwood Shores}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|EA Redwood Shores}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Beenox Shift|OS X}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 31, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 30, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 30, 2004}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king|78}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Hack and slash, RPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Middle-earth }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|hltb        = 10067
 +
|igdb        = the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king
 
|strategywiki = The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 
|strategywiki = The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 +
|mobygames    = 10862
 
|wikipedia    = The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)
 
|winehq      = 3257
 
|winehq      = 3257
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|Middle-earth}}
+
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v3}}. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v3}}. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} The Windows version has both a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM release, the DVD edition features additional bonus content.
 
{{ii}} [https://archive.org/details/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKingDemo Demo]
 
{{ii}} [https://archive.org/details/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKingDemo Demo]
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\LOTR Return of the King Data\ROTK.ini}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\{{LocalizedPath|LOTR Return of the King Data}}\ROTK.ini}}
−
{{Game data/config|Windows (French ver)|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Données du Retour du Roi tm\ROTK.ini}}
 
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{ii}} Folder <code>LOTR Return of the King Data</code> may be named differently, based on the system language.
+
{{ii}} Folder {{folder|LOTR Return of the King Data}} may be named differently, based on the installed localization.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\LOTR Return of the King Data\}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\{{LocalizedPath|LOTR Return of the King Data}}\}}
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows (French ver)|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Données du Retour du Roi tm\}}
 
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|LOTR The Return of the King - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|LOTR The Return of the King - video settings.png|Video settings.}}
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
−
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. FMVs & menu backgrounds are not in 4K.
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = false
+
|anisotropic                = hackable
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]].
−
|antialiasing              = false
+
|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]].
−
|vsync                      = false
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
−
|vsync notes                =  
+
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = hackable
 +
|vsync notes                = Use [[dgVoodoo 2]].
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS.
 
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS.
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Input settings==
+
==Input==
 
{{Image|LOTR The Return of the King - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
 
{{Image|LOTR The Return of the King - input settings.png|Input settings.}}
−
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
 
{{Image|LOTR The Return of the King - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|LOTR The Return of the King - audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = true
−
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound notes    = Shown as "3D" sound.
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = true
+
|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes = No option to disable it.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = No option to disable it.
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         = EAX 3.0
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Dutch
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Italian
+
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Spanish
+
  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Dutch
+
  |language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    = Japan only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
−
  |notes    =  
+
  |notes    = Korea only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = Swedish
+
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = false
+
  |audio    = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
−
  |language  = German
+
  |language  = Swedish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = true
+
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, requires D3D8to9 wrapper, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/topic/the-lord-of-the-rings-return-of-the-king/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 8
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = false
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 98, 2000, ME, XP
 
|minOS    = 98, 2000, ME, XP
−
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III - 700 MHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 700 MHz
−
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon - 700 MHz
+
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 700 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 2.0 GB
 
|minHD    = 2.0 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
−
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 2
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeo 7500
 
|minDX    = 8.1
 
|minDX    = 8.1
 +
|minother = 8X CD/DVD-ROM
  
−
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 - 1.0 GHz
+
|recCPU  = Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz
−
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP - 1.0 GHz
+
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 1.0 GHz
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recRAM  = 256 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|recVRAM  = 64 MB
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
|minOS    = 10.2.6
 +
|minCPU  = PowerPC 74xx
 +
|minCPU2  = PowerPC G4
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 2 GB
 +
|minGPU  = 3D accelerator
 +
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 11:32, 13 August 2023

The Return of the King
The Return of the King cover
Developers
EA Redwood Shores
macOS (OS X) Beenox Shift
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows October 31, 2003
macOS (OS X) March 30, 2004
Reception
Metacritic 78
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Hack and slash, RPG
Art styles Realistic
Themes Fantasy
Series Middle-earth
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on HowLongToBeat
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on IGDB
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King guide on StrategyWiki
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on MobyGames
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
The Hobbit 1982
The Fellowship of the Ring 1985
The Shadows of Mordor 1987
J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth 1988
The Crack of Doom 1989
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I 1990
J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan 1990
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II 1992
The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) 2002
The Return of the King 2003
War of the Ring 2003
The Hobbit (2003) 2003
The Battle for Middle-earth (series)
The Lord of the Rings Online 2007
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest 2009
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North 2011
Lego Middle-earth (series)
Guardians of Middle-earth 2012
Middle-earth: Shadow (series)
Journeys in Middle-earth 2019
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game 2019
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum 2023
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria 2023

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and third-person action, hack and slash and RPG game in the Middle-earth series.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
macOS (OS X)
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
The Windows version has both a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM release, the DVD edition features additional bonus content.
Demo

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\<Localized LOTR Return of the King Data>\ROTK.ini
macOS (OS X)
Folder LOTR Return of the King Data may be named differently, based on the installed localization.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\<Localized LOTR Return of the King Data>\
macOS (OS X)

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
See Widescreen resolution. FMVs & menu backgrounds are not in 4K.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Use dgVoodoo 2.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use dgVoodoo 2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Use dgVoodoo 2.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix[citation needed]
  1. Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000.
  2. Extract lotr.7z files to the installation folder (password: lotr).
  3. Edit lotr.ini to set the resolution.

Notes

Supported exe size: 2 874 232 bytes.

Windowed

Use DxWnd[citation needed]
  1. Download and extract DxWnd.
  2. Start DxWnd.
  3. Click Edit and Add.
  4. Type in the name of the game.
  5. In Path type in a path to your ROTK.EXE file.
  6. Check fields: Hook enabled, Run in a Window, Hook all DLLs and Remap Client Rect.
  7. Go to a Video tab and check the field: Prevent Win Maximize.
  8. Go to a DirectX tab and check: DirectX8.
  9. Click OK and start the game without closing DxWnd.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Extreme mouse declaration applied to a cursor.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Triggers not recognized.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Shown as "3D" sound.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
No option to disable it.
EAX support
EAX 3.0
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Japan only.
Korean
Korea only.
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Russian
Fan translation by «ENPY Studio/Spirit Team»

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Requires a controller.
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, requires D3D8to9 wrapper, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 700 MHz
AMD Athlon 700 MHz		 Intel Pentium 4 1.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.0 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 2
ATI Radeo 7500
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible 		64 MB of VRAM
Other 8X CD/DVD-ROM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.2.6
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 74xx
PowerPC G4
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 3D accelerator
32 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

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