The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The 2003 hack-and-slash game was developed by EA Redwood Shores for PlayStation 2 and Windows.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · First released 6 November 2003 (NTSC-U) · Last updated 18 October 2026

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King box art

Platform: PS2
Regions: NTSC-U
PAL
Other
Serial: All9 serials
Emulator: PCSX2

Texture packs: 0
Widescreen: 4
60 fps: 1
Game fixes: 2

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Widescreen 16:9
For 4 releases: SLUS-20770, SLES-52017, SLES-52020 and SLKA-25098
Widescreen: built into PCSX2, nothing to download.
Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window, or for every game at once with the Apply Widescreen Patches setting.
60 FPS
For NTSC-U only · SLUS-20770
60 fps: built into PCSX2, nothing to download.
Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window.

Showing all regions on PS2

Widescreen patches 4 items

All built into PCSX2

Built into PCSX2, nothing to download. Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window, or for every game at once with the Apply Widescreen Patches setting.

All 4 patch files were working at the last check, 25 October 2026.

Widescreen patches built into PCSX2
Patch	Works with	Credit	Source
Widescreen 16:9`SLUS-20770`: Widescreen Hack`SLES-52017`, `SLES-52020`: Renders the game in 16:9 aspect ratio`SLKA-25098`: Widescreen Hack (NTSC-K by Arapapa)	Show `SLUS-20770`NTSC-U Show `SLES-52017`PAL Show `SLES-52020`PAL Show `SLKA-25098`Other	sergx12, ElHecht & the PCSX2 project	4 patch files Patch file for `SLUS-20770` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLUS-20770 Patch file for `SLES-52017` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLES-52017 Patch file for `SLES-52020` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLES-52020 Patch file for `SLKA-25098` on github.com Report a problem with Widescreen 16:9 for SLKA-25098

PlayStation 2 widescreen patches for other games

60 fps patches 1 item

All built into PCSX2

Built into PCSX2, nothing to download. Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window.

The patch file was working at the last check, 25 October 2026.

60 fps patches built into PCSX2
Patch	Works with	Credit	Source
60 FPSMight need EE Overclock.	Show `SLUS-20770`NTSC-U	Gabominated	Patch file on github.com Report a problem with 60 FPS

PlayStation 2 60 fps patches for other games

Game fixes 2 items

All built into PCSX2

Patches that fix a bug or a rendering problem, built into the emulator.

Built into PCSX2, nothing to download. Turn it on in the Patches page of the game's properties window.

All 2 patch files were working at the last check, 25 October 2026.

Game fixes built into PCSX2
Patch	Works with	Credit	Source
50 FPS`SLES-52017`: Might need EE Overclock.`SLES-52020`: Might need EE Overclock (130%).	Show `SLES-52017`PAL Show `SLES-52020`PAL	Gabominated & PeterDelta	2 patch files Patch file for `SLES-52017` on github.com Report a problem with 50 FPS for SLES-52017 Patch file for `SLES-52020` on github.com Report a problem with 50 FPS for SLES-52020

Creators 4 creators

ElHecht2 items
Gabominated2 items
PeterDelta1 item
sergx121 item

About this game 12 releases

Releases
Serial	Platform	Region	Region code	Release date
No serial	GBA	NTSC-U		6 November 2003
No serial	GameCube	NTSC-U		6 November 2003
`SLUS-20770`	PlayStation 2	NTSC-U	`NTSC-U`	6 November 2003
`SLES-52017`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-M5`	Not known
`SLES-52018`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-G`	Not known
`SLES-52019`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-F`	Not known
`SLES-52020`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-S`	Not known
`SLES-52021`	PlayStation 2	PAL	`PAL-I`	Not known
`SLAJ-25019`	PlayStation 2	Other	`NTSC-C`	Not known
`SLKA-25098`	PlayStation 2	Other	`NTSC-K`	Not known
`SLKA-25228`	PlayStation 2	Other	`NTSC-K`	Not known
No serial	XBOX	NTSC-U		6 November 2003

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