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|}}'''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''' is an action video game by [[Electronic Arts]] released in 2002, based on [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]], taking scenes from [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]] and [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]. As the name ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' was already used by [[Vivendi]], EA could not publish a game about the first movie, and as such, had to incorporate scenes of both into one game.
'''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''' is a video game by [[Electronic Arts]] based on [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], taking scenes from [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]] and [[Peter Jackson's The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]. As the name ''[[Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' was already used by [[Vivendi]], it could not publish a game about the first movie, and had to incorporate scenes of both into one game.  


The title was one of the top selling console titles of 2002 and 2003, and was widely praised for its seamless transitions from actual film footage to interactive game play.
The game sees the reprisal of much of the movie's cast, and uses music from the first film but not the second, since the latter's soundtrack was still being recorded when the game was being developed.
 
The title was one of the top selling console titles of 2002 and 2003, and was widely praised for its seamless transitions from actual film footage to interactive gameplay.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
The game allows players to play [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], [[Gimli]], [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] and [[Isildur]] (unlocked some time after beating the game), in a series of missions, many taken directly from either Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring (such as [[Weathertop]]) or Peter Jackson's The Two Towers ([[Amon Hen]], [[Helm's Deep]]). Other missions, such as [[Fangorn Forest]], are original pieces within the films' setting.
The game allows players to play [[Aragorn]], [[Gimli]], [[Legolas]] and [[Isildur]] (unlocked some time after beating the game), in a series of missions, many taken directly from either Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring (such as [[Weathertop]]) or Peter Jackson's The Two Towers ([[Amon Hen]], [[Helm's Deep]]). Other missions, such as [[Fangorn Forest]], are original pieces within the films' setting.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ea.com/official/lordoftherings/thetwotowers/us/ Official website]
* [http://www.ea.com/official/lordoftherings/thetwotowers/us/ Official website]
 
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"...It is a long tale..." — Aragorn
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The name The Lord of the Rings refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation).
The name Two Towers refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Two Towers (disambiguation).
EA's The Lord of the Rings- The Two Towers box.jpg
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Video game
DeveloperStormfront Studios (PS2, Xbox)
Hypnos Entertainment (GC)
Griptonite Games (GBA)
JAMDAT (Mobile)
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformGame Boy Advance
GameCube
Mobile
PlayStation 2
Xbox
Release datePS2: 21 October 2002
GameCube, Xbox: November 2002
GenreAction

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is an action video game by Electronic Arts released in 2002, based on The Lord of the Rings film series, taking scenes from The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. As the name The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was already used by Vivendi, EA could not publish a game about the first movie, and as such, had to incorporate scenes of both into one game.

The game sees the reprisal of much of the movie's cast, and uses music from the first film but not the second, since the latter's soundtrack was still being recorded when the game was being developed.

The title was one of the top selling console titles of 2002 and 2003, and was widely praised for its seamless transitions from actual film footage to interactive gameplay.

Synopsis

The game allows players to play Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas and Isildur (unlocked some time after beating the game), in a series of missions, many taken directly from either Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring (such as Weathertop) or Peter Jackson's The Two Towers (Amon Hen, Helm's Deep). Other missions, such as Fangorn Forest, are original pieces within the films' setting.

Cast

Role Actor
Frodo Baggins Elijah Wood
Gandalf the Grey Ian McKellen
Aragorn (Strider) Viggo Mortensen
Samwise Gamgee Sean Astin
Boromir Sean Bean
Arwen Liv Tyler
Gimli John Rhys-Davies
Meriadoc Brandybuck Dominic Monaghan
Peregrin Took Billy Boyd
Legolas Orlando Bloom
Saruman the White Christopher Lee
Elrond Hugo Weaving
Éowyn Carole Ruggier

The screenplay is written by Philippa Boyens. Of the movie characters, only Éowyn is not voiced by her movie actress, Miranda Otto.

Game Boy Advance version

In contrast to the console versions, the Game Boy Advance version is an action-based role playing game similar to older dungeon crawlers. Playing as Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Éowyn or Gandalf, the player will see 30 levels per character, bringing the grand total to over 150 levels in the entire game. Gathering items and increasing abilties, you can play the game over and over until you reach the highest levels possible.

External links

Licensed video games set in Middle-earth
 Melbourne House: The Hobbit (1982) · Lord of the Rings: Game One (1985) · Shadows of Mordor (1988) · War in Middle Earth (1988) · Crack of Doom Software Adventure (1989) · Riders of Rohan (1990)
 Interplay Productions: The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (PC) (1990) · The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers (1993) · The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (SNES) (1994)
 Vivendi Universal: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) · The Hobbit (2003) · War of the Ring (2003)
 Electronic Arts: The Two Towers (2002) · The Return of the King (2003) · The Third Age (2004) · The Battle for Middle-earth (2004) · Tactics (2005) · The Battle for Middle-earth II (2006) (The Rise of the Witch-king (2006)) · Conquest (2009) · Heroes of Middle-earth (2023)
 Turbine/Standing Stone Games: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (2007-) (Mines of Moria (2008) · Siege of Mirkwood (2009) · Rise of Isengard (2011) · Riders of Rohan (2012) · Helm's Deep (2013) · Mordor (2017) · Minas Morgul (2019)) · War of Three Peaks (2020) · Fate of Gundabad (2021) · Before the Shadow (2022)
 Warner Bros: Aragorn's Quest (2010) · War in the North (2011) · Guardians of Middle-earth (2012) · Kingdoms of Middle-earth (2012Armies of The Third Age (2013) · Shadow of Mordor (2014) · Shadow of War (2017) · Rise to War (2021)
 Glu Games: Middle-Earth Defense (2010)
 Traveller's Tales: Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game (2012) · Lego The Hobbit (2014)
 Daedalic Entertainment: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (2023)
 North Beach Games: The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (2023)