The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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  • Summary: The second chapter in the epic story of Middle-earth pits you against Sauron and the evil forces of Mordor. In The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, you'll battle an army of 10,000 Uruk-Hai on the walls of Helm's Deep, hordes of Orcs on the plains of Rohan, and even the monstrous CaveThe second chapter in the epic story of Middle-earth pits you against Sauron and the evil forces of Mordor. In The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, you'll battle an army of 10,000 Uruk-Hai on the walls of Helm's Deep, hordes of Orcs on the plains of Rohan, and even the monstrous Cave Troll in Balin's Tomb. Guide Aragorn, Gimli, or Legolas through 13 interactive environments, using each character's unique moves, skills, and weaponry to complete your quest.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Game Informer
    93
    A tremendous game. [Feb 2003, p.105]
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  2. Armchair Empire
    88
    A very good game in its own right [and] the best movie-to-game conversion in recent memory.
  3. AtomicGamer
    86
    It's hard to believe, but EA has finally done a great job in taking a movie license, converting it to a fun game, and then delivering it to all the major consoles roughly in time for the movie's actual release.
  4. Official Xbox Magazine
    80
    While the action is good, it's also incredibly short. There are only a dozen missions, plus an unlockable thirteenth, but you're looking at six to eight hours tops on this one. [Feb 2003, p.66]
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  5. TeamXbox
    78
    There are big monsters, countless enemies to place the hurt on and an epic adventure to go along with it.
  6. IGN
    76
    I'm somewhat disappointed in this decent beat-em-up, which comes with far too many limitations and nagging annoyances to be worthy of quite such high praise that's been thrown around.
  7. Cheat Code Central
    60
    Essentially Gauntlet without the magic. You can't even play as Gandalf here.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. FlamingSwordsman
    Apr 27, 2003
    10
    I give it a 10, because of the easy controls the awesome video and sound and the gameplay is excellent tho I beat it in a few hours I still I give it a 10, because of the easy controls the awesome video and sound and the gameplay is excellent tho I beat it in a few hours I still play it more than any other xbox game because its so damned addicting, cant wait until they release return of the king if the first 2 video games were this good.… Expand
  2. RobA.
    May 14, 2003
    10
    GREAT GAME. Now I can actually look at this game with pride. Unlike my other rating for Medal of Honor: Frontline, which I gave a big fat 0, GREAT GAME. Now I can actually look at this game with pride. Unlike my other rating for Medal of Honor: Frontline, which I gave a big fat 0, this is a game that you can play for hours, even the same level over and over again. There is great movie to game changes, great music, and great gameplay. I admit the game is a little short, but it is worth buying and playing. But if you have a bad day at school, just throw down your books, turn on your Xbox console, and place Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers game in. Soon you'll be impaling your weapon into another orc's flesh, with the choice of being either Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn, or my favorite, which is the special character, Ilsidor. Finally a game worth playing.… Expand
  4. JeffS.
    Sep 7, 2003
    10
    If you like the movie you will have a blast playing this game.
  5. MichaelH.
    Apr 19, 2003
    8
    Not being able to control where you look is a HUGE drawback, and the AI characters will get in your way at times, and some levels seem near Not being able to control where you look is a HUGE drawback, and the AI characters will get in your way at times, and some levels seem near impossible....but it's still fun...… Expand
  6. JimS.
    Oct 8, 2004
    7
    Good battles. Too short. Rent it, don't buy it.
  7. [Anonymous]
    Mar 4, 2003
    7
    I expected a lot more from this game. It just did not excel in the graphics which an xbox game should and the game is short, with 13 levels I expected a lot more from this game. It just did not excel in the graphics which an xbox game should and the game is short, with 13 levels that take about 30 munutes or less to beat! You can be 3 characters (Gimli, Aragorn, and Legolas) and there is a secret character! Don't get too excited though, I played through the whole game hoping that I would get to be Gandalf, which the computer controls right next to you! The secret character is really lame too. He has the same moves and weapon as Aragorn. The game is pretty fun, but it is very short so it does not last long.… Expand
  8. MikeH.
    Apr 23, 2005
    6
    The game is alright. It isn't anything too spectacular. The graphics are fine. The music however was stellar. But the gameplay is where The game is alright. It isn't anything too spectacular. The graphics are fine. The music however was stellar. But the gameplay is where this title falls short. The combo and power attacks needed to be tweaked a bit. Because they have no real power when your player is surrounded by 10 goblins. Sure you can turtle up in these situations and block it out but there are some levels which you are timed so that strategy doesn't work. Also charged power attacks for the most part are useless since they can only be used when stationary and during this time you can't block either. The gameplay could have been executed a little better and with it alot of frusteration could have been saved. All in all, don't buy this game just burn it off your hard drive.… Expand

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#44 Best Xbox Game of 2002
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#30 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2002
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#33 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2002