Lord Of The Rings:The Two Towers
One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, And in the darkness bind them, In the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie Table of Contents 1.The Legend of The Ring 2.Characters 3.Controls 4.Upgrades 5.Walkthrough 6.Prologue 7.Attack on Weathertop 8.Gates of Moria 9.Balin's Tomb 10.Amon-Hen 11.Fangorn Forest 12.Plains of Rohan 13.The West Fold 14.Gap of Rohan 15.Helms Deep - Deeping Wall 16.Helms Deep - Breached Level 17.Helms Deep - Hornburg Courtyard 18.Secret Level - Strategy 19.Secret Codes 20.Thanks to The Legend of the ring THE FOLLOWING CAME OUT OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS INSTRUCTION MANUAL It began with the forging of the great rings. Three were given to the elves, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven to the dwarf lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. Nine rings were gifted to the race of men who, above all else desire power. For within these rings was bound the strength and will to govern each race. But they were all of them, deceived, for another ring was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the dark Lord Sauron forged, in secret a master ring to control all others, and into this ring he poured his cruelty, malice and his will to dominate all life. The One ring The one ring, and innocent looking gold band, is by far the most dangerous object in the whole of Middle Earth. Put it on and the wearer becomes completely invisible. Using its powers of invisibility draws the attention of the dark lord Sauron who may dispatch sinister creatures to retrieve it. The one ring has a strange and corruptive influence, causing greed and powerlust to many who are exposed to it. Possessing the one ring can prolong the life of its keeper but corruption from the one ring will eventual turn a hobbit into a hideous monster. The one ring was forged, thousands of years ago by the dark lord Sauron, in the fires of Mount Doom. He was close to using the one ring to seize complete control of Middle Earth when it was cut from his hand in battle. Sauron has been trying to recapture the one ring ever since losing it, and if he does, Middle Earth will be plunged into an age of violence and sorrow. To prevent Sauron from possessing the one ring, it must be destroyed forever, and this can only be accomplished by throwing it back into the fiery chasms of Mount Doom. Frodo shows remarkable resistance to the ring's evil influence so he volunteers to carry it on the perilous journey to Mount Doom. Characters This section is a biography of each of the three playable characters available after completing the "Weathertop" mission. In my next update, I will probably add the biography of the secret character, who is unlocked after completing the secret level with any of the three characters mentioned below. Aragorn Men are weak, or at least this is the commonly held belief in Middle earth. Three thousand years ago, Isildur, King of the Men of Gondor, gained great renown when he cut the One Ring from the hand of Sauron, ending his villainous reign. Soon after, however, he chose not to destroy The One Ring when he had a chance to cast it into the fires of Mount Doom, and thus Men are known to be weak in character and not entirely trustworthy. Aragorn can change all of that. He is a ranger, a strong man skilled in the use of many weapons including swords. Aragorn is trained to survive in every situation. Many know him as Strider, but few are aware of his true identity as son of Arathorn and heir to Isildur's throne. He is the rightful King of Gondor, and a force to be reckoned with. Legolas Legolas is a noble Elven prince, deadly accurate with his Elven bow and knowledgeable in wilderness lore. Because he is an elf, Legolas has exceptional sight and hearing, and although he will never die of old age, he can be hurt or killed in battle. Legolas is kind and graceful, and he has a deep love for the peaceful side of nature. He and his valuable bow attack are great assets to the Fellowship. Gimli Gimli is a stubborn dwarf who makes up for his lack of height and grace with great strength, bravery, and tenacity. Gimli fears nothing when he has his trusty axe in hand, and his temper makes him formidable when angry. His gruff disposition keeps him from making friends easily, but as a member of the Fellowship he is a tough and loyal ally. Gimli especially dislikes elves, however during his adventures with the Fellowship he develops an unlikely friendship with Legolas. Gimli is very proud of his heritage, and looks forward to seeing his cousin Balin in the Mines of Moria. Controls Move Left analog stick Speed Attack X button / right analog stick Fierce Attack Triangle button / right analog stick Knock Back O or R3 button Parry Square button or R1 button Killing Move R2 button Equip ranged weapon L1 button Fire ranged weapon X button / right analog stick Jump Back L2 button Aragorn Level 1 Upgrades Triple Strike -------------- X X X ------------------- Purchased Double Hack ------------ Triangle Triangle ----------- Purchased Shadow Strike --------------- R 2 -------------------- Purchased Combat Kick ------------------ O --------------------- Purchased Sword Parry --------------- Square ------------------- Purchased Dunedain Bow --------------------------------------- Purchased Level 2 Upgrades Rush Attack --------------------- X O ----------------- 3000 Rising Attack -------------------- X ------------------ 8000 Isildurs Swift Terror ------ X X Triangle ------------- 5000 Isildurs War Rush ------------ X O R 2 ---------------- 5000 Ranger Fury ---------------- Hold Triangle ------------ 2000 Strength of the -------------------------------------- 10000 Stewards Level 4 Upgrades Goblin Bane ----------------- Square X R2 -------------- 4000 Charge Attack ------------------- X O ------------------ 4000 Isildurs Death Charge -------- X O Triangle ------------ 5000 Isildurs Gambit ------------- X Triangle X X ----------- 5000 Rohan Bow --------------------------------------------- 4000 Strength of Isildur ---------------------------------- 10000 Level 6 Upgrades Orc Bane -------------------- Square X R2 -------------- 6000 Isildurs Deliverance ----- Triangle X X Triangle ------- 5000 Strength of Elendil --------------------------------- 10000 Wilderness Rage --------------------------------------- 4000 Master Swordsman ------------------------------------- 10000 Level 8 Upgrades Bane of Saruman -------------- Square X R2 ------------- 8000 Isildurs Judgement ----- Triangle Triangle O Triangle -- 5000 Strength of Argonath-------------------------------- 10000 Wrath of Numenor -------------------------------------- 6000 Gondor Bow -------------------------------------------- 6000 Legolas Level 1 Upgrades Triple Strike ------------------ X X X ------------- Purchased Double Hack --------------- Triangle Triangle ------ Purchased Shadow Strike ------------------- R 2 -------------- Purchased Combat Kick --------------------- O ---------------- Purchased Knife Parry ------------------- Square ------------- Purchased Mirkwood Longbow --------------------------------- Purchased Level 2 Upgrades Rush Attack -------------------- X O --------------- 3000 Elrond's Swift Terror ------- X X Triangle ---------- 5000 Elrond's War Rush ------------- X O R 2 ------------- 5000 Elven Fury ----------------- Hold Triangle ---------- 2000 Force of Celeborn -------------------------------- 10000 Rivendell Longbow ---------------------------------- 6000 Level 4 Upgrades Goblin Bane ---------------- Square X R 2 ----------- 4000 Rising Attack -------------------- X ---------------- 8000 Charge Attack ------------------- X O --------------- 4000 Elrond's Death Charge ------- X O Triangle ---------- 5000 Elrond's Gambit ------------ X Triangle X X --------- 5000 Lothlorien Longbow -------------------------------- 6000 Level 6 Upgrades Orc Bane ------------------- Square X R 2 ----------- 6000 Elrond's Deliverance --- Triangle X X Triangle ------ 5000 Dragon Fire Arrows ---------------------------------- 8000 Force of Galadriel -------------------------------- 10000 Gil-galad's Rage ----------------------------------- 4000 Level 8 Upgrades Bane of Saruman ----------- Square X R 2 ----------- 8000 Elrond's Judgement ----- Triangle X X Triangle ------ 5000 Mithril Arrows ------------------------------------- 10000 Elven Bow Mastery -------------------------------- 10000 Gimli Level 1 Upgrades Triple Strike --------------- X X X ------------- Purchased Double Hack ----------- Triangle Triangle ------- Purchased Shadow Strike ----------------- R 2 ------------- Purchased Axe Thrust --------------------- O ------------- Purchased Axe Parry -------------------- Square ----------- Purchased Erebor Axes ----------------------------------- Purchased Level 2 Upgrades Rush Attack ------------------- X O ------------------ 3000 Balin's Swift Terror ------- X X Triangle ------------ 5000 Balin's War Rush ------------- X O R 2 --------------- 5000 Dwarven Fury -------------- Hold Triangle ------------ 2000 Might of Rock ------------------------------------ 10000 Might of Iron ------------------------------------ 10000 Level 4 Upgrades Goblin Bane ---------------- Square X R 2 ------------- 4000 Rising Attack -------------------- X ------------------ 8000 Charge Attack ------------------- X O ----------------- 4000 Balin's Death Charge -------- X O Triangle ------------ 5000 Balin's Gambit ------------- X Triangle X X ----------- 5000 Rune of Protection ---------------------------------- 6000 Level 6 Upgrades Orc Bane -------------------- Square X R 2 ------------- 6000 Balin's Deliverance ----- Triangle X X Triangle -------- 5000 Might of Balin ------------------------------------- 10000 Might of Gloin ------------------------------------- 10000 Moria Axes ------------------------------------------- 4000 Mountain Rage ---------------------------------------- 4000 Level 8 Upgrades Bane of Saruman ------------- Square X R 2 ------------- 8000 Balin's Judgement ---- Triangle Triangle O Triangle ---- 5000 Might of Khazad-dum --------------------------------- 10000 Wrath of Moria --------------------------------------- 6000 Misty Mountain Axes ---------------------------------- 6000 Axe Mastery of Kings --------------------------------- 10000 Now I've got all the boring, but necessary stuff out of the way, I can now do what I set out to do. That is to give you a walkthrough to one of the best games of all time. Prolouge Nothing too difficult here, infact I'd say this is a pretty nice and easy start to the game. The first character you play as is Isildur, who is also the secret character. The battle you are in now is actually the one you see in the prologue of The Fellowship of the ring, which is why the level is called "Prologue" surprisingly enough. In the top right hand corner of the screen you will get hints on how to fight the orcs that come at you. Tapping the square button when you're fighting will cause your character to parry and defend himself against attack The X button will cause your character to do a lunge attack with his sword, this is useful when you've got a whole crowd of shield less enemies who need to be disposed of quickly. The triangle button will allow your character to use a fierce attack, which will either knock down a shield less enemy, or break the shield of an enemy with a shield. If you knock and enemy down, pressing R2 will kill them instantly, which is useful if there are a lot of them around. When you kill an enemy, you get a rating of either fair, good, excellent or perfect, which basically tells you how well you killed the enemy. NOTE: you can only get a perfect rank if your sword is glowing blue. One thing to watch out for is the fireball that occasionally come out of Mount Doom, it does kill enemies, but it also takes a massive chunk off your health, so watch out for that. It's almost impossible to die in this level, but if you do, don't give up and stick at it. When the mission is over, you get a ranking, which tells you how well you've done in that level. Weathertop A movie opens up this scenario, now you are controlling Aragorn a ranger/man who uses a sword and bow. Keep in mind the basic moves that you learned in the last mission. Your main objective is to protect Frodo, the Ring-bearer, from the Ringwraiths who will stop at nothing to find The One Ring. When you finally gain control of Aragorn he holds a lit torch which is the only thing that will hurt the Ringwraiths. The first Ringwraith will be around you somewhere, use Triangle to light it on fire then immediately after hit Square or R1 to block the Ringwraiths attack. If your torch happens to go out then run next to the fire and hit Triangle to relight your torch. NOTE- You can only hurt the Ringwraiths with a lit torch. Run back up to the wraith and then hit Triangle again and Square or R1 to parry the counterattack. After repeating this strategy it will finally die, then a few others come and attack you. Relight your torch if you need to and use the same strategy as before for both of them until they die. Frodo will now put on the ring, and you have to be on your guard. Whenever a ringwraith comes on the scene, kill him using the same strategy as before. After a couple of wraiths have been dispatched, Frodo will then get stabbed by a ringwraith. Now all you need to do is kill the final two wraiths to complete the mission. Gates of Moria This mission is the first mission where you can choose who to play as. The three characters are Aragorn the ranger, Legolas the elf and Gimli the dwarf. There is no best character for this mission, personally I found Gimli the easiest to handle and Legolas the best for killing large groups of enemies quickly, but you can work out who to play as yourself. On this mission, you'll be travelling with another member of the Fellowship. If you play as Aragorn you will have Gimli with you, If you play as Gimli you'll have Aragorn with you, and if you play as Legolas you'll have Gimli with you. Anyway, once you gain control of who-ever you're playing as, run forward down the path and follow it until you hear Gimli say, "There are orcs, many of them". When this happens, run forward slightly and you'll see orcs coming down the hill towards you. Get out your bow and shoot a few of them, you probably won't kill a lot of them, but every little bit helps !! Now, get out your sword and start hacking away at them, and, when you can kick a few of them off the cliff, that's a good way to get and excellent rating on this mission. Once they have been dispatched walk a little further down the path and some more orcs will come busting through the wall on the left, dispatch these like the previous set, and carry on. You now get a cool cut scene of Aragorn / Legolas shooting and killing an orc who is about to kill Gimli. Once this cut scene is over, Gimli says "ambush"!!! and as you round the corner you'll see three orc archers and a couple of ordinary orcs. Get out your bow, and try ands shoot the archer who is standing on the highest ledge. Once he is dead you can either kill the other orcs the same way or, you can run up to them, constantly parrying, or avoiding the arrows and hack them to bits. Personally, I prefer the second method because there is less chance of you being hit if you keep moving. Anyway, once they are dead kill the other orcs if Gimli hasn't already done so. Now, run ahead and the character you're playing as will go to the edge of the cliff and Gimli will say "We could pass through the mines of Moria. My cousin Balin would give us a royal welcome." You'll now see three archers shooting at you from afar, ignore them for the minute. An orc will then approach you, simply press o to kick him over the edge. This is the easiest way to kill him because it doesn't rely on you having to dodge the arrows that the archers are firing at you at the same time as trying to hack the orc to bits. When he is dead, take out your bow/throwing axes (if your Gimli) and fire at one archer to kill him. Then dispatch the other two the same way. Carry on up the path and orcs will climb the cliff to get at you. Either kick them over the edge or use your sword/axe and carry on up the path. If you're low on arrows/throwing axes be sure to pick them up from the dead orcs that you didn't kick over the edge. A short way up the pathway, a bunch of orcs will bust through the wall and begin attacking you. Either kill them yourself or let your partner hack away at them if you're low on health. Either way, once they're gone continue up the path and you'll see two archers shooting at you, dodge their arrows, run up to them and kick them both over the edge and then a few more orcs will come at you, be sure to kill them quickly and carry on. Move up the path and two more will come and attack you, kill both them, and the two archers that are shooting from above. Go past where they were firing from, and you will come to a swampy area. In this area, try your best to stay on land wherever possible, the main reason for this is it's easier to manoeuvre on land than in the deep swampy marshes, plus the majority of the orcs come from the swamp anyway. As you travel through this area, you'll be forced to parry a lot because a lot of arrows will be coming your way, but as long as you kill the archers quickly, and let your partner deal with the other orcs, you shouldn't have any real problems. After a while, you will come to a big lake, the entrance to Moria. If you need it, there is some health in the box just before you get to the swamp. If you don't ,proceed to the edge of the lake. Boss The Watcher The first boss of the game, and he can be a real pain in the ass. The main reason for this, is you have to know how to avoid having your brains smashed in by the huge tentacles that often come out of the water, and if he gets a hold on you with these tentacles, you've more or less lost the fight. So, let's go !!! After the cut scene, during which your partner gets knocked out, get as far into the water as you can get. Wait till the tentacles come out of the water, and repeatedly press R1 to block the tentacles when they try and hit you. Whatever happens, you don't want to let the watcher get a hold on you with the tentacles because it's almost impossible to get a hit in if he gets you. So when the tentacles recoil after you've blocked them, get out your sword and chop off one of the tentacles to make the head come out of the water. When it does, watch out for any other tentacles and fire an arrow, or axe at it and it will go red and go back into the water. Simply repeat this method of attack until it's dead. If you need any arrows/throwing axes go to the shoreline and there is some ammo on the shoreline. After it's dead your character will get up (perfectly fine) !! and the rest of the fellowship will arrive, and you will all enter Moria. Level Complete, well done !!! Balin's Tomb A cut scene opens this level, which introduces you to the mines of Moria, and introduces the ton of orcs that you are now going to have to fight with the rest of the fellowship. This level is an excellent level to get plenty of excellent or perfect ratings, because there are plenty of enemies to kill however you wish. In this level, there are two types of enemies in this level. The first is a shield less orc who is very agile and can get in some quite painful combos if you let him, but he doesn't have a shield to one hit with either a sword or bow will kill him, he shouldn't prove much of a problem. The next type is a shield orc. This one is a bit more difficult to kill because he has an annoying tendency to block you attacks but again if you use your combos you shouldn't much of a problem. So, when you can control you character commence hacking. The majority of this level is simply killing as many orcs as you can, and the good thing is, if you get low on health many of the enemies drop green potions which fill up your health, so enjoy killing the orcs, until there is a cut scene and the cave troll comes out to play. Boss The Cave Troll The first thing to remember about this boss is that its size isn't anything to be worried about. On the other hand though, its club is something to worry about. The trick with this boss is to take it by surprise and then quickly run out of the way of its club. So, when the battle starts run up to it and press triangle to hit him, then quickly run to safety as he will then smash his club on the floor, probably taking out a lot of orcs in the process, but that's a good thing, right ? Keep on hitting him and then running away until the next cut scene happens, during which he breaks his club and gets a chain. When the cut scene is over, you'll find yourself on a ledge, which looks over the battle and right at the cave troll who now has a chain to whip you with. The first thing to do is run left and there is an orc there, kill him quickly, and, if you have time fire an arrow/axe at the troll before running to safety. If you don't have time, don't worry, simply run to safety and then fire an arrow at him, quickly get to a pillar (preferably one away from the troll) and wait till he finishes swinging and fire another arrow at him. You now need to keep on doing this until he dies. There is also an orc that appears every now and then, kill him quickly. To do this knock him down with the triangle button and press R2 to kill him instantly. Amon Hen The cut scene, which introduces this level starts with Aragorn saying "Frodo bears the fate of us all, we must protect him" and then proceeding to kick ass with some really cool moves that you can't do yet. From this cut scene you may have noticed that the orcs Aragorn kills, are not ordinary orcs. These orcs are actually the Uruk-Hai that Saruman has been creating in Isengard and are a little bit harder to kill because of they generally attack on mass as a pose to one by itself. When you gain control, you are thrust right into the battle between Gimli, Legolas, Aragorn and 75 Uruk-Hai !!! In this part of the level, I find combos work well, particularly "Saruman's Bane" if you have access to it (it's a combo that instantly kills an attacking Uruk-Hai) However you choose to do it your going to have to hack your way through every Uruk-Hai you can see in this area. It shouldn't be too difficult. The best strategy is to wait until one of your comrades starts fighting one and then knock it over and then press R2 to instantly kill him. Or you could wait till a crowd of them start attacking you and then attack with your sword combos. Either way, when you have killed all the Uruk-Hai in that area, proceed down the path which leads out of the area. Immediately you will see two or three Uruk-hai and an archer coming down the hill. Quickly deal with them and continue. A short way down this path you'll come across three archers, just about to start shooting. If you go closer to them, some more Uruk-Hai will come out of the woods. Kill the Uruk-Hai that came from the woods first, and then deal with the archers. Go under the bridge and some more Uruk-Hai will come from a spot where you can't see them. Kill them and then go back under the bridge, and to the left of it to climb up on top of the bridge. Smash the box to get experience and then come off the bridge and continue through the level. Following the path down you will eventually encounter three archers that fire arrows which burst into flames when they hit the ground. There is a wall which can be used as a shield if necessary, once they have been appropriately dealt with carry on down the path. Head down the stairs, ignoring the archer for the time being and kill the Uruk-Hai that comes down from the forest to attack you. Now go and feed the archer an arrow or two, and proceed down the stairs. Here you have two archers and about 10 or 11 Uruk-Hai, all of which have to be killed. Deal with the Uruk-Hai on the ground first, because they will kick the living jesus out of you, if they get the chance. Also note that the bar in the right hand corner of the screen with a picture of Frodo in it, may be running a bit low, so it is important you don't hang around when your killing them. Once they are dead, continue down the path and you will hear one of the two characters you're not playing as cry for help. Be sure to wade in and kick some serious ass, both with the two uruk-hai that attack your friends, and the ones on the bridge. Once they are dead, you will see a cut scene that Frodo escapes, thanks to either Legolas or Aragorn, depending on who you're not playing as. Now, proceed down the path, to meet Lurtz, the head of the Uruk-Hai. Boss Lurtz Lurtz was actually a final attempt by Saruman to make the ultimate warrior by cross breeding orcs, goblins, wargs, uruk-hai and anything else evil and twisted. The battle begins with him killing Boromir and your character swearing to kill him. Then you get put in control, and Lurtz starts firing arrows at you. You now need to fire them back, and block his arrows at the same time. So, get behind a pillar and when you can, fire an arrow at him. You need to fire, I think about three or four arrows at him. Once you've done this, he gets a bit mad and throws his bow away, and comes at you with an orc version of a sword. He also calls another uruk-hai to help him. Quickly kill the uruk-hai and continue to deal with Lurtz. If, when you killed the other uruk-hai your sword glowed blue, then simply use a fierce attack on Lurtz to kill him instantly and get a perfect kill. If it didn't however, then that's not a problem, you're just going to have to kill him the long way. What you need to do is position yourself behind a pillar so that when Lurtz swings his sword, it hits the pillar and gets stuck, giving you a chance to whack him a couple of times with your sword. Then you simply have to repeat this process until he is dead, and you get a cut scene. Fangorn Forest Another cut scene introduces you to one of the more, older locations of Middle Earth. Fangorn forest. Home of some of the oldest and wisest locations of Middle Earth. Including the Ents and Treebeard, the greatest and wisest creature in the Forest, however, your business is slightly more important than the scenery and inhabitants of the forest. The main objective of the mission is to find news or rescue Merry and Pippin who were captured back at Amon-Hen. So, when you get control, run along until you come across a fallen tree. Smash it with your fierce attack and proceed, with caution. When you can see another, slightly bigger tree in your way, draw your sword and proceed with caution. As you get nearer the tree, some orcs will bust through the tree and attack you, careful because some come from behind and some also have shields. My advice would be to kill the shielded orcs first because they do the most damage if they hit you, but it doesn't really matter how you do it, you just have to kill them. Once they have been disposed of, proceed into the tree, again, with caution. When you get about halfway, another, slightly nastier and tougher orc will drop down from the roof. If you saw the tremor of the ceiling and managed to get out of the way in time, fine. But if you didn't, and he knocked you over again, fine, you see, there are a few do's and don'ts with this enemy. Firstly, never openly attack him, he is too good at blocking and has a tendency to knock you over and wipe the floor with you afterwards. The trick is to let him knock you over, then, before he attacks again press x or triangle to knock him over, and then press R2 to kill him instantly. Or, if you don't like seeing him die in front of you, run away from him and shoot him constantly with arrows or throwing axes. Once he is dead, whack the fallen tree in front of you and carry on down the path. A short way down, you'll be given a cut scene which shows a few unfortunate orcs being thrown across your path by something. Think back to Moria. What's big, hairy, and likes using anything it can find as tennis balls? Correct !! Cave Troll. Not letting that put you off, proceed down the path to find him. This troll is the same as the one in Moria. Thick, stupid and easy to kill. But, in case you can't be bothered looking back to the correct part of this walkthrough, I'll remind you. After it has swung its club around, run up to him and give him a good whack with your sword, then hop back a bit and let him swing his club around some more. Keep this procedure going (hit, run back a bit and let him swing his club, hit, run back a bit and let him swing his club etc) until he's dead. Now, smash the fence in front of you and you'll get a cut scene, which shows a gang of orcs, gathering round pit, with something in it. When the cut scene is over, you can now dispose of the orcs as you wish. My favourite way of doing this is to give as many of them as you can to the thing that's in the pit. Once they are dead, there is some health in the container near the exit of this area, if you need it. Now continue. As soon as you're out of the area, you'll meet two archers and a shielded orc. If you're quick you can kick them all over the edge and get an excellent rating for each kill. If not, then kill the shielded orc and then push the two archers over the edge. Or, just kill them in your own way, and make your way along the river, killing all the orcs as you go. Eventually, you'll come to a waterfall. Walk through it and go along the passageway. You'll now meet the second out of the four cave trolls in this level. Deal with him as you dealt with the last one, except be careful because there is a bit less room to fight this time, so don't make him come forward at you, keep him at a nice, safe distance and you'll be fine. After you've killed him, smash the fence and then carry on. At the end of the tunnel you'll see a plant, blocking your way. Smash it, and get ready to run. When you smash it, there'll be another one of those son of a bitch orcs from earlier on in the level. You know, the ones that you kill in two moves (knock down, kill). Well, as you've probably already worked out, you haven't got loads of room to fight in this time, so you'd better make it a hop back instead of a run. Now kill him, using the methods you used before and - what's that you say ? You don't know how to kill him and you can't be bothered looking it up. No problem ya lazy person, here's how !! The trick is to let him knock you over, then, before he attacks again press x or triangle to knock him over, and then press R2 to kill him instantly. After he is dead, go down the path you unlocked when you smashed the plant. When the screen changes angles, there will be an orc round the bend, and three more are just ahead. Once you get to the branch, smash the branch and continue. This next area is a brilliant place to get a lot of perfect rankings, as there are loads of shieldless orcs in this area, that are yours to kill how you want. Anyway, once they are all dead, continue, until you get a cut scene which shows this level's boss. Two Trolls. Boss The Two Trolls There are two ways to get to these two. The first is the right hand way, which involves you smashing through one plant and then fighting them. Or, there is the left hand way, which involves you chopping through two logs whilst avoiding logs that are being thrown at you by the trolls. Let's think. Yeah. I think I'll take the right hand way. For some reason, some people have problems taking the right hand way when they are playing this level for the first time. If this applies to you, then take the left hand way. It's not that hard. When you've got to them no matter how bruised and battered you are you'll now have to kill them, here is how. As you'll quickly find out, fighting two trolls at the same time instead of one by it self, is slightly harder, but not much. You may also have noticed that if you try and take them both on at the same time, you're going to get your ass kicked pretty quickly. So, how to kill them, well there are three strategies that actually work. One for each character. So, because I don't know who you're playing as, I'll list them all, starting with Gimli, the dwarf. Gimli When you start the fight, wait till they have both finished swinging their clubs around, and then go into the arena. Approach one and hit it and then hop back. The purpose of that was to separate it from its mate, so you've only got one troll at a time trying to smash your brains in, instead of two at once. Now, hit him again and then hop back to avoid his club. Now, it is basically the same principal as the other trolls in this level, with one extra thing to bear in mind. If his mate comes to help, then lure the troll you're fighting away from his mate, and carry on, don't worry, he won't follow, he's too thick to do anything as intelligent as that. After one of them is dead, you can deal with him in the same way, but now you won't have the other troll to worry about. Now, smash the plant to complete the level. Legolas The strategy for Legolas I have just received from one of my friends. I have tested it, and it did work for me, but if anyone finds that it does not work, then don't hesitate to email me and I'll remove it from the walkthrough. When the battle starts, run up to one of the trolls and whack him. Now, wait till he is about to strike with his club, and just before it hits you, jump back and he will hit the other troll instead of you!! Now, whack him a few times, and then leap back and watch him hit the other troll again. Now, keep doing this, and they should both be defeated pretty quickly. If however, this method does not work, then use this strategy. After it has swung its club around, run up to him and give him a good whack with your sword, then hop back a bit and let him swing his club around some more. Keep this procedure going (hit, run back a bit and let him swing his club, hit, run back a bit and let him swing his club etc) until he's dead. Now do the same to the other troll and smash through the plant to complete the level. Aragorn Aragorn is the only character that can take both on at once, and still have his brain intact. When you get control, run up to one of the trolls, whack him and hop back, now do the same to the other troll. Now, when he swings his club, quickly, run past him and give his mate a taste of your best and fanciest combo. Now, run back a bit and shoot them both with an arrow or two. Then, when it's safe whack them both with your sword. Keep this strategy up until they are both dead, smash the plant to complete the level. Plains of Rohan Yet another cut scene introduces you to the newest location of the game. The Village of Rohan, which looks a lot like it does in the film. You start off outside the village, and the idea is to work your way through the level, saving as many villagers as you can, before the health bar in the top right hand corner runs out. When you get control, either kill the two uruk-hai yourself, or let Gandalf do it, (it's quicker if you do it, but it doesn't really matter). Once they are dead, proceed into the village and Gandalf will say something along the lines of "We must save everyone that we can. Or this village shall fall" and then fire lighting at about four uruk-hai, killing them instantly. You must now finish the job. The best thing to do is to attack the ones that are attacking the villagers first, and then finish off the ones that Gandalf has started on. Once all the villagers in that area have been rescued, and all the uruk-hai killed, let Gandalf blast open the door of the burning house, and go in. once you're in, smash the table in front of you, and then smash the water barrel by the side of the stairs, to free the family. You'll then be attacked by an uruk-hai from the doorway. Quickly, kill him, and then proceed upstairs. Smash anything that's in your way and you'll find two uruk-hai. Use a combo to kill them quickly, or just continually fire arrows at them. One thing to watch out for is the archer that appears at the doorway at some point during the fight. Make sure to kill him, after the other two are dead, because sometimes, his arrows miss you and hit the uruk-hai, killing them quicker. Once everyone in that house is gone, proceed outside. You'll now meet one of those exceptionally hard orcs that were in Fangorn Forest. You can either boot him into the fire to kill him, or use the old strategy, whichever you like best. Once he is dead, there are two archers on the roof, one of whom will give you a potion if you kill him. Run over the roof and shoot an arrow/axe at the barrel to put out the fire, and then smash the blockade to free the villagers. Kill all the ururk-hai and continue until a man comes out on fire. I don't think you can put him out, so I'd leave him and enter the house. When you're going down the stairs an uruk-hai attacks you, kill him and when you reach the door, another one busts through it and attacks you, kill him and help Gandalf kill the ton of uruk- hai that ambush you, just outside the door. After they are all dead shoot the one on the stairs and smash through the blockade to the left. Follow the path round and you'll emerge into a huge battle. This is the substitute for a boss fight. When the battle first starts, one of the uruk-hai shoves this family into a burning house, and as well as defeating all the uruk-hai, you have to find a way to get them out of there. Start the fight by shooting a few arrows at a couple of them and then go in with the combos etc, that's the way to go about killing the uruk-hai, as for the family you can save them, whenever you can get to them, depending on how much health they have. If they have lots of health, then you don't have to save them urgently, however, if they have very little health, then make saving them your top priority. Once all the uruk-hai are dead, and the family have been saved, that it. Level finished. Congrats, but, as Gandalf says "You still have work to do" The Westfold This level introduces you to a different type of enemy. It's a cross between a normal, shield less orc and an ordinary troll. It was designed by Saruman to create a monster that could kill a fairly large amount of people with minimum effort. It has the strength of a troll, but is the size of an orc, and has a large explosive strapped to its back, which is how it can kill groups of people quickly, however, they come in later on in the level, so, for now don't worry about them. The level starts with you and a member of the King's Guard (who will aid you on this level) standing behind a few crates of explosives and a few enemies. The first thing to do is kill all the enemies and destroy all the explosives, pretty simple. Stand back and fire an arrow/axe at the explosives, they will then go off and kill the enemies, two jobs in one!! You now need to continue down the path until you see some more explosives and uruk-hai running towards you. You can now either run towards them and kill them without hitting the explosives, or you can wait till they are level with the explosives and shoot the explosives. The first gets you more experience points, but the second one is easier. It doesn't matter how you kill them, jst kill them. Once they are all dead carry on until you meet some enemies and an archer blocking your path. Kill them quickly and then cross the stream. This is where the explosive orcs come in. Whatever you do DO NOT RUN UP TO THEM AND HIT THEM WITH YOUR SWORD, just thought I should make that clear now, it saves dumb mistakes being made later on. Stand back and fire an arrow at the first one, and that should take them all out, if it doesn't, just fire another arrow at the last one. Now, run down the hill and be ready because a variety of uruk-hai will attack you, including the explosive ones (I think). When you get to the bottom of the hill, the explosive orcs will come at you from behind, so watch out for them, and you might want to do something about the explosives as well. Go through the gate and there will be a cut scene, after which you'll see an enemy. Shoot the carts in front of you and then kill the remaining orcs. Now go through the gates and shoot the carts. A lot of explosive Uruk-Hai will now come and attack you from the top of the hill. The trick is to wait until they pause at the top of the hill and then shoot the front one, this will start a chain reaction, which should wipe them all out. Now run over the hill and help out The King's Guard. Be sure to destroy the explosives before your sword becomes involved in any fighting. Once the orcs are destroyed, smash through the cart and there will be a cut scene. After the cut scene, you find yourself at the edge of a lake with a ton of explosives and Uruk-Hai at the other side. Head across the lake, making sure to take care of the orcs that attack you, and be careful when dealing with the explosive orcs. When you get to the other side, shoot one of the explosives and the level is complete !! Gap of Rohan The cut scene introduces you to yet another new enemy of the game. The Warg Riders of Isengard. They are basically orcs on Wolves. Once the cut scene is over, you are faced with three of these wargs to kill. They aren't particularly challenging at this early stage of the level, so don't panic. When one approaches you, press triangle to kill it. Once they are all dead, smash through the barrels and wood in the far corner of the screen to enter the boss fight. BOSS The Warg Riders of Isengard When the battle starts off, the head of the wargs says, "Make them fear the wolves of Isengard", and they you sre. In a small battle arena with two warg riders to kill. Well, when one comes at you, use triangle and kill him. Now do the same to his mate. When these are dead, some warg archers come, it's the same principal, but watch out for the arrows they will fire at you. Now comes "The Daddy" of all wargs "The Whole Honchillada", basically he is the head warg, and you have to kill him. Pretty simple right, wrong !! The old method doesn't work on him, he's too tough. What you have to do is figure out his method of attack, and adjust yours accordingly. Luckily, I already worked out his attack style, so you don't have to. His attack style is simply this. Runs over you to start off the fight, then tries to run over you twice, gets up on hind legs, runs over you twice, gets up on hind legs, etc, etc. The only time you can attack him is when he is up on his hind legs so, when that happens, let rip with all the combos you can and attack him as much as you can. When he tries to knock you over, parry with R1 and he'll knock you over without taking any of your health. You basically need to keep this routine of parrying, stabbing, parrying, stabbing until he is dead. One thing to watch out for is that every so often he will call in a normal warg rider to attack you. Dispatch him in the normal way and continue the fight. A good thing about the normal wargs is that they leave behind green potions or arrows, so if you get low on health or arrows/axes you can quickly replenish your supply. Once you kill him, you get a cutscene and that's level complete. Congratulations. Now, on to Helms Deep !! NOTE: Be prepared for a really tough time of it when playing the three Helms Deep levels, because I've lost count of the number of times I've died, or just generally received an ass kicking of the highest order. You have been warned!! Helms Deep: The Deeping Wall The first thing I'm going to do is tell you to watch the cutscene because it is useful if you have no clue what you're supposed to do or have not read the books and are not familiar with "Helms Deep". Now onto the strategy, here is how the level works. The wall has three sections. These are middle, left and right. There are also ladders for each of these sections which must be kept down at all costs, leave the enemy slaughtering to the other soldiers on the wall, because, if the ladders aren't up, then the enemy can't get onto the wall, simple strategy, but extremely effective The basic objective for this level is to prevent the orcs from taking complete control of the wall, which is where the meter in the right hand corner comes in. You have to keep this meter as empty as you can. Ideally, it shouldn't be above orange, but if it goes into red and you can get it back down to orange or below, then that's fine. The map in the left hand corner (which is better than mine !!) is a good indicator if you're not quite sure where you should be going next. When you begin the level Aragorn shouts "Take down those ladders before we are overrun !" you should see a ladder infront of you, press O to knock it down, and then knock down the other ladders which are displayed as red dots on your map. By the time you have knocked those down there should be another ladder up and some enemies should be on the wall get to that ladder and try and help clear out a few enemies (optional) or just hack your way through to the ladder and knock it down using O. By this time, there will be quite a few ladders up, so go to one of them and knock it down. You may notice some more ladders going up, while you're travelling from one ladder to the next, make sure you take care of the ladders which have been up for a while because they will have more enemies on them, than the more recent ones. This rule also counts for the rest of this level as well. From now on, it's pretty much up to you, as, like I said, there is no definite order in which the ladders go up, just keep on fighting and eventually there will be a cut scene during which the orcs gather together their archers. When you see arrows flying, you can do one of two things: You can ignore them, and continue booting down ladders and killing orcs (only if there a lot of ladders up) or you can run to the back and avoid being hit (only if there are very few ladders up). After a bit more kicking and fighting, there will be another cutscene, during which they start lobbing flaming rocks all over the shop. It is a very good idea to keep on the move and not get hit by these things because they take great chunks off your health bar, on the plus side though, they do take out large groups of enemies with one hit. After more kicking, fighting, avoiding of arrows and flaming rocks etc, there is another cutscene and you have finally beaten the level. Stressful or what. Don't worry if you die a lot because I died more in these final three levels than I did in the rest of the game. Just keep trying and trying and you will eventually beat the level. The bad news however, is that the next level is twice as hard and stressful !! Helms Deep - The Breached Wall Another impossible level, and then enemies just keep on coming and coming!! Enjoy the cut scene while it lasts because you won't get much chance of rest in this level, that I guarantee. The idea for this level is to defend the door to the caves where all the women and children are. Ensure the exploding Uruk-Hai get no where near the door, and those normal orcs that do get past must be killed immediately, regardless of their number. OK, let's start. The first group of enemies you have to kill are those exploding Uruk-Hai, so, get your bow ready, and let rip with the arrows. After a few minutes of this confused archery, a few normal orcs will come at you, a few will attack you, but the majority will head straight for the door. Use the rising attack on enemies with shields and a simple hack job on the shield less ones. Be careful though, because some more exploding Uruk-Hai will come, infact I would even suggest holding down triangle to strengthen your fury attack, as they do loads of damage. Just keep on your guard as each wave gets more frequent and tougher. You'll now get a few archers and one of those son of a bitch orcs that you first encountered in Fangorn Forest. Take out the archers first, then kill the tough one, using the same strategy as before (let him knock you down, fierce attack, R2 to kill instantly). Then there will be a cut scene during which you see the catapult that the enemy are rolling up to the gate. Then they will send in a cave troll and a fresh wave of those exploding orcs, so be extra careful. Let rip with the arrows to get rid of the exploding orcs and then, when you get a spare minute in between each group of them, get rid of the cave troll, now kill the remainder of the exploding orcs. Now for another cutscene and the best bit of fighting apart from Orthanc, but more on that later. An orc will come up to you, parry his attack and then kill him. Now proceed forward and a ton of shield orcs will come and attack you (hint: the fury attack is very useful for this bit). Once they are all dead, proceed forward and kill all the archers guarding the catapult, now to destroy the catapult. Kill the orc standing at the left side and then destroy the wooden barrier on the side of it with your best and strongest attacks and combos. When that's destroyed kill the guards of the other two parts of the catapult and then destroy the two parts. You'll now get a cut scene, which shows the catapult falling to pieces and some pretty cool axe wielding by Gimli. Now, that's it for this level, but the best is yet to come. Helms Deep - Hornburg Courtyard Well done!! You've made it to the last real mission of the game, and damn is it hard, even though you have the help of your two comrades from The Fellowship and the King's army. This time you have to protect the courtyard and the caves where the women and children are. After the cutscene, you get thrown right into the middle of the battle, and immediately get hailed with orcs, goblins and every enemy you've encountered so far, including Cave Trolls. As soon as you get control, get over to the door and start hacking away at anything that comes near it. Try not to focus on killing individual enemies, try and use your combos that will take out groups of them at once, however there are a lot of shielded enemies on this level so a lot of your combos won't work, so just watch out for that. After a bit, either Legolas or Aragorn (depending on who is not with you defending the door) will call for help. As quick as you can, run like hell to up the stairs and across the wall to where either Legolas or Aragorn is. Once you've killed all the enemies that were surrounding your comrade, get back down to the door pronto. Halfway along the wall, there will be a cut scene, while this is happening, tilt your left analog stick to the left, so that when the cut scene finishes your character is already running in the direction you want him to. This makes getting back down to the door slightly quicker and reduces the chance of you getting caught up in a fight somewhere along the wall. Once back at the gate, keep with the strategy of only attacking orcs who are actually attacking the gate and therefore not giving up too much of the gate's health. Now you have to listen carefully in this part because after about three minutes you'll hear either Aragorn or Gimli shout "Archers on the wall" now, run back up to the wall, try not to get caught up in a fight, and shoot all the archers, I think there are seven in total. Once they are all dead, run back down to the door and continue defending it. After what seems like an age, two cave trolls come and join the party. Your main job now is to kill these two because they can (and will) do a lot of damage to the door. When I was doing it, I completely forgot about the old strategy (run in, hit, jump back, run in etc) I just went all out and attacked both of them, and when they knocked me over I went in with my fierce attack and continued with my combos, this way, they die a lot faster and can do less damage to the door and, if you die or the door gets smashed in, even at this stage in the level, you have to start from the beginning again, which is very annoying. After you've beaten these two, CONGRATULATIONS you've just beaten the last Helms Deep level and almost beaten the game!! Now you can access the secret character and play the secret level. Secret Level - Strategy So, you've beaten the Helms Deep levels and are wondering what to do next. Well, by now you should have a character who is at level 10 in which case there is still the secret level to do and the secret character to unlock. The secret level is actually the tower of orthanc and can be quite hard if you're not good at fighting enemies "on mass". So, I've decided just to write one strategy for all three characters as it's the same level and concept for each character. Tower of Orthanc This level is more of a survival challenge than a level, as you only have one chance at completing it. By that I mean if you died you'd go back to the first floor and have to start all over again. This level has 20 floors, each with different types of enemies to kill. I found combos work well with floors 1-7 but after that it's really up to you how you kill them. Floor 1 5 shield less uruk-hai Deal with these like you've dealt with them throughout the game. Pretty simple really. Floor 2 3 shielded uruk hai 2 un-shielded uruk hai Break the shields of the shielded urk-hai and then use your combos or whatever proves most effective and easiest. Floor 3 4 Dual knived uruk-hai 2 shieldless uruk-hai Simply use all the combos you wish, as there are no shields to block them. The best one to use is Saruman's Bane, which instantly kills an attacking uruk-hai. Floor 4 3 shielded uruk-hai 3 shield less uruk-hai This floor is the same principal as floor one, but there is one more shielded uruk-hai, so break the shields of the shielded uruk-hai and then use your combos. Floor 5 3 shielded uruk-hai 3 dual-knived uruk-hai Kill the dual knived uruk-hai first and then use your combos and devastating attack on the shielded ones. Cutscene Floor 6 8 Archers Run around, dodging the arrows and the stop every so often and parry the arrows. Quickly shoot a few arrows at the archers to kill about three. Keep up this strategy for all eight of them. Floor 7 4 Archers 2 dual knived uruk-hai 2 shield less uruk-hai Shoot as many archers as you can, then go for the dual-knived uruk-hai. Now kill the remainder of the archers and then the two shield less uruk-hai. Floor 8 3 Archers 4 shielded uruk-hai Run to one of the archers and quickly boot him over the edge, using O. Now boot the other two archers over the edge and use your combos and devastating attack on the shielded uruk-hai. Floor 9 4 Archers 2 shielded uruk-hai 2 dual knived uruk-hai Shoot the archers first, then go for the dual-knived uruk-hai with your combos, then, finally use devastating attack and your combos on the shielded uruk-hai Floor 10 2 Archers 5 Uruk-hai Watch out for the bombs which the archers throw at you. Take out the five uruk-hai first, then the shoot the archers. Floor 11 8 Archers Kill the two that run up close to you, and then just keep shooting and parrying until you defeat the rest, or just boot them off the edge, whichever is simpler. Floor 12 2 Archers 4 dual-knived uruk-hai 2 Uruk-Hai Use combos on the Dual-Knived uruk-hai, then simply use devastating attack on the normal uruk-hai, then shoot the archers. Floor 13 4 Archers 4 Uruk-Hai Shoot the 4 archers first, and then use combos on the uruk-hai. Or, try and get an uruk-hai infront of you, so that when an arrow is fired at you, the uruk-hai gets it in the back and is instantly killed. Floor 14 2 Archers 2 shielded urk-hai Shoot the two archers, then use devastating attack on the uruk-hai's shields and then use Saruman's Bane on them. Floor 15 4 archers 1 cave troll Quickly, shoot all the archers, and use the usual tactics for a cave troll (hit, jump back, hit, jump back) etc Floor 16 2 Archers 2 powerful Uruk-hai Shoot the two archers and use devastating attack and R2 on the two strong uruk-hai. Floor 17 4 Archers 2 powerful Uruk-Hai 2 Uruk-Hai Shoot the four archers, and then take care of the regular Uruk-Hai. Now, use your rising attack and R2 to kill the stronger Uruk-Hai Floor 18 4 Archers 1 Cave troll 1 powerful uruk-hai Run around, shooting all the archers, and uruk-hai. Now kill the troll using the usual method of hitting him with your sword, jumping back, hitting him again etc. Floor 19 2 Archers 2 Dual Knived Uruk-Hai 2 Cave Trolls Shoot the archers, and take care of the dual knived uruk-hai. Now, lure one troll away from the other and kill it as normal and do the same to the other one. Floor 20 3 Cave trolls (!) 2 shielded Uruk-hai 3 Archers Run around and shoot the archers, now break the shields of the shielded uruk-hai and shoot them also. Now, lure on troll away from the other two and take them on as normal.
