

Beam Software Pty., Ltd. · Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
Release
1989
Player score
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Platform families
1
Connected releases
Core game only
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Editorial overview
What it is
The Crack of Doom is the last game in Melbourne House's series of adventure games based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
The gameplay combines a text-based adventure with illustrations from the main character's perspective. Players interact with the game using text-based descriptions and a parser system to execute actions.
The premise
The game follows the character Sam Gamgee as he embarks on a mission to save his master, Frodo, and destroy the Ring of Power in Mount Doom. Set in the fantasy realm of Middle Earth, players navigate through various iconic locations such as Gorgoroth, Cirith Ungol, and Mount Doom.
Play styles
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Single player
Perspective
Text
Themes
Fantasy
Languages
1 supported
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