The Hobbit is primarily a platform game, with elements of hack and slash combat, and some rudimentary puzzle aspects, played from a third-person view (the Game Boy Advance version is played from an isometric three-quarter top-down view).[4] The player controls Bilbo Baggins, the majority of which is built around basic platforming; Bilbo can jump, climb ropes and ladders, hang onto ledges, swing on vines, etc. Progression through the game is built around quests. Every level features multiples quests which must be completed in order to progress to the next level. Many of the levels also feature optional sidequests which do not have to be completed, but which can yield substantial rewards if they are.[5]