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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 video game
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Summary

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,119 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's instance of is recorded as The Return of the King — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was published by The Return of the King — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[4].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's genre is The Return of the King — genre (P136): action-adventure game[5].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's genre is The Return of the King — genre (P136): hack and slash[6].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's based on is recorded as The Return of the King — based on (P144): The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers[7].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's based on is recorded as The Return of the King — based on (P144): The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[8].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's developer is recorded as The Return of the King — developer (P178): Visceral Games[9].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's platform is recorded as The Return of the King — platform (P400): Game Boy Advance[10].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's platform is recorded as The Return of the King — platform (P400): Q132020[11].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's platform is recorded as The Return of the King — platform (P400): Q10680[12].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's platform is recorded as The Return of the King — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[13].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's platform is recorded as The Return of the King — platform (P400): Nintendo GameCube[14].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's platform is recorded as The Return of the King — platform (P400): macOS[15].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's game mode is recorded as The Return of the King — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[16].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's game mode is recorded as The Return of the King — game mode (P404): single-player video game[17].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's game mode is recorded as The Return of the King — game mode (P404): co-op mode[18].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was distributed by The Return of the King — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[19].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's input device is recorded as The Return of the King — input device (P479): gamepad[20].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's country of origin is recorded as The Return of the King — country of origin (P495): United States[21].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was released on October 31, 2003[22].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's distributed by is recorded as The Return of the King — distributed by (P750): New Line Cinema[23].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's ESRB rating is recorded as The Return of the King — ESRB rating (P852): Teen[24].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's PEGI rating is recorded as The Return of the King — PEGI rating (P908): PEGI 12[25].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's nominated for is recorded as The Return of the King — nominated for (P1411): British Academy Games Award for Xbox[26].
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was published by The Return of the King — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[4].

Publication

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was published on October 31, 2003[22]. Genres include The Return of the King — genre (P136): action-adventure game[5] and The Return of the King — genre (P136): hack and slash[6]. It was distributed by The Return of the King — distribution format (P437): CD-ROM[19].

Why It Matters

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,119 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

CD-ROM Electronic Arts gamepad macOS Microsoft Windows The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers United States Visceral Games

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . redump.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bafta.org. Retrieved . bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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