Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Not much room for a sub-heading with a title like that.
There are a million and one clichés about licensed games, and their apparent lack of quality. Like most clichés this has a certain basis in fact, but there have over the years been a fair few that buck the trend and show that a good license can add atmosphere and immersion to a title, as well as supplying the developers with a ready made stock of material to work with. Several such games spring to mind – the early LucasArts Star Wars titles being the most obvious candidates. Stormfront Studios have managed to add another game to this unique band, as The Two Towers is a highly enjoyable action romp that, while short-lived, never fails to entertain.
The title is essentially a melee-combat action game, and follows the familiar Lord of the Rings story and events from the time of Isildur and the first battle with Sauron, to the battle of Helms Deep at the end of the Two Towers movie. Three protagonists are available initially – Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn – although the eventual completion of the game unlocks a bonus character (although it should be pointed out that in fact this is a bit of a cheat – the unlocked character is identical to Aragorn in terms of abilities, extra health and strength aside. Think of it more as a new skin). The levels are arranged in a chronological fashion, with the first level comprising a tutorial, albeit a very confusing one as you endeavour to make sense of the chaotic battle you’re thrust into. The remaining levels cover significant events either allured to or actually shown in the movies thus far – levels include the Balin’s Tomb scene where the fellowship encounter the imposing cave troll. By and large the levels are excellent, although it should be said that the game is strongest when it sticks with events directly related to the films – these are by far the most atmospheric and enjoyable to play. Particular highlights included the battles at Balin’s Tomb and the Helm’s Deep levels, although you’ll likely come to appreciate the others as well once you’ve grown tired of replaying these.
The game is arranged in almost a DVD format. The main game menu consists of an arcane map with each of the levels placed in order. Arranged around these are numerous unlock-able extras, including interviews with the cast of the film. Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom et al. provided the voices for their respective characters, and this adds greatly to the proceedings - cast-iron publicity clauses are clearly a good thing for us consumers. Other extras include interviews with Peter Jackson and members of the development team. It’s a trend which I hope gains more ground, as it almost makes the game feel like part of the wider LOTR collection – it’ll have certainly earned a place beside the complete DVD collectors edition, come next year.
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Legolas is cute! Arwen sucks!
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LORD OF THE RINGS SUCKS!