When Warner Bros. released The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest this month, it did so across five different gaming platforms. The Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and, surprisingly, the PlayStation 2 share a design that's much different than the action adventure that headlines the franchise on Wii and PlayStation 3. This version doesn't fare nearly as creative – this is much more mindless button-mashing action that feels more in line with a game like Gauntlet, but with only one character to control, no multiplayer, and incredibly shallow action mechanics, this one wears itself thin way too early.
