The Crack of Doom

Return to Mordor, where a dull red sky is filled with the dust and heat of Mount Doom. Brave the ash-covered wastelands of Gorgoroth, the blood-splashed courtyards in the Tower of Cirith Ungol, and a horrifying torture chamber guarded by grinning, brutal orcs. In this adventure you will be playing as Sam Gamgee and will begin outside the gates of Cirith Ungol. Dare you enter the Tower and try to save your beloved master, Frodo? Or should you somehow try to complete the quest alone, and hurl the Ring of Power into the fires of Mount Doom?

Preceded by The Shadows of Mordor
Added September 21, 2020
Published By Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
Developed By Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
Front Cover (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Front Cover (United States) (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Opening Title - Hmm...dead Hobbits already? (EGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
You play the role as Sam the Hobbit, alone at the tower of Cirith Ungol (EGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
In the tower of Cirith Ungol - Those statues don't look to friendly (EGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Walking down a path away from Cirith Ungol - Wonder what those strange winged things are? (EGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Enjoying the moonlight at Mordor? Not likely. (EGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Me think Sam's lost. (EGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
What happens when a lone Hobbit finds himself in the middle of an Orchish camp? Game over. (EGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The game begins on an uneven staircase (CGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Inside a huge stone gateway (CGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The game switches between text only and pictures; Here Sam seems to be blocked by sinister statues (CGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
A long winding road (CGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
At the top of a steep hill (CGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Uh oh, game over (CGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
"You don't now how lucky are, lad. When I was at your age, a game took aaaaaages to load!" (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Title screen (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
"Do you want pictures (nudge, nudge)". (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
First screen (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Decided to go to the tower (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Orcs approaching (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The statues don't make you feel more comfortable in Mordor. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Putting the ring on in Mordor was a bad idea. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The game begins here (Apple II) from mobygames.com
An uneven staircase (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Sam isn't able to pass this way at the moment (Apple II) from mobygames.com
An ominous looking road (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Descending into Mordor (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Wandering around; Sam can go west or north from here (Apple II) from mobygames.com
At the top of a hill (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Uh oh, I think this means game over (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Trailer

Year of Release:
1989

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy

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