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Version 1.00 - 3/28/04 - Main walkthrough added.
Version Final - 4/8/04 - Added to the walkthrough, and finished the enemy list
for Sam and Frodo.
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Table Of Contents:
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1. Intro
2. Basic Controls
3. Character info
- Upgrades
- Tips
4. Path of the Hobbits
- Escape From Osgiliath
- Shelob's Lair
- Cirith Ungol
- Crack of Doom
5. Path of the Hobbits enemy list
6. Legal Stuff/Contact Info
7. Thanks/Credits
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------------------------------- Introduction ---------------------------------
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As you may have noticed, this is my third guide for Lord of the Rings: Return
of the King. I have written a full FAQ/walkthrough and a Gandalf Guide. I plan
to write a guide for the Path of the King, but I haven't started that yet.
This guide only covers the path of the Hobbits. It concentrates only on Sam
and Frodo. If you are stuck on the path of the hobbits, this is the guide you
need. I hope this guide helps you with the path of the Hobbits. On with the
guide!
NOTE:
This is my first FAQ written with NotePAD. I hope I'm doing everything right,
if not, just Email me with my mistakes.
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Speed attack = X button (X) - Use speed attacks to defeat unshielded enemies.
It is useless against shielded enemies.
Fierce attack = Triangle button (T) - Very effective on shielded enemies. It
usually defeats an enemy in three hits.
Parry (block) = Square button (S) - Use the parry button to protect yourself
from arrows. You can block any enemy attack except for Trolls.
Kick = Circle button (O) - Use the kick button to kick down enemies. It's not
very helpful, only when you are kicking down ladders. When you purchase a
combo with Circle in it, your character will glow in purple and charge
forwards.
Action Command = (R1) button - Use the action command button when you see an
object with a purple ring around it. Your character will do a cool action.
Killing Move = (R2) button - The killing move kills any enemy knocked down but
it is not dead.
Special Move = (L1+R1+L2+R2) - Each character has their own special move.
Gandalf is protected by a magic shield, Sam and Frodo go invisible and Aragon,
Legolas and Gimli glow in red and it allows you to reach perfect mode quicker.
Ranged Attacks (L1+X) button(s) - Every character has a different ranged
attack. Aragon and Legolas shoot arrows, Gimli throws his axes, Gandalf shoots
laser projectiles and Sam and Frodo throw knifes.
Dodge (Jump back) = (L2) button - If there are enemies charging at you, press
the L2 button to jump back five yards. It will give you more time and space.
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Upgrades
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This upgrade section covers the upgrades for both Sam and Frodo. Sam and
Frodo's upgrades are the same so I put them together.
Level: 2
Name: Orc Bane
Game Description: LINKED MOVE: Parry, then instantly kill an Orc enemies from
their feet.
My Description: One word 'COOL'.
Move: Square, R2
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: 8000xp
Level: 2
Name: Orc Hewer
Game Description: COMBO: An effective combo for taking out unshielded foes.
My Description: Get this combo first. It's cheap.
Move: X, X, Triangle
Cost: 1000xp
Fellowship Cost: 3000xp
Level: 2
Name: Final Judgement
Game Description: COMBO: Wound, knock down, then finish off powerful enemies
with this combo.
My Description: Get this combo after you get the Orc Hewer. It looks quite
cool with Sam and Frodo.
Move: X, Circle, R2
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: 8000xp
Level: 3
Name: Cloak Of Haldir
Game Description: Increase the time that a hobbit is hidden by using his Elven
cloak.
My Description: This move is very effective for stealth. You turn invisible
and you can kill enemies by pressing R2.
Move: L1+R1+L2+R2
Cost: 3500xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 3
Name: Poison Blade
Game Description: A devastating attack that causes additional damage.
My Description: It looks good in the picture, but it isn't powerful or useful.
Move: Hold Triangle
Cost: 4000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 3
Name: Rising Revenge
Game Description: Attack as you regain your feet, taking enemies by surprise.
My Description: As powerful as a fierce attack, yet as quick as a speed
attack. GET IT!!!
Move: X (when you are on the floor)
Cost: 10000xp
Fellowship Cost: 20000xp
Level: 3
Name: Strength Of Stone
Game Description: Permanently increases your health.
My Description: More health, more action.
Move: None
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: 15000xp
Level: 4
Name: Balrog's Gambit
Game Description: COMBO: Wound, knock down, and strike your enemy with this
combination attack.
My Description: It's a bit hard to pull off, but when it works it's good.
Move: X, Circle, Triangle
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: 8000xp
Level: 4
Name: Warrior Bane
Game Description: LINKED MOVE: Parry, then instantly kill a man-sized enemy.
My Description: Even better than Orc Hewer. It puts you in perfect mode
straight away.
Move: Square, R2
Cost: 7000xp
Fellowship Cost: 10000xp
Level: 5
Name: Cloud Of Shadow
Game Description: Generate a poison cloud that causes continuing damage.
(Requires Poison Blade)
My Description: Just a bit stronger than the Poison Blade.
Move: Hold Triangle
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 5
Name: Poison Daggers
Game Description: Each dagger that hits a foe causes continuing damage.
My Description: Very useful in the game.
Move: L1+X
Cost: 5500xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 5
Name: Strength Of Iron
Game Description: Permanently increases your health. (Requires Strength Of
Stone)
My Description: Even more health.
Move: None
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: 15000xp
Level: 5
Name: Dark Deliverance
Game Description: COMBO: Effective for rapidly dispatching shielded enemies.
My Description: It's a bit too long. Not very useful at all. I use it for fun.
Move: Triangle, X, X Triangle
Cost: 7000xp
Fellowship Cost: 11000xp
Level: 6
Name: Cloak Of Celeborn
Game Description: Increases the time that a hobbit is hidden by using his
Elvencloak. (Requires Cloak Of Haldir)
My Description: You can now turn invisible for longer. Get this upgrade.
Move: L1+R1+l2+R2
Cost: 7000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 6
Name: Shield Cleaver
Game Description: COMBO: Use on powerful foes to smash a shield, knock him to
the ground, and then strike.
My Description: A good buy. Use it on champions and shielded enemies.
Move: Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Cost: 7000xp
Fellowship Cost: 11000xp
Level: 6
Name: Bane Of Sauron
Game Description: LINKED MOVE: Parry, then instantly kill an attacking Uruk.
My Description: This Bane is the best Bane of the three Banes. Get this Bane.
Move: Square, R2
Cost: 9000xp
Fellowship Cost: 12000xp
Level: 7
Name: Strength Of The Fellowship
Game Description: Permanently increases your health. (Requires Strength Of
Iron)
My Description: STOP WITH THE HEALTH!!!
Move: None
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: 15000xp
Level: 7
Name: Morgul Daggers
Game Description: The hobbit's most damaging ranged attack. (Requires Poison
Daggers)
My Description: The best ranged attacks for the hobbits. WELL DON'T JUST SIT
THERE...MOVE IT!!!
Move: L1+X
Cost: 7000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 8
Name: Lightning Strike
Game Description: COMBO: A series of quick and powerful strikes that will take
down one or more unshielded enemies.
My Description: Not the best of combos, it's too slow. I wouldn't bother with
it at all.
Move: X, Triangle, X, X
Cost: 7000xp
Fellowship Cost: 11000xp
Level: 8
Name: Killing Zone
Game Description: Increases the amount of time during combat that you remain
in perfect mode.
My Description: More perfect mode, more points.
Move: None
Cost: 10000xp
Fellowship Cost: 20000xp
Level: 8
Name: Halfling Strength
Game Description: Permanently increases your health. (Requires Strength Of The
Fellowship)
My Description: This upgrade saved my life, think of what it could do for you.
Move: None
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 9
Name: Cloud Of Rage
Game Description: A most devastating poison cloud that causes continuing
damage. (Requires Cloud Of Shadow)
My Description: I think you should get this one, even though it's not very
good. It might come to use at one point.
Move: Hold Triangle
Cost: 7000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 9
Name: Helm's Hammer
Game Description: COMBO: A deadly combination to shatter enemy shields and
strike again.
My Description: Very effective on shielded enemies and champions.
Move: Triangle, Triangle, Triangle
Cost: 12000xp
Fellowship Cost: 20000xp
Level: 10
Name: Swift Justice
Game Description: COMBO: A fast combination deadly against unshielded enemies.
My Description: I think this is better than Helm's Hammer. it's more helpful.
Move: X, X, X, X
Cost: 12000xp
Fellowship Cost: 20000xp
Level: 10
Name: Cloak Of Galadriel
Game Description: Increases the time that a hobbit is hidden by using his
Elven cloak. (Requires Cloak Of Celeborn)
My Description: Now you can stay invisible for even longer.
Move: L1+R1+L2+R2
Cost: 10500xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 10
Name: Strength Of The Gaffer
Game Description: Increases the damage of all sword attacks when attacking an
enemy from behind.
My Description: It would be more useful if you could get it earlier in the
game. It's not a very good buy.
Move: None
Cost: 25000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
Level: 10
Name: Baggins Strength
Game Description: Permanently increases your health. (Requires Halfling
Strength)
My Description: Might as well get this since it's the last health upgrade.
Move: None
Cost: 5000xp
Fellowship Cost: N/A
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Tips
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This section is just made to help all the people who need help. I'll give you
some tips and other important stuff.
- When you see a crowd of shielded enemies, block their first attack, then use
fierce attack to break their shields. Now you can just use speed attacks to
kill them.
- Trolls do have a weak point and it is war pikes. Around levels, you will
find some war pikes (spears), press and hold R1 to aim your war pike, and
release R1 to fire.
- Your characters special ability always helps you in battles. It will get you
into perfect mode quicker so it will be easier to kill enemies.
- When you are aiming your ranged attacks and war pikes, the enemy that you
are aiming at will be highlighted in green.
- When purchasing your upgrades, always get fellowship upgrades if you can. It
will help other characters who you are using for the first time.
- After you have completed a level, you can replay it straight away if you
want. When you are purchasing your upgrades, go left and select replay.
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- Path Of The Hobbits
Character(s) - Sam and Frodo
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Escape From Osgiliath
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The first level with the hobbits. You can only play as Sam on this level, but
that's OK because Sam's the best. The objective for this level is to basically
escape from Osgiliath. You also have to not be seen by the Fell Beasts, there
is a picture of one whenever you are in danger. Faramir is on your side for
this level and Gollum just follows you around and sometimes tells you the way.
Head left at the start of the level and make your way through broken down
walls. When you are up the stairs battle your way through Orcs and make a
right. Well, instead of following my directions, it might just be easier to
follow Gollum. It's not that difficult anyway, you should be able to find your
way out easily. I'll just give you some tips throughout the level. When the
Fell Beast thing appears on the top right hand of the screen, it might be
easier to turn invisible (Special ability), or hide under shelter. Whenever
you see a ladder, go down it because it's always the right way to go.
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CHECKPOINT
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Okay so there's a checkpoint, I'll give you the directions from here if you
must. Head up the ladder and the Witch King will return. When you are up the
bridge, use your special move to avoid the Orc archers. You can't stay
invisible for long so climb down the ladder whenever you can. So you're down
the ladder, climb up the steps now and use action command to push down a bell
that kills Orcs and creates a way out. Go through the way you created with the
bell and run across the rooftops and hide under shelter whenever you can.
Climb down the ladder and kill the three Orcs waiting for you. Climb down the
next ladder into the sewers. Kill the four Orcs waiting for you again and
continue through the sewers. Shoot the Orc archer shooting at you and you now
have to kill a fat armoured champion. Block his first attacks until he gets
tired, then use two fierce attacks to break his armour and finish him off with
speed attacks. Just killing this enemy should get you into perfect mode
allowing you to complete the level easily.
Upgrades To Buy:
Level 2: Orc Hewer, Final Judgement and Orc Bane
Level 3: Cloak of Haldir, Strength of Stone and get Rising Revenge if you have
enough points.
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Shelob's Lair
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Very easy to get lost in this level, and to make it even worse, there are
spiders. Again, you can only play as Sam in this level. Okay, start by going
right and make the next right. You will run into three or four spiders but
there is an Elf stone at the end of the path. Go back and go the way you
didn't go before. Head to the top left of the little spiders and head
forwards. Go left at the next two sets of little spiders and an Elf stone is
there again. Head back and make a right at the first little spiders you can
find. Go to the two torches and throw one at the little spiders. They will
make way for you to go through. Throw the next torch you see at the large web.
You will see a group of Orcs around the fire. You can battle through them or
you can sneak past them. However you get past them, there is a shielded Orc
and an unshielded Orc waiting to kill you. Kill them and throw the torch at
the cocoon above the next set of enemies. Once you're through them, head
towards the camera and run up the hill. Kill the two Orcs and push the rocks
down using action command. You will now see a cut-scene of Shelob going under
you.
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CHECKPOINT
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Kill the four Orcs standing in your way and use the next two torches to get
the little spiders out of your way. Kill the spiders in your way and throw the
torch on the left at the little spiders. Now throw the torch where the little
spiders were at the large web. Kill the spiders and Orcs that stand in your
way and you will come across a lot of little spiders. Throw the first torch
you come to on the right set of little spiders and make your way up the hill.
Kill the four spiders that jump on you and throw the torch at the large web.
Head back down the hill and go through the little spiders that you didn't go
through before. Kill the three spiders in front of you and you can see fresh
air.
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CHECKPOINT
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BOSS FIGHT: SHELOB
You start off coming out of a tunnel, and Shelob will be wrapping Frodo with
her web. Shelob hasn't noticed you yet, so you now have the advantage of a
headstart. Hit her big stinger bit from behind with a powerful combo. You can
use whatever combo you like. It is best to use your newest combo. She will
fall flat on top of Frodo, and she will turn around quickly and try and knock
you over. She will start poking you with her front legs, you can parry these
attacks easily. But you nead a good start for this fight, the best thing to
do is use speed attack when she is not attacking. You should see a very short
cut-scene of Sam sticking his sword right in her eyes. If you do that,
quickly run towards the camera because Shelob will try to knock you over. She
will run up onto a ledge somewhere in the arena, and she will sit there in
the dark, and all you will be able to see is her red eyes.
Whatever you do here, DO NOT throw missiles at Shelob. If you do, she will
jump down to the arena, meaning that you have to deal with the little spiders
and her!
Little spiders will come out of holes in the walls. You don't have much time
here so I will tell you the fastest way to kill them all. Block their first
attack, then use a fierce attack to knock them over. They should be on their
back, so you have to use the killing move to finish them off. If you want a
high score for this level, you can just use speed attacks to get you in
perfect mode which makes you more vulnerable to the baby spiders, and it takes
longer. If the speed attacks don't work for you, don't blame me that Shelob
jumps on top of you in the middle of fighting the baby spiders. trust me, you
don't want to fight Shelob and the baby spiders at the same time. They will
somehow hit you when you are about to attack Shelob, and if you go for the
little spiders, Shelob will attack you. So really, the best way to do it is
to use fierce attack, then the killing move.
If all goes well with the little spiders, there will be none left for now.
Shelob will jump into the arena, trying to hit you. You don't want her to hit
you because it will take away some of your health and she will catch you off
guard. You can avoid her by just running out of her way. If you dodge her then
great. She will miss you, and she will be on the floor in pain because she
missed. You want her on the floor. Use a strong attack like you did at the
very beginning of the fight. Get out of the way when you attack her because
she will try and knock you down.
She will get back into her stance again like she did at the beginning of the
fight. She will try and attack you with her front legs again, and you can
easily block them. If you do hit her with your sword here, you will see a cut-
scene of Sam cutting through Shelob's front leg. Now quickly get out of her
way. She will be running around in circles very quickly and if she hits you,
you cannot block her, and it will hurt. It's probably best to stay in the
middle of the arena here and try and get behind her. Or you could try and
follow her in case she hits you, but that is very hard because Sam is slow.
Eventually, she will run up on the ledge again and call out more little
spiders. You will see the little spiders jump out of the holes in the walls
again, but this time, you will notice that there are more of them. There will
be about two or three little spiders more than last time. They're obviously
trying to make this battle harder the longer it goes on for. Kill them using
the quicker way which is fierce attack then the killing move.
After about a minute of killing the little spiders, Shelob will jump down
again and try and hit you like last time. Use the same strategy as before,
parry her attacks, then attack her with speed attacks. Try and finish her off
here because the fight does get harder and this is your first chance to
finish her off. If you don't kill her here, she will run up on to the ledge
and even MORE spiders will come out of the holes in the wall.
When you kill her, you will see a short cut-scene of Sam sticking his sword
into Shelob's stinger. Shelob will run back into her lair, while Sam runs over
to Frodo. Two Orcs will come down the steps, and take Frodo back to Cirith
Ungol. You have now finished the level.
Upgrades To Buy:
Level 3: Poison Blade
Level 4: Balrog's Gambit and Warrior Bane
Level 5: Poison Daggers and anything else you can afford.
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Cirith Ungol
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The objective for this level is to kill 80 Orcs. It's not as hard as you think
though because there are weapons around to help you. I'll tell you the best
way to go.
1. Go up the bridge (use the switch).
2. Go down the steps.
3. Go left through the tunnel and kill the shielded Orc.
4. Kill all Orcs in the cave.
5. Head out of the cave, run up the steps and poor iron brazier over enemies.
6. Climb to the top of the steps and cut the rope with action command. All
enemies will die.
7. Kill Orcs running at you.
I'll start at the bit after the Orcs are running at you. Head back down the
steps and the floor will be crushed. You should have killed about 80 Orcs by
now. Go around the whole arena thing and head under a shelter (not the cave).
There are a couple of enemies here so kill them all. Head towards the camera
and turn right. Kill all the enemies you can see and open the bridge with the
switch. Now climb up the ladder and kill the two enemies in front of you with
you ranged attacks. Push the barrel(s) of gunpowder over the enemies. You will
see a cut-scene of the enemy running into the tower. Run to the catapult and
kill the fat champion standing by it. Shoot the catapult at the tower and very
quickly run across the bridge.
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CHECKPOINT
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BOSS FIGHT: SHAGRAT
This battle starts straight away after you run across the stone bridge and
enter the tower. You will see a short cut-scene of Shagrat flying-kick an
Uruk-hai. Shagrat will take notice of Sam's appearence as soon as the cut-
scene ends. As soon as the fight starts, run towards the camera and go right.
Shagrat will run over to his sword and shields on the other side of the arena.
Where you are on the right of the arena, you will find some war pikes. Pick
them up with R1 and hold down R1. When you see that Shagrat has his shield in
his hand, aim your war pike at him. He will be running at a speed towards you
so be quick when you are aiming. If you hit him, you will brake through his
shield and he will stop running at you for about a second.
As soon as his shield brakes, turn around and grab another war pike and aim it
at him just like you did last time. Release R1 and your war pike should hit
Shagrat. If you miss here, you're dead. He'll catch you off guard, because Sam
takes so long to get his sword out again. You should hit him, and if you do,
he will drop his sword and stand still. You will notice that he looks dizzy
because his head is going round in circles. This is your only chance to
attack. You should have some decent upgrades by now because this is the third
level with Sam. Use a good, powerful combo like Shield Cleaver or Helm's
Hammer. Whatever combo you decide to use, Shagrat will drop on the foor for a
very short while, here's your chance to attack once more. Use the killing move
(R2) and you should take off some more of his life.
Shagrat will then get up again quite quickly and run back to his shield place.
You have to get to the war pikes near the camera before he reaches his sword
and shield. Use the same strategy as before to knock down his shield and
attack again. It is MUCH easier to get the war pikes near the camera because
you can see the whole arena from there and you can hit Shagrat from further
away. If you use the war pikes on the left of the arena, you will only be
able to see yourself. You will only be able to aim at Shagrat when he is quite
close to you, which is harder because you have less time to aim and throw.
You must take note that the camera angel is really bad for this fight and
well, you're just going to have to get used to it.
When you take off all of Shagrat's life, the battle is won. You will see a
short cut-scene of Sam talking to Frodo, and the Uruk-hai taking Frodo's
Mithril vest. You MUST remember that you can only take off Shagrat's life when
he is dizzy. You can't hurt him at all in just normal battle. Pleas remember
this because it will save a lot more time than just going straight for Shagrat
and noticing that he hasn't lost any life.
Upgrades To Buy:
Level 5: Strength of Iron and Cloud of Shadow
Level 6: Everything
Level 7: Everything
Level 8: Anything you can afford. Get Killing Zone if you can
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Crack Of Doom
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BOSS FIGHT: GOLLUM
The easiest way I find is to stand by the edge of the cliff (you can't fall
off). Wait there with Sam and Golum eventually will come up to you and do
that jumping attack. Get out of his way and he will be at the very edge of
the cliff. Hit him with a speed attack, and he will be balancing at the very
edge of the cliff. Hit him again with a fierce attack and he will be hanging
onto the cliff with his hands. Use the killing move to knock him off. He will
hang on to the side of the cliff, and climb back up.
Part of the cliff will come down here, and you will see a cut-scene of lava
and rocks falling from the top of Mount Doom. You have to avoid getting hit
by the rocks and the lava because it takes away quite a lot of health. The
rest of the fight is plain and simple. You only have to repeat the same
strategy until he dies. More rocks and lava falls down from the top of the
mountain, and Golum does get stronger. But you only have to knock him off
the cliff about four more times until he actually falls into the flames of
Mount Doom. And the ring is destroyed. And the game is complete.
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Normal Orcs
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: Speed attack usually kills them quickly enough, but you can use
any attack to kill them. Normal Orcs are good enemies to try out your new
combos on. Use Orc Hewer if you are surrounded by loads of normal Orcs.
DESCRIPTION: Normal Orcs are the little ugly creatures that follow you
everywhere. The carry little swords that don't really hurt you that much. They
are bigger than Goblins, but they are smaller than the Uruk-hai. They hate
sunlight, so you will find them in most levels that are dark. They wear basic
armour sometimes, but sometimes they just go into battle wearing no armour at
all.
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Orc Archers
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: Ranged attacks will kill them in two shots, and speed attacks
will kill them in one hit.
DESCRIPTION: The Orc archers are just the same as normal Orcs, except they
fire arrows at you instead of hacking you to death with miniture swords. They
have quite good accuracy so you will have to dodge there arrows a lot. If you
are surrounded by Orc archers in levels like Palantirs, it might be best for
you to just parry until you find an opening to come out and hit them with your
sword. They tend to back away if you run at them, so you have to keep running
at them until they stop. Your characters ranged attacks will usually kill them
in two shots.
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Shielded Orcs
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: Wait for them to run at you, then block there first attack. After
there first attack, they usually wait about five to six seconds before hitting
you again. Use that time to brake their shields with one single fierce attack.
Once their shield is out of your way, just use speed attacks to finish them
off.
DESCRIPTION: Juat like the normal Orcs but they carry shields and they are a
bit taller. They carry the same sword - well at least I think they do - but
they are just armed with a large heavy shield. They have the same bloodfirsty,
pale black faces, bbut they are not found as much as the normal Orcs. They
wear helmets as well.
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Orcs With War Pikes
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: Use Fierce attack to break there shield, then use an easy combo
like Orc Hewer to finish them off.
DESCRIPTION: These are the Orcs with the shields and the massive war pikes in
their hand. They have helmets on, so you can't really see their faces. They
are found mainly in the Cirith Ungol level, but sometimes they appear in other
levels.
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Orc Champions
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: Use the same tactics to kill an Orc champion as you would to kill
a shielded enemy. They are more stronger than shielded enemies so you might
need to use fierce attack twice to break their armour completely. Once their
armour is down, use effective combos to finish it off. If you are playing as
the Hobbits, turn invisible and press R2 behind it for a quick and instant
kill.
DESCRIPTION: The Orc champions are the most powerful force of the Orc race.
The Orc champions are the ones with the life metre above their head. They
sometimes come out to attack you when you are in levels with a lot of other
enemies. You don't really see them that much, you only really get to see them
in the Palantirs.
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Uruk-hai
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Normal Uruk-hai
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: Kill the Uruk-hai with quick combos and speed attacks. They
usually die if you hit them three times with fierce attacks, or they die if
you hit them four times with speed attacks.
DESCRIPTION: The normal Uruk-hai are the big monster looking things. They are
about the size of any normal man; they are much bigger than Orcs. They have
much darker skin than Orcs, and they have white crosses across there chest.
They are found in every path and they can easily be killed by every character.
Normal Uruk-hai are found to be one of the most common enemies in the whole
game.
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Uruk-hai Archers
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: You can shoot them with your ranged attacks, but you have to
parry whenever you see an arrow coming towards you. It's harder to dodge when
you are shooting missiles. Or you could just run up to them going left and
right and they will die with one speed attack.
DESCRIPTION: These are the ones with the crossbows. Don't you remember the one
that shot three arrows into Borimir, well he was an Uruk-hai archer. They look
just like normal Uruk-hai but they just carry crossbows instead of swords.
They don't back away as fast as the Orc archers do, but they still move back
if you run towards it.
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Shielded Uruk-hai
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: Break their shields with a single fierce attack, then kill them
with speed attacks. They usually attack straight after you hit them, but if
you just stand still they'll hit you about every five seconds.
DESCRIPTION: The shielded Uruk-hai are the ones with the massive shields. They
are the excact same creatures as the normal Uruk-hai, but they carry shields
instead. They aren't found as much as the normal Uruk-hai, but they are still
found quite regulary.
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Uruk-hai Champions
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FOUND: Path of the Hobbits.
HOW TO KILL: You can kill Uruk-hai champions with loads of different moves.
You can use a powerful combo like Shield Cleaver that takes away about half
its life, or you can just break its armour with fierce attacks, and just
finish hime off with speed attacks. There are lots of other ways of beating an
Uruk-hai champion; powerful combos are deadly. If you are playing as a Hobbit,
turn invisible and sneak up behind it and press R2 for an instant, one-hit
kill.
DESCRIPTION: These are the really big Uruk-hai things. They carry two spike
things, one in each hand, and it hurts a lot if you get hit by one of them.
The Uruk-hai champions are really rare, but you will find them a lot in the
Palantirs. They are not as dark skined as other Uruk-hai enemies but you can
tell it's an Uruk-hai just by looking at it.
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