Game
The Crack of Doom
About this game
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 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.
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Game facts
Release date
Dec 31, 1989
Developer
Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
Publisher
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
Platforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, Mac, DOS, Apple II
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Game modes
Single player
Franchise
The Lord of the Rings
Perspective
Text
More in this series
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor2014 · Rated 82
Middle-earth: Shadow of War2017 · Rated 82
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth2004 · Rated 83
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II2006 · Rated 81
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · Rated 76
LEGO The Lord of the Rings2012 · Rated 76
The Lord of the Rings Online2007 · Rated 83
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king2006 · Rated 85More from Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
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