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Loads of fun and very addicting!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 35 / 37
Date: January 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit I bought this game and my Gameboy Advance for one simple reason: I'm a HUGE Lord of the Rings fan (of the books, movies, etc).

I've played this game for Playstation 2 and really enjoyed it. The GBA game is no exception. It's incredibly addicting - with loads of scenes, characters and weapons based on the Lord of the Rings films. I have played Legolas, Aragorn, Frodo and Gandalf so far and I have to say Legolas is my favorite. He was wicked with an arrow on the films and those abilities transfer very well on the game. Same goes for Aragorn and his sword-wielding abilities.

The game pretty much follows the scenarios of the film. For Legolas, for instance, the adventure begins on the foothills of Caradhras, then progresses to Moria, Amon Hen, Rohan, etc. The beauty of the game is that each adventure is geared towards the character's perspective so that what Legolas does isn't exactly the same as Aragorn's. They have their own set of challenges and paths. Each player also has his own "backpack" where he can load up and upgrade his/her tools, weapons, etc.

As a non-regular gamer, it took me just a short while to figure out how to play the game and I really enjoy this one. I'm already looking forward to EA Games' "Return of the King" game that will hopefully come later this year! I highly recommend this for your Gameboy collection!

This Two Towers (Game Boy Advance)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 30 / 34
Date: November 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers video game for the Game Boy Advance is awsome! Battle is intense , and gameplay is excellent! The graphics , sound , and storyline are wonderful. It is not at all hard to control the characters you are playing as. And , you get to choose your own characters you want to play as on this game. And they are : Frodo the hobbit , Aragorn the ranger , Gandalf the wizard , Legolas the elf , and Eowyn the noble woman. All of the characters on this game look like the characters from two of The Lord Of The Rings movies. That is because this game is based on two of The Lord Of The Rings movie trilogies "The Fellowship Of The Ring" and "The Two Towers" both films directed by Peter Jackson. So this game is not based on two of The Lord Of The Rings books written by the author J.R.R. Tolkien. All you do on this great game is solve puzzles and kill thousands of enemy orcs that block your way on your journey to Mount Doom in the dark land of Mordor to destroy the on ring of power made by an evil dark lord named Sauron. Buy The Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers for the Game Boy Advance. This game has nothing but pure action , and you'll never get tired of it!

The best Lord of the Rings Game Boy game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 32 / 45
Date: September 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

There are 2 Lord of the Rings Gameboy games coming out for this Christmas, but I'm asking for this one. The graphics are the best, and you can even play more heroes than in the Playstation game! You can use a link cable to play with your friends too and trade armor and items you find together.

There are five heroes to play, 100 levels, 50 skills, a million random items to find, and hundreds of orcs to fight!!!

This game looks like it has a lot of action and has the best parts from the first movie (Fellowship of the Ring) and the new one (The Two Towers). I really want to play Legolas and Gandalf and take on the cave troll! My sister wants to play Eowyn, since she's a girl, but I am not sure who she is yet or if she does anything cool.

The new movie is going to be awesome, and this game is going to be the best!

Great Game for LOTR Fans

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: September 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Are you a huge fan of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, and especially the Peter Jackson movies based on the trilogy? Then you will not be disappointed by this game. The gameplay could be better, but the music, sound and movie-related visuals more than make up for it.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is an adventure/role-playing game based on the films by Peter Jackson (which are based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien). The object of the game is to [cut] and slash your way through 100 levels based on scenes from the first two movies, collecting items and experience points as you go. Since I'm not an experienced gamer I can't compare this game to other games of its genre, but I will try to give you my impressions of it.

Starting the Game: At the start of the game you are given a choice of five characters whom you can play as: Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Gandalf and Eowyn (Gimli is also available, but only after you have unlocked his character, and only in multiplayer mode). Each character has special abilities and talents, and each character takes a different path through the game. I chose to play as Aragorn.

Gameplay is pretty straightforward: [destroy] enemies, take their stuff, and wander around and collect stuff. Killing enemies is a simple affair; hit the B button repeatedly to [slash] at them with your sword, or hit the A button for special attacks. You have to be discriminating, however, as to when you use special attacks; they deplete your spirit points, so you have to wait for your spirit points to charge back up before using them again.

The fighting in this game is not especially challenging. I was able to dispatch all the enemies pretty easily even though I'm not a seasoned game player. The fun is in collecting weapons, armor and other gear, and amassing experience, skill and ability points. Each enemy you [destroy] adds to your experience points, eventually bumping you up to the next experience level. Enemies also drop items or gems for you to collect. Attaining a higher experience level gives you one skill point to spend on magical attacks and defenses, and five attribute points that you can distribute how you wish among attributes such as courage, strength, health, defense and accuracy. You can also use your gems to purchase skill points and attribute points at shrines, or to buy whetstones (which increase the damage inflicted by your weapons) at forges.

There are hundreds of items you can collect, with a range of properties. Some are common, like cloaks, shoes, and caps, some are rare and enchanted (e.g., Moonruned Scale Mail), and some are unique (e.g., Lamellar of Frost). Unfortunately, you can only carry eight items in your backpack, so once in a while you'll have to let some really cool item go (unless you have a friend who you can trade it to). The items have different properties, adding to your melee armor, critical armor, defense, speed, courage, accuracy, ability to regenerate Spirit points, and so on.

If the gameplay is less than stellar, the sound adds enough richness and realism to make the game deeply engrossing. Clashing swords, twanging arrows and roaring Wargs sound quite realistic. But for me one of this game's key features is the music. Adapted directly from Howard Shore's Oscar-winning score, the music adds a dimension of suspense and excitement to the game. It's beautifully done and sounds good even on the GBA hardware.

Visually, the game is a mixed bag. Cut scenes feature impressive likenesses of the movie's actors, which is pretty fun; likewise, the characters in the game more or less resemble their live-action counterparts. There are also a few scenes from the movie itself. But the landscapes do get a bit dull after a while. They're definitely inspired by the movie, but lack the movie's detail and grandeur.

Part of why I'm enjoying this game so much is because it's pretty thrilling to slay orcs and explore Middle Earth. Would this game be as enjoyable to someone not familiar with the Peter Jackson movies? It's hard to say, but my guess is no. Having that familiarity with the LOTR epic adds a sense of depth that may not actually be in the game itself, which is pretty sparse in its storyline. And there's not enough payoff for winning. Like the movie, this game feels like it ends in the middle. I was downright surprised when I beat it the first time and the credits started rolling.

Overall, I would recommend this movie to fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies, but would hesitate to recommend it to others. I picked it up used for $25, but would have felt cheated had I paid more than that.

Camera and motion: A-: Character animations are smooth and realistic.

Aesthetics and Artistry: B-: While the look of the characters is faithful to that of their movie counterparts, the landscapes get a little dull. There are however, some enjoyable graphic touches. The on-screen indicators look great, and so do the depictions of items in the backpack screen.

Inventiveness and Originality: B: Nothing new in terms of gameplay, but it's a terrific adaptation of the movie in game form.

Music: A: One of the best movie scores in recent memory is transformed to a game soundtrack.

Sound Effects: A+: clashing swords, twanging arrows, and lots of other fun sounds add a lot to this game.

Gameplay: C:[Destroy] stuff, walk around, collect stuff. Not too much skill or strategy involved.

Replay Value: C+: On the plus side, you get to play the game through as five different characters (six if you count Gimli). On the downside, you're likely not to want to play this game again after you've defeated it and collected as many novelty items as you can.

"Crystal Factor": B+: I love Peter Jackson's LOTR movies, and for that reason, playing this game was a real treat.

Overall rating: B

A great game to add to your GBA collection

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: January 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Although the Game Boy Advance game The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers is based on the upcoming motion picture by New Line Cinema, it's mainly a Diablo or Gauntlet clone with story elements from the movie sprinkled throughout. With that in mind, it's surprisingly fun to roam throughout the lands of Middle-earth, slaying orcs and goblins, leveling up a character, and snagging all of the loot you can before the game ends. You'll still experience most of the major events from the movie, just not necessarily from the same perspective or in the order that you're familiar with.

Electronic Arts may be open to criticism for finagling with the finer points of the film, but the game is more interesting because of it. First, some of the story elements and levels change depending on the character you choose. There are five unique characters: Aragorn, Gandalf, Frodo, Legolas, and Eowyn. If you select Frodo, you'll generally see everything you'd see in the theater, whereas the plotlines for Gandalf and Aragorn will detach from the main story at appropriate points and take you through events that Frodo or the other characters didn't experience. As such, when you play through with a new character, you're not just seeing the same things over and over again.

Another nice twist is that all of the characters are unique--not just in terms of looks, but in their abilities as well. Frodo can use the One Ring to turn invisible, and he's really good at backstabbing opponents. Aragorn has a skill that lets him wield two swords at once, and he can develop a charisma technique that stuns opponents for significant amounts of time. Each character has anywhere from 10 to 20 various magic and attack skills, which you can improve throughout the game with the points you earn by gaining experience. Some skills are passive and take effect without your input, so it's not like you have to spend an interminable amount of time mashing the L button just to do something like recharge your spirit level.

Regardless of the variety that it offers in the way of story and character development, The Two Towers is shamelessly straightforward when it comes to actual hands-on playing. Just like in games such as Diablo and Gauntlet, all you're doing much of the time is swatting the same carbon-copy creatures with your weapons and gathering the items their carcasses leave behind. It's not as boring as it sounds, however. The orcs and goblins you defeat will give you experience points that you can use to improve traits such as health, strength, and courage, and they'll drop weapons and clothing that you can equip your character with. The overall selection of clothing, items, and weapons is rather large, so you could potentially invest a bit of time searching for rare items with which to outfit your character. If you want to linger, you can linger. If not, all you need to do is slay creatures until you've gained a satisfactory number of levels to move on to the next area.

Another nice feature is the game's multiplayer aspect--you and a friend can play together through three different stand-alone adventures with the characters you build in the solo quest. The rules are fairly open in this mode, so you and your partner can fight together or split up and explore different areas of a stage. Similar to the cooperative areas in Sega's Phantasy Star Online, the cooperative areas in The Two Towers are more challenging than the solo game, and the rewards are generally higher as well. Besides that, you can trade items with one another, which will come in handy when your friend has an obsidian longbow that he can't use because he's playing as Gandalf.

As you play through the game, the plot of the film will unravel, and you'll visit many familiar locations, such as the Mines of Moria, the Plains of Rohan, and the walls of Helm's Deep, and at least a dozen other large, multisegmented areas. Some areas drag you into the events of the film, so there are at least a few occasions when you're not just slaying anonymous goblins but are performing tasks. These tasks can range from something simple, such as destroying the siege weapons at Helm's Deep, to more complex endeavors, such as sneaking past Sauron's Crebain (crows) at Amon Hen. You also need to take care not to overdose on certain magic skills, as these will elevate your corruption status to a point where Sauron's ringwraiths can attack you.

The fact that the game doesn't hold your hand and force you through the story is certainly one of the finer points of The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, but that isn't to say that the sights and sounds of the films are absent. After all, if you're buying a video game based on one of your favorite movies, you at least want it to remind you of the film. All of the background music is taken directly from the motion-picture soundtracks, and there are tiny video clips that play at various intervals. The scenery within the game is colorful, although there isn't all that much detail to the environments besides a few flickering torches and a couple of nifty rain and snow effects. The main characters look similar to their onscreen counterparts and move with a good amount of animation. Their opponents aren't as lifelike or detailed, however, so you might be a little bored after slaying your 500th orc. Even so, the few giant ogres and uruk-hai that serve as the game's bosses break up the pace with reasonable frequency, especially since they're interspersed with the in-game dialogue and video clips.

The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers doesn't outdo games like Golden Sun or The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past when it comes to overall depth or polish, but it is a fine example of how a motion picture can be transformed into a video game and still turn out enjoyable.

It's good to see a good Lord of the Rings game on the GBA

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: December 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you have played the absolutely godawful Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring for the GBA, then fear not for this Lord of the Rigns GBA game is much, much better. EA's Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers may be a simple hack & slasher (with numerous comparisons to Diablo), but it is a fun one and fans of the books or films will no doubt have a blast with this game. You get to play as Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, and Eowyn and go through similar looking generic areas while hacking away at monsters, collecting experience points to upgrade armor and weapons, and learning new attacks and techniques. The characters look great and are nicely animated and if you squint they look like their film counterparts, but the backgrounds look so run of the mill generic that you'll get bored with them. Soundwise this is some of the best music to grace the GBA ever, and sounds very similar to the Howard Shore film score. Controls are mindnumbingly simple, but since this is a hack & slasher, some different touches would have been nice to make this game seem a bit more original in the playability department. There are a few problems however, the big one being there is no area map meaning you will get lost and not know where your going quite a bit. All that aside, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a much better than expected GBA title that fans of the Lord of the Rings license or GBA owners craving some Diablo-esque action will enjoy.

A very decent effort on the GBA.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: December 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

As a long-time Tolkien fan (predating the Peter Jackson movies), it was with great delight that I purchased a copy of this GBA title. All things considered, I am reasonably pleased with it although I knew that it was not going to capture 100% the look and feel of the movie (the Balrog in this title looks like a charred Barny - no kidding!). The graphics are functional and surprisingly fluid. The music in some places were lifted from the movie score but does get old and repetitive after two stages. The controls are very intuitive and easy to grasp. The gameplay, as advertised, lends itself to the action-adventure genre so do not expect extensive interactions with the characters in the movie. You do get to see them although more often than not, they run as fast as they can to the edge of the gaming screen. Sometimes they will stay and fight with you, but at one point you will have to leave them as there is no AI implementation to have them follow you around. The inventory and magic systems were lifted from Blizzard's Diablo although a bit limited - - probably due to the system constraints of the GBA. The enemies are suitably varied enough. Ofcourse you will find the usual palette-swapped orcs but there are enough bad guy types to break the monotony. All in all this was a good effort from Griptonite and Electronic Arts, but make no mistake, this is a die-hard fan's game and you should keep that in mind when you purchase it. If you are looking for something deeper, either look elsewhere or buy Tolkien's book and read it (if you haven't already).

I can't WAIT until return of the king!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: September 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have never written a review on a game before, but this game was so awesome I just had to share my thoughts.

When other people write reviews saying this is the "best GBA game ever", don't scoff at them until you've played the game yourself. Because it just might be the best. Why is it so good? Here is one reason why. As a huge fan of the lord of the rings films, one of the funnest things was recognizing dialogue, characters, and backgrounds that come directly from the films. Here are some more.

Awesome, awesome 3D graphics. I am very glad that this game was made from an isometric viewpoint. I just can't imagine going through huge places like the mines of Moria in a side-scrolling game.

The game pays surprising attention to detail/reality. (Orcs and kill eachother by accident, if you step in puddles you leave a trail of water, et cet)

The game's plot is identical to the movies The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. You start out on the slopes of Caradhras, into the Mines of Moria, to Amon Hen, Rohan, Helms deep, and much more.

You can interact and even fight alongside characters like Gimli and Legolas. The basics: You can play as five immediate characters. Aragorn, Legolas, Gandalf, Frodo and Eowyn. To play as Gimli, you have to be on multiplayer. As Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo and Gandalf Each character starts in Caradhras and goes into the mines of Moria. True to the movie, Gandalf's levels are a bit different as he falls into the pits of Moria and eventually fights the Balrog. As the other characters, you get out sooner. Aragorn and Legolas' levels are virtually the same, but Frodo leaves the fellowship and starts making his way to Mordor, passing through Emyn Muil, the dead marshes and so on. As Aragorn, Legolas and Gandalf, the game is over after the Helm's Deep. But Frodo gets captured by Faramir at the end.

Eowyn is, in my opinion the worst and most boring character you can play as, so I'm not going to say anything about her.
Now here is a list of my favorite players in order.

1. Legolas. He has the best active skills, He is virtually unbeatable as a fighter, and he shoots long range.
2. Frodo. He isn't exactly the greatest fighter, but he has perhaps the funnest set of levels. He meets Gollum, and goes through the dead marshes, and much more.
3. Aragorn. The only problem with him is that he has the shortest reach of any player, so he has to get right in the thick of things, which can get messy. But he can wield TWO swords, which rocks.
4. Gandalf. He is probably just as good as Aragorn. He has all kinds of magic powers, which makes him a good fighter. The high point of his game is fighting the Balrog. A boss-fight which no one else does.
5. Eowyn. A boring set of levels, boring active skills, a weak fighter. Need I say more?

Not being able to play as Gimli is perhaps the only flaw. But this will make Return of the King worth buying!! You will be able to play as all the original characters plus Gimli in ROTK. To see screenshots from this upcoming game, and much more, go to www.gamespot.com

Sorry for the lengthy review, but this is indeed an awesome game and deserves much recognition.

an old time gamer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

great rpg! excellent game play and graphics. i have been playing video games since "pong" came out and this is one of the best adventure games around. combining a "gauntlet" style of play with an "eq" attribute manipulation feature is superb. i can highly recogmend this title.

Lord of the Rings Lover

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: December 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best game ever!!! It has the best game for the GBA and It has the vioces of Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortenson, Orlando Bloom and MORE!!! If you are thinking of getting this game for PS2 DON'T!!! this game lets you have more players to choose from and the PS2 game you can only be Legolas, Gimli and, Aragorn. The soundtrack from The Fellowship of the Ring is used in it. Also if you want to get the fellowship of the Ring game for GBA I still think you should get it but if at that time you don't have enough money to buy both than BUY THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!! The grapichs are better and you can just get the fellowship for your computer and the graphics are a lot better. If you don't want to get this game becasue you haven't seen the Two Towers movie because you think that it will give the movie away IT DOES NOT!!! This game lets you basicly control the story. It still has the same characters and you still go to the same places in the same order as you do in the book and movie. You really have to get this game. IT ROCKS IT'S COOL AND IT HAS THE VOICES OF THE ACTORS/ACTRESS FROM THE MOVIE. GET THIS GAME! OH YEAH IF YOU CAN'T GET BECAUSE IT RATED TEEN IT JUST LIKE THE REAON THE MOVIE WAS RATED PG-13. IT NOT BAD!!!!!!!!
GET THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!

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