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Lord of the Rings The Two Towers

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I just wanted to post my two cents about the two PS2 video games available. I first wanted to tell all of you- NO, you do not get to play Arwen in either game, a total bummer. Both games do not feature her or the chase scene. (I am a girl gamer who loves LOTR stuff, and the character Arwen).

Second, I have rented and played both out there. Here is my opinion on the two: I did not like the game "The Lord of the Rings-Fellowship of the Ring" by Vivendi. It basically sucked. Why? It wasn't based on the film, and the game play wasn't very fun. Right off the bat you are stuck in a very hard level trying to get away from the Ringwraiths as Frodo. Lots of other people have been complaining online about this. The characters and storyline were not great. Tasks were not well rewarded. I wouldn't recommend buying that game.

The other game, by EA Games "The Lord of the Rings- The Two Towers" IS AWESOME!!!! This is the coolest game ever, especially if you are into LOTR stuff. I was thinking it would ruin "Two Towers" for me, as it is not yet been released, but you begin by playing Isildur in scenes from "Fellowship". I did not think it had anything to do with "Fellowship" but it does.

The cut from the movie playing (original film sequences) to the actual game play is seamless. I didn't even realize I was supposed to be playing until Elrond started yelling at me to defend myself-LOL. The game is stunning. All the original actors from the films are featured as the voices of the characters. It was developed using the actors from the films, and input from the people who made the films. To top it all off- you get bonus stuff inside the game- peeks at "Two Towers" footage, behind the scenes making of the game, etc. If you follow or watch Tech TV's show "Extended Play. You know how harsh they are at reviewing games. They gave this one a 5 out of 5 ! So I wholeheartedly recommend this one.

Do as I do, at any rate- RENT, THEN BUY. Then, if you discover that you do not like the game, you're only out $5-$6 USD. Since you cannot return an opened game for a refund.

Game on. ;0P....

Hi I attended this years E3 festival. For those of you who don't know what it is it is an expo type thing(just trying to sound simple) where gamers come from all over and get together where they show off new game systems and various sorts of games. It's a gamers dreamworld. You also get to play some of the new games at things called game stations. I also happen to be Lotr(Lord of the rings) freak. I stood in a long line to aquire this bit of information that I will share with you. I found this stuff out at E3.

One ring to rule them all... Based on New Line Cinema's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novels, The Lord of the Rings™, The Two Towers™ video games will integrate cinema and gameplay to deliver an epic interactive experience. In the game, players will be able to relive the most memorable movie moments from the first two films, "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers."

EA's first The Lord of the Rings action adventure game will allow players to take control of the motion picture trilogy's action heroes: Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, with other members of the Fellowship taking an active role during gameplay. In The Two Towers, players will battle a variety of Orcs and square off against vicious boss monsters including the Cave Troll and Saruman. A tactical gameplay system will encourage players to react quickly and be strategic with their selection of characters, weaponry and combat moves.

Middle Earth comes to life in spectacular detail. Set in over 16 mission locations, each environment will have a close visual correlation to that seen in the first two films. As a backdrop to the action, the game will feature Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning musical score.

Electronic Arts has secured the exclusive worldwide licensing rights to create games based on New Line's epic trilogy. The Two Towers will be the first in an ongoing series of The Lord of the Rings games.

Key Features
Three playable characters: Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli (Gandolf is also available in the GBA version).
Third person action/adventure gameplay with an emphasis on tactical sword fighting.
Hundreds of unique combat animations.
Battle five boss monsters from the first two movies, including the Cave Troll and Saruman.
Sixteen levels consisting of memorable movie moments from the first two films.

Face the evil forces of Sauron in over 10 environments from the movies, including the Mines of Moria and the walls of Helm's Deep.
Musical score taken from Academy Award-winning The Fellowship of the Ring.
Multiplayer modes allows for up to four-player gameplay via the GBA Link Cable (GBA only).
I can't wait for the game 5 Stars but I wish I could give six or more.

Let's get started. First off, the games graphics are excellent, character models are outstanding. The voice acting is superb, a reason for that may be it is the actual characters voices. The games controls are easily mastered. You can play as 1 of 3 characters initially, a 4th becomes unlocked after you beat the secret mission with any character. The A.I is very easily defeated, its only strength being in numbers, and the game is completely linear, meaning every time you play it is the same, and their is no kind of MULTIPLAYER(game companies, hint hint)therefore replay value suffers tremendously. It is more like an arcade action game, drop in a quarter and start killing enemies. The game can become difficult at times, and their will be plenty of instances when you want to throw the controller through the tv screen. Especially the rohan, and helm's deep levels. The games cut scenes of the upcoming movie are very enjoyable, and the interviews with the cast and artwork you can view are also great. The game is also very short, A dedicated gamer can play through the game in about a day and a half. Overall, it is more of a rent on the weekend type game rather than one you would want to pay 50 bucks for because of the lack of replay value, and the linear gameplay.

Sound-5 out of 5
Graphics- 5 out of 5
Replay Value- 2 out of 5
Controls- 4 out of 5
Fun Factor- 3 out of 5
Overall- 4 out of 5

I'm in a Lord of the Rings mood right now. Watching the movie, reading the book and anticipating the theatrical release of the Two Towers so I decided to check it out. Now first, this is actually quite fun, albeit in some places a little frustrating.

Story: Basically this follows the beginning of Fellowship(the battle with Isildur at the base of Mount Doom) to the end of the first half of Two Towers(Helm's Deep). Even though they may have skipped some parts story wise it follows the books greatly.

Graphics: Wow. These are some great graphics. Dynasty Warriors 2 had some pretty blah backgrounds but LOADS of enemies and allies. This has maybe 10 at once to 20 but the locations look great. Plus the transition from actual movie footage to CG is near flawless.

Music: They included many of the voices of the movie so that's always a plus. Battle cries, swords and other good stuff is featured. The music is great and keeps the scene moving(you don't wanna fight 10 monsters at once with boring romantic music do you?)

Gameplay: Now, button mashers beware. You might like this. You really got to pay attention to your combos. Simple pressing random buttons won't get you far. Another problem I had is I was using Legolas and I got up to the second part of Helm's Deep fighting an endless array of enemies and fighting out I'm a little weak. In most RPG's you can go back to level up and get better enhancements to help. This is just "if you're at Level 5 and you barely have enough skills to continue then sorry, keep going."

But other than that, it's quite a fun game and urge you to try it out regardless if you're into Lord of the Rings or not.

I'm a HUGE fan of Lord of the Rings so I bought both games the moment they game out. The other Lord of the Rings game is based on the book, and just on the FIRST book. It's VERY short and a puzzle-adventure. In comparison, The Two Towers is based on the first TWO MOVIES, NOT the books. And it is a straight button-bashing fighting game. The up side of both of these games is that they're great Aragorn-fun. The down side of both of these games is that both are WAY TOO SHORT.

At least in this one you really CAN play all three characters. After the first two levels (a prologue and Weathertop) you can now choose, on each level, to be Aragorn, Gimli or Legolas. Each character has his own fighting style, from Gimli's little battle-tankness to Legolas' great double-sword action, to Aragorn's lean ranger fighting. Yes, I love Aragorn's fighting style :)

This game, being based on the movie, has TONS of detail from the movie. They worked with the actual actors for the voices, and got their hands on the actual movie models for the game sets. You can see the attention to detail. There are all sorts of 'special features' where you can watch interviews with the actors and see photos from the second movie. So it's sort of like an interactive preview of Movie 2!

It is SHORT thought. You can run the game through on a character in about 5 hours. Then you just run through again as the other 2. There's a secret character and level, but that's about it. There are no puzzles, no quests, it's all just bash-through-the-enemies-and-then-bash-at-the-boss. Either the boss is easy - if you find his weakness - or he is REALLY NASTY and VERY VERY FRUSTRATING. A bit of tuning needed to be done in here. And again, where the other game had at least a bit of thinking involved, this one is solely mash-mash-mash those buttons.

Still, it's really great to be "in the movie" and hear the familiar soundtrack and voices around you. A must have for any Lord of the Rings fan - and if it's short, just spend the rest of the time trying to get a PERFECT score on every level, and watching all the videos that come with the game!

Note to parents: You do not have to worry if you think that this game is too gory. The game is not gory at all. There is not a drop of blood shown in the game, so I think that anyone who has seen the movie can play the game.

When I first heard of the game I saw it on a commercial on T.V. I asked my mom for the game and a PS2 to play it on for my birthday.

When I first tried it out I was dazzled by the graphics. The graphics actually looked like the real movie. I got so into the game that I played for the next four hours. You can play as Aragon, Legolas, or Gimli. Legolas is very quick with his two knives and is a sharp shooter with his bow. Gimli is very strong and can take down an enemy with his mighty axe, but he is not very quick. Aragorn is more of a combination of the two. With a sword in his hand Aragorn can start a slaughter of orcs.

As you venture through the levels gaining experience points, fighting tougher orcs,learning sweet new moves, earning interviews with the actors, and gaining photos from the movie as your favorite character of the three, you will realize how amazing this game really is.

If you ask my advice of who to be (Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli) I think that you should be Legolas. I think so because Legolas is the fastest character of the three. He shoots arrows like lightning, he strikes with his knives faster than any character, and can use more powerful attacks faster than any of the three.

This game is worth every penny you spend on it. Oh, parents, do not be surprised if after your child has played the game for a little while that he will want the LOTR action figures!

I had heard about this game before it came out and did a little research about it because I had just gotten into Lord Of The Rings.After my research, I knew that this was going to be my favorite game yet. It turned out that it was. It was so realistic, the movie scenes turning into the game was fantastic, and the gameplay was the best that I've ever seen. My favorite battles were the first battle of Helms Deep and the third battle of Helms Deep. Also, the way you can upgrade the persons skills and weapons is great! If you're a Lord Of The Rings fan, you'll love it, and if you aren't a Lord Of The Rings fan,try it and you'll love it too!

LOTR: The Two Towers is simply a blast. It is an action packed romp right smack dab through the middle of Middle Earth. The game pretty much closely follows the action scenes through the first and second movies of New Line's cinematic adaptation of the Tolkien trilogy. A player starts out as Isildur battling the Orc minions(much like the opening scene of Fellowship of the Ring). Then you move on to the various battle scenes in Fellowship and in the new movie The Two Towers.
The game is an all out action game with charaters having a short range weapon (Aragorn-sword, Legolas- Knives, and Gimli- Battle Axe) as well as a long ranged attack(Aragorn and Legolas- Bows and Gimli- hand held throwing hatchets). You basically fight full speed through hordes and hordes of Orcs, Uruk-Hai, and Trolls. There are some bosses along the way, but the bulk of the battle is against Sauron's footsoldiers.Do not expect any food gathering, strategy, or exploration. This is not an RPG in any form or fashion. It is a pure mission based game much like Devil May Cry(only set in Middle Earth). If you buy the game knowing this then you should be in for a great treat.
GRaphics- The graphics are stunning. The character models look great(faces are not THAT great), the enemies look just like the Orcs and Uruk-Hai in the movie, and the backgrounds are lavish as well. Even when over 50 objects are fighting on screen there is absolutley no slowdown. I have not seen a PS2 game yet that can produce as many on screen enemies without slowdown. Simply a Beautiful game. The cut scenes are great as well as the story flows from movie to game almost seamlessly.
Gameplay-- Wonderful if you like intense upgradeable hand-to-hand combat. There are many combos to perform, and a player learns more as the game goes on.

*The only drawback to this game is its length. Some gamers have reported beating this game in one setting. I just don't see how. I am a seasoned gamer, and I have played this game for two weeks and cannot beat it. I think those people are playing on the "easy" setting, which I do not recommend. Anyways, if you like Tolkien, the movies, and great action/combo hack em' ups then go purchase this game today.
**I almost forgot to mention that the game has probably 15 minutes or more of movie footage, interviews, and other unlockables as well as a secret level and character that you can unlock. I need a holiday Gandalf.....a long Holiday!

OK, here's the scoop. I am a huge Lord Of The Rings fan. I love every aspect about it. Now when I heard EA was making the Towers I was thrilled, because I know that there games are quite simply the top of the line, and, of course, I am a huge Tolkien fan. So, for those of you who are new to Lord Of The Rings, the game first takes place before the beginning of The Two Towers in the Fellowship. You start off in the Mines of Moria at Balin tomb (The part in the movie with the cave troll). You face an onslaught of orcs (the bad guys) and can chose between Aragorn, Legolas, or Gimli. All of which are top of the line characters. Aragorn-his strength, mobility, and his supreme talent of cutting orc's heads off. Legolas(my personal favorite)-speed, stamina, gracefullness, and a skill with a bow and arrow that cannot be matched. Gimli-Ferocity, stamina, and his supreme love of hewing orc's necks. The rest are computer controlled. Next, Gandalf fights the Balrog falls to his death (*cough* not)and then to the battle of Amon Hen, which is awesome, where Boromir is slain (a moment of silence for my homie) Next (beginning of Two Towers) you go off to the fields of Rohan, find Gandalf (surprise!) and then to the battle of Helm's deep! This is probably the biggest battle in all of the three books. 10,000 orcs versus about only 2,000 men in the rain. Orcs start stomping their spears and then it begins. 10,000 Uruk-Hai storm the small but strong refuge the Hornburg. The air grows thick with arrow. This is good one to be Gimli with he kills 42 orcs in part of the battle, which the last one broke his axe because the orc wore a metal neckbrace. Any way I'm rambling but definitely by this game even if you aren't a Lord Of The Rings fan. It will be good!!!

This game is incredible! The graphics, the musical score, the voices, the skills, the weapons, the liveliness, and the sound editing are all outstanding. They used the movie's characters' voices and the same scenes to make you feel like you're actually in the movie. The game makers went to extreme measures to make the game exactly like the movie. In this game you have to really speedy and tactical. One of the coolest things are the fact that you can choose who you want to play with. It's just like the Star Wars episode 1 game, where you can play as Obi-Wan, as Qui-Gon Jinn, as Queen Amidala, and as Panaka. In this game you can play as Aragorn, Gimli, or as Legolas. Legolas is definitely the best player (hands down). You'll love fighting you way through thousands of Orcs, goblins, and Uruk-kai. You'll also be battling enormous or dangerous monsters like the cave troll and Saruman. The game is even more fun if you use the maximum ammo cheat (While playing the lord of the rings the two towers pause the game and hold R1 R2 L1 L2. While doing this enter x, down, triangle, and up). The other cheats (the skip level codes) will just spoil the game.

The levels: As you know you play with Aragorn (the human), Gimli (the dwarf), or with Legolas (the elf). With each completed mission, you obtain skill points depending on how you dispatch your enemies and are also given the alternative to purchase new and lethal moves. Overall, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a first-class game. The only nuisances, however, are its replay worth. The missions are usually recurring, and you only have 16 missions. Sooner or later you no longer consider playing it. It's not like the Star Wars games, Tomb Raider games, James Bond games, Tony Hawk's games, N4S games, Theft games, or other games where almost every level is different. Despite this slight downfall, `The Two Towers' will offer you with sufficient entertainment until you finish the game. If you enjoy this, also check out "James Bond 007: Nightfire", "Tony Hawks 4", "Angel of the darkness", and "Hp and the chamber of secrets".