The Hobbit

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Set in the mythical world of Middle-earth, The Hobbit is an action adventure game in which the player assumes the role of Bilbo Baggins. The player will...
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Game Overview

Set in the mythical world of Middle-earth, The Hobbit is an action adventure game in which the player assumes the role of Bilbo Baggins. The player will control Bilbo from his peaceful Hobbit hole in Hobbiton into the dark and harrowing Mirkwood forest and finally to the Lonely Mountain, in which lies Smaug the dragon. Sent on a journey by Gandalf the wizard along with Thorin the dwarf and his stout and sturdy cohorts, Bilbo will acquire items, knowledge, and in the case of a Hobbit, courage to help him complete the quest as he comes face to face with elves, trolls, orcs, spiders, wolves, and more.

The Bottom Line

Handheld adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous Lord of the Rings prequel. Produced by Saffire, the minds behind several GBA titles as well as the Brood Wars add-on to PC's Starcraft, Sierra's The Hobbit is a 2D actioner for the GBA with detailed environments and plenty of puzzling thrown in as well. In it, you play Bilbo as he helps out a band of dwarves led by wizard Gandalf, battle the dragon Smaug and swipe that ring from pathetic old Gollum. The game is presented in a perspective similar to the recent Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge -- a sort of 3/4 perspective, but with more emphasis placed on vertical objects like walls and trees.

Game Features

"The Hobbit and the characters, events, items and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company dba Tolkien Enterprises and are used, under license, by Sierra Entertainment, Inc."

ESRB Game Ratings

This game is Rated: Everyone
Content is most suitable for children ages 6 and up. This game may contain some cartoons or fantasy characters and potentially mild violence or language.

Content Descriptors:

Animated Violence, Mild Animated Violence

Game Info

Platform:	Nintendo Game Boy Advance
Release Date:	11/11/2003
Publisher:	Sierra
Developer:	Saffire
Genre:	Action
ESRB Rating:	E
Gamesite:	--

Recent Customer Reviews

The Hobbit

The Hobbit is great for any fantasy game lover, though it may be a little odd at times.
Published 3063 days ago by hpotterdude

Title Should Warrant Better Gameplay

This might be an ideal game as an intro to rpg/puzzle type games but may not provide enough... entertainment or keep one's attention.
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Published 3075 days ago by AriesG