The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002 on Game Boy Advance)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003 on BREW, J2ME)
Description official descriptions
Electronic Arts' first game based on the Lord of the Rings movies is an action game with classic beat'em up-style gameplay. Despite the title, it covers events from both the first and the second film in the trilogy.
Players, choosing to control Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli, must battle the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron in order to protect the Ring of Power and restore peace to Middle-earth.
The player character moves through the levels, fighting hordes of Orcs, Goblins and other creatures with various attack and parrying moves. The more varied the attacks are and the less the player is hit, the more points are awarded for each kill. At the end of each level, kill points are accumulated and can be used to gain new abilities. Most of these are new attack moves, unleashed through various button combinations. Others increase health or upgrade the strength or speed of existing attacks. Each of the three characters has unique upgrades and moves.
Several levels feature boss battles with the likes of the Watcher of Moria or Lurtz, leader of the Uruk-hai. Each boss requires a unique strategy to defeat.
Most combat scenes from the movies have been turned into levels for the game: from the confrontation with the Ringwraiths at the Weathertop and the battle in the Mines of Moria from the first film to fights with Warg-riders and other enemies on the plains of Rohan from the second film. The game culminates in the defense of Helm's Deep, even though the depiction of the battle in the game differs considerably from that in the film.
Between the levels, cutscenes tell the story. These scenes combine actual film footage with footage rendered with the game engine.
The game offers lots of bonus content, some of which must be unlocked by completing missions or reaching certain levels with the characters. Featured are interviews with the filmmakers and actors (who also provide voices for the game) as well as various making-of features.
Spellings
- ロード・オブ・ザ・リング: 二つの塔 - Japanese spelling
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- Fantasy creatures: Dwarves
- Fantasy creatures: Elves
- Fantasy creatures: Halflings / Hobbits
- Fantasy creatures: Orcs
- Fantasy creatures: Trolls
- Inspiration: Author - J.R.R. Tolkien
- Inspiration: Movies
- Middleware: Bink Video
- PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
- PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases
- Xbox Classics releases
- Xbox Platinum Hits releases
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Credits (PlayStation 2 version)
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Reviews
Critics
Average score: 81% (based on 38 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 74 ratings with 4 reviews)
A mediocre beat'em up with interesting goodies for the film fans.
The Good
The game is amusing, if you are a fan of the film it will have you glued to the screen until you finish it.
The epicity of some moments is cool, fighting in the Helm Abyss as Aragorn side by side with Gimli and Legolas was very nice, you could feel the tension of the battle.
There are also some interesting extras and interviews getting unlocked when reaching 'X' level with 'X' character.
The Bad
Something feels odd about this game, it's not very detailed as if they just wanted to make something based on the film to sell copies, in terms of gameplay it could have been very improved, giving more unique abilities to the three characters, because there isn't any great difference between them.
The game lacks more characters and levels, you can finish the game in one or two days if you don't bother to level up the three characters.
Also the first levels are extremely easy, in a laughable way, there are some harder bits in the middle, but nothing to be very worried about.
The Bottom Line
Only for fans of the film (or the book), other people just might find on that game a mediocre beat'em up.
PlayStation 2 · by Depth Lord (934) · 2005
Great for film fans, with a slightly rushed production feel
The Good
Graphics were superb -- Stormfront did an excellent job here. From lighting and environments to animations, everything looked and felt faithful to the film(s).
Gameplay is solid -- for beat-em-up fans, there's always plenty of enemies to fight, and plenty of combat moves to use.
Production value is high -- Clever blending of film clips and in-game cinematics really emphasized the feeling of re-living the film(s). Most of the film actors were recorded for voice-over work...no silly "sound-alike" actors here.
The Bad
Parts of the game felt rushed. Example: The level with the orcs on wolves is very short compared to the other levels, and these enemies never come back in any other level. Example 2: While most of the film-related unlockables are neat, the unlockable extra character and extra level were slightly disappointing (you'll have to see for yourself what I mean by this). Example 3: The difficulty level of the game is unbalanced -- the last couple levels are significantly harder than the earlier levels (which, IMHO, are too easy).
Minor nitpick -- you can't skip/cancel the in-game cinematics.
The Bottom Line
For fans of the film: A great beat-em-up video game staring your favorite characters in settings that will feel like they're straight out of the film. Plus some great unlockable "making-of" videos and actor interviews will be a real treat.
For those who didn't really like the films: A somewhat rushed-to-the-shelf beat-em-up with nice graphics.
PlayStation 2 · by Daniel Yu (111) · 2003
The Good
The best thing about this game is that they switch from the video game to actual scenes from The Fellowship of The Ring and The Two Towers. The vast territory and continent you have to travel is immense. But, the best thing about the game is the variety of weapons/upgrades you have to choose from.
The Bad
I didn't like the lack of characters you could select from, it makes the game more predictible. Plus, I know the movies are super long, but does the game have to be that way to? I am a SERIOUS gamer and I don't like a extremely long game.
The Bottom Line
All LOTR fans will buy this game, or if just into movie tie-in games buy this too.
PlayStation 2 · by Exodia85 (2145) · 2003
Trivia
Cancelled PC version
A PC version of Two Towers was in development. However, for some unknown reasons it was canceled.
Awards
- Golden Joystick Awards
- 2003 - MTV Film Adaptation of the Year
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Game added by POMAH.
GameCube added by Kartanym. Xbox added by Entorphane.
Additional contributors: Jeanne, John Chaser, tbuteler, Kabushi, Xoleras, Freeman, DreinIX, federicocrane, Patrick Bregger, firefang9212, Hipolito Pichardo.
Game added November 9, 2002. Last modified March 19, 2024.