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Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Free PC Game Demo

Dec 27, 2006

The heroic action of the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King movie was awesome. Aragorn, Legolas, Gandalf, Gimli and even the hobbits battled evil to save Minas Tirith from a horde of nose-picking orcs & trolls. Now you can fight the battle to save the race of man for free! All you have to do is download the free PC video game demo from those cool peeps at Electronic Arts.

Lord of the RIngs: The Return of the King

This game demo gives you a chance to play as Gandalf the White. You'll be scrappin' with orcs, trolls and other baddies as they try to turn the people of Minas Tirith into lunch. Can you save the day in this 3rd-person action game? Follow these directions to score the free PC game download and find out!

Downloading the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Free Game Demo

First things first - you'll be battling the minions of Sauron so you'd better hide the One Ring so he doesn't find out you have it. Once it's tucked away nice and safe, follow these step-by-step instructions for downloading the free game demo:

  • 1. Click Here for the official Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King game download page. Isn't it pretty?
  • 2. On the left-hand side, at the bottom of the page, click on the "Downloads" link.
  • 3. It doesn't work, hmm... must be the work of Sauron.
  • 4. Click here to go to EA's official download page instead.
  • 5. Scroll down 'til you find the DEMO: The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King link.
  • 6. Right-click the link and choose to "Save Target As..." from the popup. Accept the file and pick where you want to save it. If you save it to your desktop it'll be easy to find later, otherwise pick a spot and save it.
  • 7. It's an 84 MB file so it'll be a while, go practice speaking Elven to kill time.
  • 8. Once the file has downloaded, double-click it to unzip it.
  • 9. Once it's unzipped, go into the folder and double-click the setup.exe file to start installing it.
  • 10. Once The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King game has installed - double-click to launch it and get ready to kick orc butt!

If you dig the free game demo, click this link to check out the official game page, cool extras and how to purchase the entire game from EA. That'll give you control over Aragorn, Legolas and more of the heroes.

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