{"product_id":"lord-of-the-rings-two-towers-2","title":"Lord of the Rings Two Towers (PS2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hack_and_slash\" title=\"Hack and slash\"\u003ehack and slash\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Action_game\" title=\"Action game\"\u003eaction game\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplayed from a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_camera_system#Third-person_view\" title=\"Virtual camera system\"\u003ethird-person perspective\u003c\/a\u003e. The game features levels taken either directly from scenes in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring\" title=\"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\"\u003eThe Fellowship of the Ring\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers\" title=\"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers\"\u003eThe Two Towers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilms, or based closely on elements from the films. For example, the levels during the defense of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helm%27s_Deep\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Helm's Deep\"\u003eHelm's Deep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare very similar to the corresponding scenes in the film, but a level in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fangorn\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Fangorn\"\u003eFangorn Forest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein which the player fights\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orc_(Middle-earth)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Orc (Middle-earth)\"\u003eorcs\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uruk-hai\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Uruk-hai\"\u003eUruk-hai\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Troll_(Middle-earth)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Troll (Middle-earth)\"\u003etrolls\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis original to the game. For most of the game, the player is free to play as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aragorn\" title=\"Aragorn\"\u003eAragorn\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gimli_(Middle-earth)\" title=\"Gimli (Middle-earth)\"\u003eGimli\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Legolas\" title=\"Legolas\"\u003eLegolas\u003c\/a\u003e. In the game's main opening level, however, set at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weathertop\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Weathertop\"\u003eWeathertop\u003c\/a\u003e, only Aragorn is playable.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isildur\" title=\"Isildur\"\u003eIsildur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis also a playable character in a tutorial level set during the Battle of the Last Alliance. All subsequent levels can be played with any of the three characters. Often, the two characters not chosen as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Player_character\" title=\"Player character\"\u003eplayer character\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill appear as supporting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Non-player_character\" title=\"Non-player character\"\u003eNPCs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Evans_Interview1_9-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(video_game)#cite_note-Evans_Interview1-9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUpon completing the game with all three characters, the player can play through every level with Isildur. In the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Game_Boy_Advance\" title=\"Game Boy Advance\"\u003eGame Boy Advance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eversion, which is played from an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isometric_graphics_in_video_games_and_pixel_art\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Isometric graphics in video games and pixel art\"\u003eisometric\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethree-quarter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game_graphics#Top-down_perspective\" title=\"Video game graphics\"\u003etop-down view\u003c\/a\u003e, the playable characters are Aragorn, Legolas,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gandalf\" title=\"Gandalf\"\u003eGandalf\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frodo_Baggins\" title=\"Frodo Baggins\"\u003eFrodo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89owyn\" title=\"Éowyn\"\u003eÉowyn\u003c\/a\u003e, with Gimli available as an unlockable character once the player has completed the game with two other characters.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-GBA_Preview_10-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(video_game)#cite_note-GBA_Preview-10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough all three characters have different weapons and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Combo_(video_gaming)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Combo (video gaming)\"\u003ecombos\u003c\/a\u003e, their basic fighting style is the same. Each character has a quick attack that does minimal damage and can be blocked, as well as a fierce attack, which does more damage but is slower and leaves the player vulnerable to attack. Only fierce attacks can break enemy shields. Each character also has a ranged attack, a \"killing move\" (which can be used to instantly kill downed enemies), a parry (which can deflect enemy attacks), a knock back (which pushes nearby enemies away), a jump back (in which the player character jumps back away from the enemy) and a devastating attack (a charged fierce attack).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Controls_11-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(video_game)#cite_note-Controls-11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e9\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCombos are an important part of combat, with each character having access to a unique list of combos, which are achieved by stringing specific button presses together.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Controls_11-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(video_game)#cite_note-Controls-11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e9\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdditionally, each character is more skilled at a particular type of combat; Aragorn is the best melee fighter, Legolas is better at ranged combat, and Gimli is a balanced character with nice melee and ranged attacks.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Hands_on_12-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(video_game)#cite_note-Hands_on-12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e10\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"Complete","offer_id":51165688922386,"sku":"5416","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Game Only","offer_id":51165688955154,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6954\/2930\/files\/240_35.jpg?v=1748465125","url":"https:\/\/eternalgameschesterfield.com\/products\/lord-of-the-rings-two-towers-2","provider":"Eternal Games Chesterfield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}