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Novel:
 

This book has been around for a long time and ever since it was first written, has been loved by many people. This book is a great read, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves books which have a quiet, mature character, that travels a long journey to find wisdom and another side to him which he never thought imaginable. There have been other things made to tell the story of the hobbit, eg. Board game, computer game, movie, etc and in this review I’ll refer back to all of them. I think that the author of this book, J.R.R Tolkien, directed the book to a younger audience, rather than an older audience, although I’m sure it could be enjoyed by almost anyone. This book is quite an easy read, but the only problem anyone would have with it would be trying to keep track of where the group - (Bilbo and the Dwarves) are up to. Sometimes it was a little hard to understand what Tolkien had just written, for example, throughout the scene where the Dwarves and Bilbo find themselves going off the track and trying to find where the elves sitting at the feast in the forest had gotten to. The book has been published many different times, but the story has never been altered. Some of the main characters in this book, eg. Gandalf, have been continued into other stories. As I mentioned earlier, this is a great rad, and if you think you’ve read the best book ever, just wait till you get through this one! 
 

The Computer game:
 

Before I say anything else, I’d just like to admit that I am not really one to love playing computer games. Before I started playing the game, I was kind of hoping that the class would go really quickly, but by the end of it, I couldn’t get enough of it! This really was one of the best kinds of game that I have played, and for many reasons. - First of all, I am going to say that it was much easier to play after reading the novel. I can’t imagine how hard it would be if you hadn’t previously been familiar with another form of the story. The ‘levels’ in the computer game are almost identical to the chapters in the book, with a few minute differences. It’s hard to say whether or not the graphics on the game were realistic or not because the game was definitely aimed at younger audiences. I think that they were generally pretty good though considering that theory. The levels of violence in the game were reasonably low because of the point of the game - you didn’t need to kill people in order to win. There were a few obstacles you needed to use force with in order to pass, but there definitely weren’t any blood or guts. I think that the age ranges for this game could be from 8-14 years old. As I have mentioned earlier, the graphics were just a tad ‘babyish’ for older teenagers. The skills required to play this game successfully were pretty basic, coordination, guidance, etc, which made it a lot easier for those of us who aren’t completely used to doing two things at any one time - (I’m guilty!) This game has rally been created very well and I would suggest to anyone to simply ‘give it a go’!         
 

The Movie:
 

The movie which was made for this story is very similar to the computer game, except of course, that there is no interactivity. The movie was exactly how I would have imagined it to be, but maybe that was just because I had already read the book. Like I said in the review about the computer game, the graphics in the movie are just a tad babyish, but then again, they tell the story just the same. The movie was almost identical to the book, but there were a couple of little differences - (a few deleted scenes.) The music in the film were very relevant to what was happening in the particular scenes, for instance, when the film-makers were trying to hold some suspense, the music would hold off and get either louder or quieter, or faster or slower. I must cut this movie some slack, considering that it was made in the 1970’s. It is a fantastic version of the story and if you hadn’t read the book and watched the movie, you would completely get the story, because it is almost identical.
 

The Board game:
Out of all of the versions of the story ‘The Hobbit,’ I would have to say that the board game was my least favourite. I think this is because of all of the modern technology that we have these days. I am the type of person who would much rather read the book or watch the movie rather than playing a board game. Funnily enough, I get a bit ‘bored’ at around the middle of the game. (Ha ha.) This form of The Hobbit doesn’t really tell the story as much as the other types of the story, and I think that the game would be so hard to play without reading the book first because you really do need guidance. If you hadn’t read the book, you would no nothing of the point of the book/game, you wouldn’t know who Smaug is and these really are points that you need to know. Maybe I should move onto some positive things about the board game. The presentation of the game is absolutely fantastic and all of the pieces/counters make sense and are relevant.