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Lord of the Rings: E3 2003: Return of the King First Look
E3 2003: Return of the King First Look
May 14, 2003 - At E3 this week, EA is showing off the upcoming videogame of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. You can hit any of our game sites for the full details on the games, but the demo playing at the E3 booth features an intro comprised of all new footage from the third and final film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.We were unfortunately not allowed to film the footage, but what was shown is now burned onto our retinas. Here's a bit of the more memorable moments from the footage:
- Eowyn standing and looking rather sad.
- Frodo and Sam climbing a mountain.
- A shot of soldiers on horseback marching through a camp in a green grassy clearing.
- Lots of shots of Gandalf in Minas Tirith.
- Archers in a city courtyard (most likely Minas Tirith) taking aim and firing.
- An awesome shot of Gandalf on Shadowfax leading troops through the city streets.
- New shots of Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas in battle.
- Eomer on horseback leading a charge into battle.
- Gondorian soldiers in full armor on horseback charging into battle right into a line of orcs.
The final shot of the intro is of Gandalf on the walls of Minas Tirith walls looking out onto the battlefield. When the camera switches to his perspective, the footage changes to an in-game cinematic of thousands of orcs charging the city with Fell Beasts flying in the air. If the actual film footage is as big as that game cinematic, we're in for a stunning treat this December.
Sauron in ROTK?
5/15/03, 12:06 am EST - Tehanu
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