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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Full FAQ/Walkthrough
By: nm14 and Brandyn Lee (DairyPirate)
For the Playstation 2
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T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S
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1. Copyright Notice/Contact Information
2. Introduction
3. Basics
4. Walkthrough
- Prologue
- Weathertop
- The Gates of Moria
- Balin's Tomb
- Amon Hen
- Fangorn Forest
- Plains of Rohan
- The Westfold
- Gap of Rohan
- Helms Deep #1: The Deeping Wall
- Helms Deep #2: The Breached Wall
- Helms Deep #3: Hornburg Courtyard
5. Combos
6. Secrets
7. Boss Strategies
8. Credits
9. Final Words
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1. Copyright Notice/Contact Information
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2. Introduction
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muddy_lee's Introduction:
I decided to team up with nm14 to work on this Lord of the Rings Project. I
love tihs game, and am experienced with Lord of the Rings, after watching the
movie several times, and beating the game. Nm14 is a good friend and has helped
me get motivated into FAQing once again. This project was very fun and we both
worked very hard to complete it rather quickly. I hope you enojoy the guide!
nm14's Introduction:
My good buddy muddy_lee, new to the FAQing world, has asked me to write a FAQ
with him, probably because I am good at it, and having his name next to mine
is already an accomplishment. Hehe, just kidding around of course. Muddy did
an excellent job with his part, keeping on schedule (just the way I like it)
and doing a nice job helping you, the gamer, through this game. Lord of the
Rings: The Two Towers if a fun game, but rather short. However, there are many
difficult parts that you will encounter throughout the game, so you should
find a lot of helpful strategies within the course of this guide. That is just
about all I have to say, enjoy the following sections!
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3. Basics
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Controls
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Triangle - Fierce attack
Square - Parry
Circle - Knock Back
X button - Quick attack
L1 - Secondary weapon (bow/axe)
L2 - Jump Back
Left Analog Stick - Moves character
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Characters
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Character #1: Aragorn
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Proficiency: Swords
Hair Color: Brown
Aragorn is my favorite character, and a very respectable one for novices. He
is very good with the sword, and is likely perceived as the leader of the
three characters in this game. He likes to use one sword, usually heavier to
kill the tougher enemies easily, such as the Uruk-Hai.
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Character #2: Legolas
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Proficiency: Bows and Arrows
Hair Color: Blonde
Legolas is a cool character because he is really good with his bow and arrows.
On top of that, he looks really cool. Legolas can also use swords, but he
prefers to use two swords, one in each hand, opposed to the one sword used by
Aragorn. All in all, he is a well rounded player, good for beginners.
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Character #3: Gimli
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Proficiency: Axes
Hair Color: Red
Gimli is probably a bit tougher to play with than the other two characters,
but is still a really cool dwarf. He is is usually worried and grouchy, but
always brings a sense of humor along the journey. He is proficient with the
axe, and never uses a bow and arrow, like the other two, throughout the
entire game.
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4. Walkthrough
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Mission 1: Prologue
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Enemies encountered: Orcs
Shielded Orcs
As you probably figured out, you have the option of choosing three different
characters in the beginning of this game. Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli are your
three options. I am going to take you through this game with Aragorn because
he is probably the most popular character to choose among novice gamers. If you
are playing as a different character, please do not fret. You are not going to
notice any differences that will severly affect your gaming. Anyway, let us
move on to the actual prologue.
Isildur is who you must play as, and there is not much wrong with that because
he is 10x better than any of your characters. He is in level 10, while your
character must start at level 1. Various cutscenes from the movie and game will
take place, eventually giving you control. This level is really easy, so you
are not going to have to worry too much. Orcs will attack you from the left
and right. Your allys are not going to help much, you are going to have to do
the majority of the dirty work. The game will also give you a few tips in
killing the Orcs, which you might find useful was you progress. However, you
cannot die here, so just keep attacking and swinging your sword in the Orc's
direction.
Just to get the basics of the controls, I will give you a small rundown. You
can press the X button to perform quick hits, but probably the least effective.
The Triangle button will do a fierce attack, which basically swings your enemy
to the ground, stunning him for a few seconds. Once he is down on the ground,
you can press the R2 button to stab in, instantly killing the enemy. The
Circle button allows your character to evade a situation, basically jumping
back. Finally, the Square button is the parry move. Blocks almost all attacks
that come in your way.
Keeping fighting until the rating screen comes up, basically showing how many
Poors, Fairs, Goods, and Perfects you achieved while in gameplay. If you are
going through for the first time, you shouldn't get too discouraged by any of
your results. You get more Experience for better kills, in case you were
wondering.
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Mission 2: Weathertop
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Enemies encountered: Ringwraiths
Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and descendant of Isildur is now introduced into the
game. He is the only one available to be in this fight, but he's pretty good
so that isn't much of a problem. Aragorn and Frodo are attacked during the
night as they camp on Weathertop by Ringwraiths. The odd thing about these
creatures is that they cannot be damaged by normal attacks. Instead, you must
you the torch in your hand. While the torch is lit, press the triangle button
to hit the Ringwraiths. They will catch fire, but it will take a few more hits
to down them completely. This level is one of the easiest levels in the game
to get perfect on, as there are so few enemies and attacking with the torch
is considered a fierce attack which adds greatly to your skill meter. When
your torch goes out, quickly run over to the campfire in the middle of the
level and use a fierce attack to run the torch through the fire to light it
up once again.
The game starts out with Frodo's health in the upper right-hand corner, but
ignore it for the first part of the battle. These Ringwraiths aren't much
of a threat; they only do the occasional slash attack at you, and they make it
blatantly obvious that they are about to do so. So when one of them brings its
sword back to strike, you know that you must parry. However, when they do hit
you it does a bit of damage and it knocks you over, which diminishes the flame
on your torch. After about 5 or 7 hits, they yell out a loud and terrible
scream and run away. At this part of the level, only two attack you.
After dispatching them, a cutscene occures where Frodo cries for help and puts
on the One Ring (genius!). The Ringwraiths immediately turn to him. He turns
part white and part invisible, so you can see him running about around you.
Now you must worry about his health. As long as you keep the attention focused
on you instead of him, there will be no problem winning this. Notice that if
you keep attacking, the Ringwraith never gets the oppurtunity to attack you.
That way, you can keep pressing until he perishes without every having to put
up your guard. There's but one Ringwraith in this section of the level. Kill
him.
In the next cutscene, Frodo will trip backwards and fall on a log. Two
Ringwraiths will approach him and one will stab him. He finally takes off the
Ring, though, and appears normal. I believe that, not only does he take damage
from the Ringwraiths, he also is taking damage from his wound. Quickly kill the
two enemies that show up here to end the level. If Frodo dies, then the level
ends.
The video shows a Ringwraith running away with a torch sticking in its face.
Frodo is taken to Rivendale, where it is decided that Frodo will take the Ring
to get it destroyed. Several people offer to join him on his quest. Legolas,
Gimli, and Aragorn are among them.
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Mission 3: The Gates of Moria
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Enemies encountered: Goblins
Archers
The Watcher (Boss)
Finally, you can choose between all three characters. Remember, I am assuming
the role or Aragorn, but the gameplay is basically the same for whoever you
chose. Run down the pathway (the only one that is feasible). Gimli, being the
helpful little dwarf that he is, warns you and Legolas that Orcs are coming
down the path, heading straight for us! Oh well, we have the manpower to take
care of those suckers. Personally, I play hack, hack, and hack some more. If
you want to use arrows or parries, be my guest. I, however, like to press the
Triangle button, followed by R2 stab. You will get pretty good ratings and
will be able to kill your opponents pretty quickly. Note that these Orcs are
pretty quick, so evading them is probably not the best idea, in case you are
trying new things.
Continue down the path, only to be greeted by a few stupid Orcs that were
hiding in the walls. They will crash out and attack you. Take care of these
suckers by hacking them. Too bad they wasted so much time hiding in those walls
only to die. Anyway, continue and a cutscene will take place. Luckily Legolas
is damn good with his bow, as he saves Gimli. This part gets a bit more
difficult for the average gamer. Basically, your first objective is to kill the
Orc shooting arrows. Parry the arrows so you do not take any damage, and move
up to him and slice. Of course, you can shoot him with arrows, but your rating
won't be so high.
Before you cross the bridge, take out as many Orcs as you can with your bow.
This will make your job easier down the road, and you won't lose as much health
when you get over there. Remember, archers are your first priority, so take
those suckers out first. Continue to the left and into the narrow gap. More
Orcs will entertain you for a few minutes. Remember, archers are most important
to kill than the others. Continue down the path until you reach the swamp.
The swamp is rather annoying. You move slowly and Orcs come from out the water
so you can kill them. Sorry if I am making this sound easier than it is, but
they honestly need to give up sometime. Collect as much health as you can after
you kill the Orcs and proceed until you reach land. Notice the Orcs hiding. You
will be able to pick a few off before they can hit you if you are fast. Take
out the rest of the Orcs and then get ready for the boss fight.
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Boss #1: The Watcher
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This boss is hard (if you don't know what to do). But, that is what I am here
for. This guy is simple if you know what to do. The boss has tentacles, which
are the key to this fight. It will swing various tentacles, one at a time, at
you. You must parry this, by pressing Square. The tentacle will be stunned as
it goes back into position. This is your chance to cause some damage. Chop off
the tentacle with your sword. The Boss will reveal its head above the water.
Now you are able to shoot him in the head with arrows. One will suffice, as you
are not going to have the chance to hit him more than once. I often run out of
arrows because I suck at aiming, so you might want to head back and look for
ammo on the shoreline. I believe health is available as well, if you need it.
Repeat the procedure and this guy is history.
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Mission 4: Balin's Tomb
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Enemies encountered: Goblins
Shielded Goblins
Mountain Troll (Boss)
The video show Gimli crying over Balin's tomb. The scene then shifts to Gandalf
reading a diary talking about goblins and stuff attacking them. Then orcs start
to bang at the door. Legolas and Aragorn get a few with their arrows as they
are coming through, but many more are on the way. This level is also spread out
into three parts. The first part is regular fighting and the last two is a two
part boss battle. Don't worry, nobody can die here except you.
Alright, the first part of this level is mindless slaughter of tons of goblins,
shielded and unshielded. Isildur's Swift Terror is useful here in destroying
enemy shields and knocking them over, which is a good oppurtunity for a
killing blow which adds to your skill meter. Also, health potions aplenty are
here, so don't worry too much about health. This fight lasts a good long time
until...
All of the little goblins currently there get the living crap scared out of
them as this big lumbering troll staggers in. He gets hit in the shoulder
by an arrow, but that doesn't stop him. He crushed Balin's tomb with his weapon
before turning on you.
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Boss #2: Mountain Troll
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Part 1
As mentioned before, there are two stages to this fight. The first stage is you
fighting the troll in hand-to-hand combat. You're going to have to use speed
here, because you cannot defend against the troll's massive attacks. Not only
that, but goblins and more goblins will still be all over you. Plus, speed
attacks don't do any damage, only fierce ones. His attacks do quite a bit of
damage so the safest way to live is to go in quickly for one or two attacks
and perform a "jump-back" move (R2) to get out of the troll's range. Once
you take out about 40% of its health, it moves into the second part of the
boss fight.
Part 2
Aragorn runs up on the ledge next to the fight. There are 5 pillars here, each
one can take only a few hits from the troll's chain before breaking. The trick
here is to get into a place where the troll is hitting the pillars, but you
are hitting the troll. That position is a little to one side of the pillar a
short distance away from it. From there, charge up your bow attacks (X) and
fire upon the troll. Each arrow completely charged will take a good bit of
health away from him.If you run low on arrows, there are ones on each end
of the ledge. If you run low on health, the occasional goblin will run up for
you to kill for a health potion. Keep following this strategy until the troll
is finished.
The level ends with the troll collapsing. Dead.
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Mission 5: Amon Hen
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Enemies encountered: Urak-Hai
Urak-Hai Archers
Lurtz (Boss)
You have to kill a total of 75 Uruk-Hai in this level. Also, Frodo is in
danger. You cannot let his meter go all the way down.
Meet what we like to call the Uru dead. No, actually its Uruk-Hai Orcs, but
they are quite hard. But tougher than those pathetic Orcs you fought in the
previous two missions. This mission starts off with a neat cutscene, where
Aragorn kicks the crap out of pathetic clumsy orcs. As the cutscene ends, you
will have to help your party kill a group of Uruk-Hai. The best way to do this
is probably to press the Triangle button, followed by R2 stab. These guys are
a lot tougher than the small Orcs, so the X slash will be very ineffective at
this time. Once you have killed all of the Orcs, move along the path.
This next area has two main hindrances. The first contains three Uruk-Hai Orcs
and one archer shooting from above. I will say it again, please kill the
archer before the rest. Then, take the others down with the driving attack
followed by a stab. To be honest, this combination can easily get you through
this game without much problem. Anyway, move along. You will see three archers
in the distance. Notice to the left and right that Uruk-Hai are lined up. As
the archers scout the area, they will call for backup if they see you. Try to
shoot the Uruk-Hai with your arrows. If you can kill all of them, proceed and
kill the archers. If not, kill the archers than kill the rest that come out
of the forest. Move on.
Under the bridge, a little ways down you will find three more archers. These
guys are not too tough, especially with the wall to cover you. Take all three
out using your arrows and continue passed them. Once you head down the stairs
you will notice an archer. Quickly take him out and then be prepared to be
attacked by a few Uruk-Hai from the forest. Take them out and continue to the
base of the stairway. This part is rather hard. A few archers and quite a few
Uruk-Hai are in your way. If you have any special attacks, I suggest using
them. If not, use the Triangle + R2 method. Take the archers out last, since
they do not hurt you as much as the Uruk-Hai do in this particular scenerio.
Quickly continue passed the bridge and help your buddies out. Finally, a little
backup. Kill the remaining Uruk-Hai and then be prepared for a boss fight. A
cutscene will first take place with Frodo escaping. Watch the remainder of the
cutscene and then get ready for the boss fight.
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Boss #3: Lurtz
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Lurtz, much like the sea creature that you fought in the third mission, is only
hard if you do not know what to do. Each time you face him, things get easier
and easier. Lurtz is really skilled with his arrows, so that is going to be
the first principle for the fight. First of all, pillars surround you,
providing cover and a little help, as you will see in a moment. As Lurtz shoots
his arrows at you, parry them pressing the square button, and quickly shoot
a few of your arrows at him. Continue this procedure until a Uruk-Hai, just
like the ones you fought in the game, appears. QUICKLY take him out and focus
on Lurtz using the arrow technique. Once in a while, Lurtz will come out with
his beastly sword and jump at you. When he does this, go towards a pillar. He
will swing and then hit the pillar. When he is trying to get his sword out of
the hard concrete, hit him with your own sword to damage him. Repeat this
process a few times and he is dead.
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Mission 6: Fangorn Forest
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Enemies encountered: Archers
Goblins
Orcs
Shielded Orcs
Long Sworded Urak-Hai
Trolls
Merry and Pippin are kidnapped by several Urak-Hai. They are followed by the
group to Fangorn Forest. However, you will be alone on this level as Legolas
recommends that they should split up rather than stick together here. That way,
they can find them faster.
Move ahead and ignore the goblin climbing up the tree next to you. Destroy the
fallen tree that gets in your way and continue to wooden thing where a few
shielded orcs and unshielded goblins will break through and attack you. After
slaughtering them all, continue past where the orcs and goblins attacked you
through that wooden thing. As you run through, an Urak-Hai with a really long
sword breaks through the top of the structure behind you. A good way to easily
rid yourself of these annoying creatures is to block an attack and immediately
do a two combo fierce attack to knock him over, and perform a killing move
while he lays there. After he is dead, continue through to the end of this
wooden structure.
After destroying the log and continuing forward, a cutscene will occur where
two goblins are thrown through the forest next to you. You will hear the
familiar sounds of a troll here. Continue around the path and he will bust
through in front of you. Do the same thing you did when you were fighting the
last troll and this will be a piece of cake. Two fierce attacks and jump back.
If you do it quickly enough, you can easily get a perfect here. Destroy the
wooden gate to continue. There is a cutscene where some orcs are being a bully
to a poor little goblin. They through him down into a pit where there is a
monster, apprently, that eats him right up. While they're looking over this,
kick one of them into the pit. Throughout this short battle, use the pit to
your advantage and kick everyone you can in, unless you kill them normally
first.
On the other side of the pit is a chest with a green potion in it. Continue
down the path past the pit. Get into the river, and to you right will be a few
archers and an orc. Kill them and go the opposite way through the water. As
when you were at the Gates of Moria, several enemies will attack you while you
wade through the water. Along with that is some creepy music. Kill everything
you see and go to the end of the river and through the waterfall. A short way
into this cave, you will be attacked by yet another troll. Use the same
technique that you've been using. Hack 'em twice and jump back. This one also
throws stuff at you, so watch out for that. Get what's in the chest where the
troll came from, and destroy the wooden fence that blocks your way (walk
towards the screen). As you start to approach the end of the cave, several tree
branches block your way, Destroy them and bats fly out from behind and another
Urak-Hai with a really long sword attacks. Kill him like you did the other one.
Continue down the path with water running down the middle of it and you will be
ambushed by two orcs and an archer. Once they are dispatched, another orc will
attack you. Kill them all, and break the log to move on. Many orcs and goblins
will attack you over time, so be careful and kill them all.
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Boss #4: Troll x2
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These things being the living crap out of the two goblins there. There is two
ways to get to them, though. To the left is several logs and to the right is
a bunch of branches and a green potion. Save that until you really need it.
What I did here was a bit tricky, but I made it to where one troll was always
in line with the other. Make sure only one troll is in front of you or you
will be killed. That way, you only have to face one at a time and the other
one can't even get to you. If you get low on health, use that green potion I
mentioned earlier. Once both have fallen, get the stuff in the chest and
break the branches to end the level.
In the next scene, Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn come together. Legolas feels
someone is there. It turns out to be Gandalf, who tells them to go to Rohan.
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Mission 7: Plains of Rohan
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Enemies encountered: Armored Urak-Hai
Urak-Hai Archers
Get nice and comfortable with this beginning part because you may be seeing it
quite a few times. Anyway, the health bar in the top is the civilians, and as
it goes down, you are closer to losing the mission. In order to stop it from
going down, you must save as many people as possible. Don't worry, follow my
directions carefully and you will be completely fine. So, move forward and you
will find two Uruk-Hai. Gandalf is with you! Let him kill those suckers with
a magical spell. Once the gates open, move through. Gandalf will harm a few of
the Uruk-Hai, but this part can still be tedious. I must stress that you should
kill the Uruk-Hai that are attacking the civilians...not necessarily you. This
way, you can concentrate on saving your life later, which is much easier. Pick
up any health available from the dead Orcs.
Move into the burning house once Gandalf blows open the door. As you head
through, you will notice a lot of fire. Hit the barrel so that the water ebbs
much of the fire. Quickly get out your arrows and aim at the doorway. A Uruk
Hai will be entering, and he can do some SERIOUS damage if you don't kill him
fast. Shoot a few arrows into him and then proceed up the stairs. This part
is not that hard, but must be completed quickly. Shoot arrows like mad. They
will kill these guys the quickest. Kill the archer that eventually appears in
the stairway as well. Move outside. Holy crap! I hate these guys. Yes, it is
the Orc that swings his sword like mad. Anyway, I finally figured out how to
kill this guy really easily. All you have to do is kick him into the fire. He
will eventually die that way.
Continue down the path. Shoot the barrel to take out the fire and then chop
the hindrance. Once the path is cleared move forward and shoot arrows at the
Orcs up ahead. Pass the man that runs on fire and enter the house that he came
from. Kill the Uruk-Hai that you meet at the base of the stairs, and the one
that comes through the door. Quickly, run outside and help Gandalf take care
of the few Uruk-Hai that has created an impasse for Gandalf. Once you have
taken care of these, which really is easy, you come to the hard as hell part.
Lots of guys here, and that includes a crazy Orc (the one that you had to kick
into the fire). First, take him out by shooting as many arrows as it takes.
Then use your combos to quickly kill the remaining Uruk-Hai before the health
limit is up. To be honest, you have to be skillful with your combos, and a
little lucky to beat this part. If you are successul bravo! This is one of the
hardest places in the game by far. You beat the mission.
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Mission 8: The Westfold
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Enemies encountered: Bomber Urak-Hai
Orcs
Shielded Orcs
Urak-Hai
Armored Urak-Hai
The intro has an Urak-Hai with a bomb-type thing on his back blowing up a few
soldiers near you. Despite what this introduction makes you think, this is
actually one of the easier levels. It also shows Aragorn shooting an arrow at
some explosives, blowing it up. Keep in mind that when enemies are near the
barrels, this is what you should do, too.
Blow up the barrels to get rid of the Urak-Hai that have begun to attack you.
Down the path, several Urak-Hai and one orc attacks. When the barrels are in
the middle of the group, shoot it to kill all of them. Aragorn should say "That
should slow them". Then destroy another barrel to the right to kill the archer.
You may have to kill a few left over, however. Go across the little river here
and kill the orcs that ambush you. Around the corner, several Urak-Hai with
bombs strapped to them attack you. Kill them from afar with your arrows so as
to not get yourself hurt by the blast. Past that, many Urak-Hai will attack.
A good strategy here to wait until the ones with bombs approach, and blow them
up while they are near the other Urak-Hai. That will save you some trouble.
However, I believe at this small area, there are infinite bomb-carrying
enemies, so keep shooting them as they approach.
At the gate on the other end, a cutscene will show several Urak-Hai moving
explosives down the path. A few brave soldiers will try to hold them at the
gate, but they are quickly overrun. When you go down the path, you'll see a
rather large group of enemies. This may look difficult, but it isn't. Just
shoot all the barrels and that will kill most of the enemies here. Clear up the
rest of them and move to the gate. Past that, several enemies will charge
towards you. Blow up the barrels when they get near them to get rid of most of
them. Several Urak-Hai with bombs attack too, so watch it.
Keep shooting the Urak-Hai with bombs, to create a chain reaction that will
kill several of them with one shot. In the next area, it will be much like you
encountered earlier with the barrels all around the place. Take care of all of
those there and break the wooden thing blocking your way to the left. The
cutscene will show an Urak-Hai loading up something with more barrels. Then
two archers move out of hiding. Kill them and anyone else that is attacking
you. While you move across this place, you will be attacked by several
enemies coming from the water, archers from the other side, and the
occasional bomber Urak-Hai running towards you. Just slowly make your way to
the other side until you get in bow range of the stack of barrels. Shoot them
to end the level.
The cutscene shows a chain reaction of tons of barrels blowing up. Then your
allies start to cheer. The man fighting with you says that the future of Rohan
is at Helm's Deep, and every is now making there way there.
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Mission 9: Gap of Rohan
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Enemies encountered: Wargs
The Overseer (Boss)
This mission essentially deals with Warg Riders and nothing else. All you have
to do is killa few of them and you are done! Sounds, easy...and it is. To start
the mission off, you will get a little practice. Two Riders will come at you,
both extremely easy to kill. You can shoot some arrows at them or you can use
a Power move by pressing the triangle button. Stab them with R2 if they are not
dead yet. Once you have killed both of them continue through.
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Boss #5: The Warg Riders of Isengard
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Ok...two wargs to kill. Not that bad. Just use the power attack and bam, they
are both on the ground wishing they didn't mess with Big Boss (sorry, I love
Metal Gear Solid, hehe.) Anyway, once you have taken care of the easy dudes,
you will have to fight the main boss. This guy is much bigger and not as easy
as the previous four wargs that you fought.
This guy is like a broken record, spinning around and around, repeating the
same thing over and over. Basically, he will run through the middle, trying
to attack you. He usually goes back and forth once each. Once he completes his
round, he will kick his horse up into the air. That is your time to attack.
Once the horse is in the air, power attack or combo quickly. Then, get ready
for more dodging/parrying. If you parry while the horse runs over you, you will
not lose any health. Finally, if you are not quick enough, another warg will
hop into the arena. Quickly kill it for some easy health, and continue with the
process that I have just told you. Congratulations, you just beat one of the
easiest missions in the entire game. Helms Deep is all that is left!
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Mission 10: Helm's Deep: The Deeping Wall
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Enemies encountered: Long Sworded Urak-Hai
Armored Urak-Hai
Orcs
Shielded Goblins
Shielded Orcs
Catapults (non-killable)
Urak-Hai Archers (non-killable)
This level starts with the infamous Helm's Deep scene from the movie where an
entire movie starts to attack. Then it switched to a competition between Gimli
and Legolas to see who can knock down the most ladders. Look in the upper right
hand corner of the screen. The red dots there are ladders that you must kick
down with the o button. Then there is a picture there that changes colors as
more enemies come up there. When it is blue, you're ok. Yellow is a little
worse. Seriously watch out for Red. When it is red and flashing, you're almost
guranteed a mission's end. To get the meter back down, kill the orcs PLUS knock
down the ladders. You can't just do either one or the other or you WILL lose.
The first part consists of just going around and knocking down the ladders and
killing the enemies while you do so. the Orc Bane is useful for getting rid of
the enemies quickly and safetly. Only get health from the containers if you
really need it, as you may want to save it for the harder parts of the level.
At the beginning of the level, all of the Elven archers are going to annoy you
by getting in your way, but they clear out after a short time. Soon, something
happens...
Urak-Hai will begin to fire arrows at you. Kill everyone you can and try to
keep the meter below the red while also taking out the ladders. Don't worry
too much about the arrows, they do only a small amount of damage. This part of
the level will last a great deal longer then the last part of the level, so be
sure to hang on. Towards the end of it, Urak-Hai will start to attack as well.
Then the catapults attack. Keep fighting as hard as you can but MAKE SURE you
dodge the shots from them. They can kill you easily. Now you want to use all of
the health in the containers around the level. Plus, the Urak-Hai with the long
swords join the fray. If you have the Bane of Saruman, you are in luck.
Otherwise, Just fight the best that you can. Just keep holding on until the
level finally ends.
In the cutscene, the tide turns in your favor. Several Elven bowman take out
all of the attacking enemies with arrows. Apparently, Legolas' and Gimli's
competition turn out to be a tie at 19.
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Mission 11: Helms Deep #2: The Breached Wall
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Enemies Encountered: Uruk-Hai with Dynamite
Orcs
Shielded Orcs
Archers
Cave Troll
This missions is pretty tiring because you don't move very much, and you have
to defend your castle for quite a while. But, if you stick to your usual
tactics and get combos that work well with you, you should be fine here. The
basic scenerio of this level is that enemies will be flocking from the top of
your screen, coming down and breaking the barrier of your men. You must kill
all of them, saving this section of the castle from falling. Get ready for a
fun, thrilling adventure folks!
For the first part of this fight, you must concentrate solely on two things.
That no one is attacking the door, because your objective is to make sure
nothing gets through. The other thing is that you must always be aware when
the Uruk-Hai with dynamite attached to them are running towards you. So, this
is how you want to approach this section. First, kill the dynamitors with a
bunch of arrows. Once regular Orcs start bombarding the area, attacking the
door, kill all of them quickly! If you have to, leave them and kill the Uruk
Hai with dynamite because they will overlap, when you are fighting the Orcs.
Then, go over and finish off those Orcs. Once the swinger Orc (the one that
is like impossible to kill) comes along, you have to use serious strategy. I
was really lucky, but I got behind him and pressed Triangle. He was down and
I quickly stabbed the sucker. Just keep trying to get him down, or shoot a crap
load of arrows to kill him. Keep clearing out the door area as well. The cave
troll will appear with a bunch of other Orcs. Ignore the troll for now, and
just kill the Orcs. If you have the chance, get a few hits on the troll and
then go back and save the door. Repeat this, with patience, to get rid of the
Orcs and the Cave Troll.
Another cutscene will save you (for a brief moment, haha). A catapult is rolled
in and they are going to try to knock down the door. You have to get rid of
this catapult fast. First, kill the flock of Orcs with shields right in front
of you AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. Please use combos, they are the only things that
will save you here. Get to the archers and shoot them quickly. There are three
wooden sections that you must destroy on this catapult. Each is guarded by a
few men. Kill the men and then destroy the barrier. The catapult will be
damaged, and you just beat the level. WOW, take a breath, drink a Mountain Dew
and get ready for the craziest last level that I have ever played!
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Mission 12: Helms Deep #3: Hornburg Courtyard
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Enemies encountered: Armored Urak-Hai
Shielded Goblins
Orcs
Shielded Orcs
Urak-Hai Archers
Long Sworded Urak-Hai
Trolls
This is, by far, the most difficult level in the entire game. The enemy army
charges through the halls. While allies take down some of them, it is well more
then they can handle. There is the door health in the corner. If it goes down
to nothing, it's game over. Also, it looks more and more damaged as it gets
more damage, so that'll be a clue too. Use fierce attacks and attacks like
the Banes and the Wrath of Numenor to help you get perfect. Isildur's swift
terror is also pretty useful here.
Start slaughtering enemies like mad. Keep them away from the door at all cost.
Gimli will be helping you here, but he doesn't take much of the burden. After
a few minutes of mindless slaughter, a cutscene will happen. Legolas is having
trouble taking out Urak-Hai in his corner. He's taking a few of them out with
his bow, but there are still many coming after him. His health appears
alongside the door health. Now you must leave the enemies at the gate to Gimli
and go help Legolas. If he dies, it's Game Over. Go up the stairs to your right
and make your way around enemies and allies to come to Legolas' aid. Kill
everyone around him until his health bar disappears from the corner. Now make
your way back to the door, avoiding enemies and catapult attacks.
In a cutscene, Gimli is killing many of the Urak-Hai. However, two make their
way past him to attack the door. Hurry and eliminate these two and go back to
start helping Gimli fight off these Urak-Hai. After a short time, someone will
cry out about archers attacking. Go back up the stairs and take care of all of
them with your bow. Afterwards, go back down to the door and take care of the
Urak-Hai with the long swords. Soon, two trolls attack. Take them out just like
you have every other time.
A cutscene will happen where one of the trolls will fall over and break open
the door. Archers, however, will kill the enemies who are attacking. Then
Gandalf will come with his troops to help in the fight. They kick butt and the
battle will be won. Gandalf tells Aragorn that he is afraid of him.
Congratulations, you have completed the main part of the game! Now you can
fight in the Tower of Orthanc.
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Level 1 Combos
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Triple Strike - X, X, X                      No Requirement
Double Hack - Triangle, Triangle             No Requirement
Shadow Strike - R2                           No Requirement
Combat Kick - Circle                         No Requirement
Sword Parry - Square                         No Requirement
Dunesdane Bow - L1 + X                       No Requirement
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Level 2 Combos
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Rush Attack - X, Circle                      No Requirement
Rising Attack - X,                           No Requirement
Isildur's Swift Terror - X, X, Triangle      No Requirement
Isildur's War Rush - X, Circle, R2           No Requirement
Ranger Fury - Hold Triangle                  No Requirement
Strength of the Stewards - None              No Requirement
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Level 4 Combos
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Goblin Bane - Square, X + R2                 No Requirement
Charge Attack - X, Circle                    Rush Attack
Rising Attack - X                            No Requirement
Isildur's Death Charge - X, Circle, Triangle No Requirement
Isildur's Gambit - X, Triangle, X, X         No Requirement
Strength of Isildur - None                   Strength of the Stewards
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Level 6 Combos
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Orc Bane - Square, X + R2                    No Requirement
Isildur's Deliverance - Tri., X, X, Triangle No Requirement
Strength of Elendil - None                   Strength of Isildur
Wilderness Rage - Hold Triangle              Ranger Fury
Master Swordsman - X                         No Requirement
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