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The Ultimate Game!!!
The Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers is going to be an awsome game for the GameBoy Advance. It will have a lot of action , adventure , and fun. The first part of the game "The Fellowship Of The Ring" will of coarse be in "The Two Towers" game. You get to play as Aragorn The Mortal Man , Legolas The Elf , Gilmli The Dwarf , and Gandalf The Wizard fighting away the evil allies of Sauron , The Dark Lord Of Mordor , who soughts the one ring he lost and wants back. The Ring Wraiths , The Cave Troll , The Balrog , and hundreds of enemy Orcs will be in "The Fellowship Of The Ring" part of this game ( The Fellowship Of The Ring part being the first Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tolkien , and the first film in The LOTR Movie Trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.) Aragorn , Legolas , and Gimli will be in The Battle Of Helms Deep which will be the most anticipated part when this game goes to the second part "The Two Towers" ( which is what the game of coarse is called.)There will be more Orcs to kill than the first part , The FOTR , in "The Two Towers" part of this great game ( The Two Towers being the second Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tolkien , and the second part of The LOTR Movie Trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.) The Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers storylines will focus going by The LOTR Movie Trilogies directed by Peter Jackson insted of going more along with the three books. But that does not matter! The FOTR Movie went along very well with the books and it was AWSOME! So that must mean the second movie trilogy should go along well with Tolkiens second LOTR book "The Two Towers". So that all adds up. The game "The Two Towers" should go along well with the books and LOTR Movies. I can't wait till "The Return Of The King comes out in theaters". The Lord Of The Rings Return Of The King will be an awsome movie directed by Peter Jackson and an awsome game ( when EA makes the game.) But for now I am waiting for The Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers game for GameBoy Advance. And I am waiting for The Two Towers ( the second part of The LOTR ) to come out in theaters December 18 , 2002. The Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers deserves 5 stars because its going to ROCK!!! I am proud to be a Lord Of The Rings fan! I have read all three of The LOTR books by Tolkien , including The Hobbit and loved them! I think The LOTR movie trilogies will all be FANTASTIC!!! And now finnally LOTR video games! YES!!!I'm getting The Lord Of The Rings : The Two Towers for GameBoy Advance right when it comes out in stores on November 15 , 2002.

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Great Game for LOTR Fans
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

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Good game with a decent difficulty
This is a classic. As a devout LOTR fan, I was looking at LOTR stuff when I saw 'The Return of the King for GBA!'. I bought it after carefully reading reviews for FOTR, TT, and ROTK. Seeing that FOTR was not very popular and ROTK was declared "too hard" by many, I settled for TT. I'm glad I did.

TT is a solid game that runs pretty much along the story line (no Merry or Pippin!?). It is entertaining for those long car rides and if neither too difficult nor too easy. There are five different characters to choose from that employ a variety of strategies and tactics. You can be Legolas for the sniping attack, Aragorn for the hand-to-hand melee, Eowyn or Frodo for hit-and-run, and Gandalf, who can do just about everything.

I really enjoy this game and think it was worth every penny. It will keep the gamer occupied for quite a while and isn't too frustrating when you have to start over.