The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) [Paperback]

Mark Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2002 | Series: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

The Greatest Adventure Begins . . .
·Every enemy's weaknesses exposed
·Expert hints on close combat, long-range attacks, and magic spells
·Where to find health power-ups when you need them the most
·In-depth walkthrough featuring maps for every area, for both PS®2 and XboxTM
·Secrets to getting what you want from the NPCs
·Exclusive interviews with the art director and Tolkien experts
·How to use the Ring to reveal secret areas filled with power-ups

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games; Pap/Pstr edition (October 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761540873
• ISBN-13: 978-0761540878
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,062,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm nothing more than a guy that loves video games.

I managed a software store in Indianapolis when I encountered Brady's publisher. The company hired me to assist in developing their new line of video game strategy guides, which was a very limited assortment at the time. They had published on a few Electronic Arts sports titles for the Sega Genesis, Mortal Kombat, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

It was a very interesting time for our business. Strategy guides were transitioning from tiny booklets into full-size, full-color, magazine-like books. We had the opportunity to make a huge impact and try something very new and unique. I'm very thankful for the experience. It was simply an amazing opportunity.

"Virtua Racing" for the Sega Genesis was my first project as an author. It took a week to write and some of that time was spent sleeping on an office floor. It was not a book I wanted to write. Our publisher made it clear I didn't have a choice. As painful as that first project was, it shot my career down a completely unexpected path. It led to projects like Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and eventually, my favorite, Final Fantasy VII.

Final Fantasy had always been a favorite series since it released for the NES. VII proved to be a monstrous task. We had no idea what we were getting into at the time. Final Fantasy projects now require a team of authors, but I'm proud of what we accomplished given the resources available. It was a learning experience for everyone involved.

I continued to write for several years with Conan being my final project. It has been a wonderful ride and I met some amazing people along the way. The people at BradyGames really care about the products they produce. That is not something you find with every publisher.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for less than serious gamers!, January 10, 2004

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Karen L. Mcginty "mcdisney2001" (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)

I haven't played many games of this type, but I'm a huge Tolkien fan so I decided to try the game. I have to be honest-I couldn't even get out of the Shire ( the first level) until I bought this guide! I ended up using it religiously along the way, because there were many sections where I wouldn't have had any idea what I was supposed to do otherwise. For instance, there's a section in Moria where, without the guide, I would *never* have figured out where I was supposed to go, even though I religiously explore every nook and cranny when playing these types of games.

Once I bought the guide, it took me about a week to finish the game. Since then, I've decided to play it again, without referring to the guide, to see if I can make it all the way through by memory.

The book is very comprehensive, and avoids using terms that the casual gamer wouldn't understand-it doesn't talk over your head, and it's very straight forward and easy to understand. The screen shots are helpful, so that you can see what sections of the game they're referring to.

As a little added perk, this book, while showing you all of the ins and outs, still leaves a couple of tiny goodies out-not essential ones, just a couple little perks, so it still pays to explore as much as possible to see if you can find them. To me, that added to the fun, and I didn't feel like the book was doing *all* of the work for me. For instance, the book doesn't mention that, if you can find Gollum, you can get a little treat from him!

I highly recommend this game guide; in fact, I'm off to the bookstore today to pick up Prima's game guide to another LOTR game!

4.0 out of 5 stars helpful lil' book..., May 30, 2011

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This review is from: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)

i've beaten the game once before. so i thought i should play it again, but why not get the book to it too.this book is really helpful to me... their are things i didn't know before...

4.0 out of 5 stars A must have if you ..., December 22, 2002

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Amanda (RIVERHEAD, NEW YORK, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Prima's Official Strategy Guide) (Paperback)

This is a must have if you purchase the game. Now this is NOT the best game in the world. It is not advised to even purchase this game, it is slow... You'd be safer to go with the two towers. But if you do buy this game (probably for the same reason I did..which was it is LOTR and I just have to own it) this is the ideal companion for you. The beginning of the game is very very hard. It takes awhile to get around the Ringwraith riders, and when you finally do you go into another part of town where unless y ou know what you are doing you wont be able to find your way out. So dont expect the game to be simple, it isn't much fun, in fact it is quite aggrivating. But if you do buy the game you have to buy this so you actually know what you are doing, and not wandering around like a fool in the woods...as I was until I read some of this ;)