Fantastic. This is one of the few games that can make you put down HALO 2 for awhile, just to continue your storyline.
User Rating: 9.3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age XBOX
I know, it sounds crazy, but when the immortal day of HALO 2 came around, I set asside the day to play Bungie's next masterpiece. Which indeed it is, BUT, after about an hour in, I went back to the game that keeps haunting my mind, Lord of the Rings, the 3rd Age. Think, FINAL FANTASY 7's (the best in the series) turned based attacks, with XBOX GRAPHICS and 5.1 MUSIC....all done in the LOR Universe. Upon meeting the 1st major boss early in the game, I was faced with Graphics and Story that rivaled the endings of most RPG's. The Music is haunting, The Attacks are visually stunning, and there's tons of strategy involved during each turn. Which is kind of nice to have a moment to think about your attack, rather than just running through and button mashing like SUDEKI. Don't let this one sneak by during the "Halo 2" days of Winter. In this humble writers opinion, it easily distances itself from KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC as the RPG you must own. 
