LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game, by Traveller's Tales, was released on October 30, 2012 for handheld consoles and on November 13, 2012 for other platforms. It was released on Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPad. The Mac OS X version was published by Feral Interactive and was released on February 21, 2013.[1] It was released November 7, 2013 for iOS. The game takes players through the events of all three films and is the second LEGO video game to feature fully voiced cutscenes. Though it follows the events of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, many comical twists are added in. It has the largest game environment so far of any LEGO video game, letting players explore an open world map of Middle-Earth (though locations are greatly decreased in size). It also has dozens of new features not seen in past LEGO video games. Players can complete side quests, create items to use from mithril, access a large variety of collectible items from the "treasure trove", and there is a variety of characters with unique items possessing special abilities.
