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[–]elfonzog 218 points219 points ago

legolas was a killing machine once he was leveled up, if i remember right i could shoot 3 flaming arrows at once. nothing stood a chance

[–]dooony 68 points69 points ago

It still only counts as one!

[–]Brenbren25 45 points46 points ago

So much stronger than poor Gimli, playing him was hard mode. Co-op was fantastic too.

[–]steel93 38 points39 points ago

Or any of the hobbits.

[–]3932695 16 points17 points ago

My god, do you remember how fast Samwise's finishing move was?

[–]pwndnoob 4 points5 points ago

Like anyone used the trip button for anything other than killing Gollum...

[–]solitaryman098 3 points4 points ago

Pippin was pretty good. His attacks were a lot stronger than the other hobbits' attacks and he could kill goblins in one quick attack, 2 for uruk-hai. But Frodo? Oh god...so sloooooooooooooooow.

[–]whitediablo3137 4 points5 points ago

Well frodo was the weakest of them all

[–]OnlysayswhatIwant 1 point2 points ago

I had all kinds of fun playing Gimli. Throwing axes are the shit.

[–]drewster23 1 point2 points ago

He was able to throw axes right? If this is the one i remember you could upgrade them to be like lightning throwing axes.

[–]manny365 44 points45 points ago

Playing co-op was a nightmare if one person was legolas. There wouldn't be anyone to kill if the other player was legolas.

[–]MangoTux 24 points25 points ago

For some reason, my brother liked Aragorn.

[–]PropMonkey[!] 12 points13 points ago

I think I recall Faramir being pretty similar once he was unlocked, if not a bit faster.

[–]designer_sunglasses 8 points9 points ago

Spamming X (A I think) with Aragorn when you had Swift Justice = Instant perfect mode lasting through the level's entirety.

[–]ivo004 1 point2 points ago

he had some beastly linked moves. i fucking loved that one where he hit the dude up in the air with his sword and spiked him down with his knife. but yea, legolas just raped with his bow.

[–]Wagnerous 109 points110 points ago

I seem to recall Gandalf being completely broken... he had an ability that would insta-kill most enemies just by touching them. Sighs*

/Nostalgia

[–]Baxxuz 43 points44 points ago

he had that charged up ball of light, If i recall correctly, you could almost 1 shot armored trolls (or just trolls?) if you fully charged it up. Me and my friend always played legolas and gandalf in campaign. He never stood a chance on the kill count.

[–]Rider434 19 points20 points ago

I remember you could get the light ball to go through enemies and light them on fire. Because why not?

[–]The_Turkish_Delite[S] 14 points15 points ago

I would always let my lil sis be Gandalf because he was so easy for her. plus that left me with Legolas

[–]OrlandoFurioso 5 points6 points ago

I can verify your statement. He had magic missiles that shot very fast and were powerful, not to mention he could rotate like a top in order to shoot them.

[–]DoesNotChodeWell 2 points3 points ago

THE MOTHERFUCKING BUBBLE

[–]Oedipus_WREX 1 point2 points ago

That was my favorite part of the movies, too, when Gandalf lit up his big ball of death and waded through the enemies.

[–]Jinnofthelamp 1 point2 points ago

Ah yes I remember this, my friends and I dubbed it "The Bug Zapper" and it was banned from multiplayer.

[–]Scatterben 26 points27 points ago

Didn't they pierce people, too, so you'd set off a few and the enemy would be a burning pile of ash on the floor? Maybe I exaggerated that last bit...

[–]rustang0422 23 points24 points ago

You would fire two at a time, they would go through the first thing they hit then hit another target so you would kill four baddies in one hit. When I got that upgrade I yelled "Tonight, everybody dies!"

[–]elfonzog 14 points15 points ago

i think so. it was utter destruction.

[–]aznscourge 14 points15 points ago

terribleterribledamage

[–]havocjewel 22 points23 points ago

During the cave parts of the game where the characters walked painfully slow through the ground mist, you could just jump backwards the whole way to get through the cave a lot faster. lol.

edit: at least I think it was this lotr game, might have been The Two Towers or all of them.

[–]WildVariety 8 points9 points ago

It was this game, it was the first level (after the tutorial as gandalf at helms deep i think?). I hated that level. Once i got through it though, this game was incredible.

[–]phliuy 19 points20 points ago

Yeah, but aragorn had the kick-ass quadruple A move that guaranteed like, 6 kills in one.

[–]Shurtugil 14 points15 points ago

Three purple laser arrows that auto aimed. Overpowered as hell.

[–]CPTkeyes317 1 point2 points ago

Oh, the Nazgul are here? Legolas, just shoot

[–]RenagadeRaven 1 point2 points ago

Mirkwood arrows! Now I remember the name. Shit I need to play this again. As Pippin.

I distinctly remember the interviews with Elijah, Billy, Dom and Sean being absolutely fantastic.

[–]clopclopclopclop 13 points14 points ago

two, not three... purplish 'flaming' arrows that do the same amount of damage as if each of them were ballista. It was awesome... especially in the final level on the mound (where you fight the 'king' of the easteners... after he throws frodo's mithril armour cutscene)

[–]mattakasturty 18 points19 points ago

'king' of the easterners

That was the mouth of Sauron. He's in the book, a Black Numenorean. He also got a spot in the extended edition movie.

[–]valkilmer69 14 points15 points ago

My master, Sauron the great, bids thee welcome

[–]Fhajad 1 point2 points ago

I remember taking him and one of the other Elves in 2 and defending a team mates base from 3 different armies at once. My elves got so leveled so quickly, they became army killers with just them two.

[–]KingNick 1 point2 points ago

I remember the major fighting level where you had to swath through just this bulk of enemies. As Aragorn, I had an amazing time :) especially because I got the game for free in a cereal box (not joking. I miss awesome shit like that)

[–]TheManWhoCan 1 point2 points ago

The nuclear gandalf bomb destroyed every thing in it's path with a white blur followed by the sound of an old man screaming. Twas the shit

[–]DevaFrog 405 points406 points ago

Kick all the ladders.

[–]vertigo1083 100 points101 points ago

Only until 3 or more ladders were up, and all of a sudden satisfaction becomes shit, fuck, goddamn.

[–]The_Turkish_Delite[S] 70 points71 points ago

Then you start cursing at your younger sibling/clueless friend to follow you and they still end up lost on where to go.

[–]bowchickahonkhonk 18 points19 points ago

Me and my brother silently raged. Not at eachother, but the game. And how we were always so close, but then the game goes nope!

[–]herpyderp16 37 points38 points ago

That game seems pretty good, I'm putting that on my to buy list.

[–]The_Turkish_Delite[S] 49 points50 points ago

Better late than never, eh?

[–]herpyderp16 13 points14 points ago

Well I have a lot of catching up to do since I was out of the game for a while.

[–]TheFlatypus 21 points22 points ago

were you in a coma or something?

[–]doginabathtub 14 points15 points ago

Shipwrecked? Mental asylum? Girlfriend?

[–]johnau 10 points11 points ago

I'm roughly half a decade behind in games. The only exception to this is GTA IV which I just got.. Jokes on you fools, I get to play great games super cheap!

[–]Porphyrius 14 points15 points ago

[–]Mythnam 21 points22 points ago

Despite clearly hearing Gandalf say to use the catapults in this level, I never figured out that it was possible and just blasted them with magic instead. I feel kind of dumb.

[–]Avien 6 points7 points ago

My friend and I renamed the game to 'Pimping with Gandalf'

He was just too good.

[–]Razarazz 8 points9 points ago

dude.. i completely forgot about that game. but now I remember it.. i remember i spent a SHITLOAD of time on that fucking thing.. damn, there must be so much stuff you do as a kid that you just forget. so much awesome stuff. or like , not, if your life sucked shit.

[–]curtquarquesso 22 points23 points ago

This game was amazing and was a HUGE part of my childhood. That Gollumn Boss fight kicked my butt for the LONGEST time though. :P

[–]LeviMurray 4 points5 points ago

I loved pouring the lava buckets on the orcs! :D

[–]FuTRoN 135 points136 points ago

me and my brother loved playing and replaying the big ass war which was fucking awesome

[–]Vendetta4825 79 points80 points ago

You talking about southern gate? Absolutely loved that level. I would block, killing move then get all perfects on every single orc that could spawn in that level.

[–]mynameisIAIN 37 points38 points ago

Yes! Me and my brother would go as Legolas and Gimli and just continually replay that level and try beat each other on kills.

[–]HaegrTheMountain 42 points43 points ago

...I found my brothers reddit account. I was always Legolas.

[–]Philapathy 8 points9 points ago

Who usually won?

[–]somehokie 19 points20 points ago

Legolas, of course. Even if the war elephants only count as one.

[–]MiranDaVinci 9 points10 points ago

Oliphants

[–]tommex 4 points5 points ago

Mumakil, my Hobbit friend.

[–]somehokie 2 points3 points ago

Thank you. I knew they had a specific name, but I haven't read the books or any other canon in awhile. I figured "war elephants" would have been enough for everyone to know what I'm talking about.

[–]PropMonkey[!] 1 point2 points ago

Was southern gate the one where you're in the fields, and eventually climb the wall, where you can poil molten metal/boiling oil on the guys bellow?? Because if so, fucking awesome level.

[–]flawlesslylogical 48 points49 points ago

I killed every single thing just to see if I could.

[–]Idras_Hairline 27 points28 points ago

could you?

[–]flawlesslylogical 32 points33 points ago

Yeah, you can.

[–]StephanoFanBoy 11 points12 points ago

Idra's hairline is fine!

[–]Whisticio 2 points3 points ago

As good as Stephano's would you say?

[–]mig-san 9 points10 points ago

Have you played Dynasty warriors/Samurai warriors/other Koei war games?

[–]alanmcl12 1 point2 points ago

Loved Dynasty warriors, So much fun and playability Gyan Yu was my favourite character.

Also better make yourself scarce when Lu Bu was around dude was soo strong and hard to kill

[–]Stackware 3 points4 points ago

Three story playthroughs later and Lu Bu receives no mercy.

[–]confusedintellect 48 points49 points ago

It was all about Legolas. I guess Aragorn was a viable second option, but Legolas was the master of death.

[–]thisismyivorytower 29 points30 points ago

Playing through the game, leveling up every character for insane skill and power.

Last level, final battle: Level 1 Frodo.

Still, epic game and loved it. Nothing like playing through the whole game as Gandalf.

[–]lbutton 7 points8 points ago

Then... lvl 1 Faramir, Peregrin, and Merry...

[–]Dreyesbo 24 points25 points ago

I was terrified of the Shelob level, as I was 12 when I got this. I couldn't understand why in the movie there was only one spider and here there were a shitload of spiders raining from the ceiling.

[–]CuntObliterator 6 points7 points ago

I couldn't beat that boss, ever.

[–]skytro 1 point2 points ago

I am still terrified of any and all spider levels in games, I get a bit scared in minecraft because of them...

[–]17Hongo 1 point2 points ago

My brother and I used to joke that they were "amateur shelobs". We went to a swimming club called Ramsbottom Amateur Swimming Club, which used the initials R.A.S.C. We used to joke that this was a different R.A.S.C. - Ramsbottom Amateur Spider Club, which was run by Shelob - pet tarantula of the head swimming coach. I don't quite know what spawned that joke, but we found it hilarious.

[–]Aptspire 1 point2 points ago

I threw SO MANY TORCHES

[–]SupSatire 23 points24 points ago

I can't have been the only one who didn't trigger the catapults at 'The Southern Gate' level, and just farmed experience off the endless orcs.

[–]17Hongo 5 points6 points ago

Everybody did that - that was the point of the level.

[–]ThePoliteCanadian 24 points25 points ago

ARAGON'S FLAMING SWORD OF KICKASS.

[–]macrovore 11 points12 points ago

Fun gameplay, but awful, awful camera controls. I spent most of that game on the extreme right side of the screen mashing random buttons fighting enemies I couldn't see.

[–]Wagnerous 38 points39 points ago

As i write this, i can see the original case on the shelf, across the room. :)

Well, I know what i'm doing tonight.

[–]MaxiPackage 9 points10 points ago

Lucky, lucky man. Enjoy!

[–]alanmcl12 1 point2 points ago

"Enjoy, you lucky sod" I say through clenched jaw with jealousy and envy

[–]zaqr 1 point2 points ago

dining in hell?

[–]Protspecd 1 point2 points ago

Same here! I even found a pc version (I have ps2) at my local op shop yesterday. Tempted to get that too.

[–]17Hongo 1 point2 points ago

I can imagine it in the PS2 game pile at my parent's ploace - I know what I'm doing when I get home from Uni.

[–]Lowisje 19 points20 points ago

I loved this game... spend countless hours on the PS2 with my nephew trying to steal eachothers kills :)

My favourite part was where you stormed the castle and defeated so much orcs and it counted how much you killed.

[–]Sgt-Waffles 10 points11 points ago

I never got past kicking all the ladders :(

[–]Beh0lder 12 points13 points ago

You didn't manage to KICK ALL THE LADDERS?

poor fellow

[–]17Hongo 1 point2 points ago

In fairness, that level was a bitch. I was behind my younger brother on that game until he hit that level. One day I sat down with a 6 pack of Sprite and a box of cadbury Fredos and just went at it. It was a beautiful moment for me.

[–]Jrocker-ame 9 points10 points ago

the gba version of this played allot like diablo

[–]bigbadderfdog 8 points9 points ago

The GBA version was legit.

[–]lichtdwarf 2 points3 points ago

just like this game the GBA version was also a great game which was a major part of my youth. the games was hard, and you could play with Eowyn, which was really surprising and IMO the hardest of the 4 playable chars.

[–]NoRaptors 1 point2 points ago

If there had been enough save slots, I would have played every character until the max level, if there was one, was somehow reached. As it was, I was a goddess with Legolas... until my save got saved over by my kid sister, lost all my good stuff and had to start. I never like Eowyn after that.

[–]pauLo- 8 points9 points ago

That level you unlocked "palantir of sauron" right at the end was fucking impossible...

[–]17Hongo 4 points5 points ago

Try it with a cheat code or too - you unlocked them as well. Pure destruction. Also, if you do it as Pippin, you will not stop laughing the entire time. That hobbit was wasted on quests - he should have been doing open mic nights at the Green Dragon.

[–]6Jonnie6 23 points24 points ago

I remember playing this with my brother when I was relatively young. I really got into it and said "Brother, we must go." He would not stop making fun of me :(.

[–]RAHutty 7 points8 points ago

I was getting files from my old computer yesterday and noticed the icon so I reinstalled the game on my new laptop and have been playing it since

[–]demonbaby217 35 points36 points ago

That game is fucking awsome

[–]lordolunch 37 points38 points ago

Call me crazy but I liked this one better http://imgur.com/GxeKg

[–]Smoochiekins 63 points64 points ago

No co-op in that one though. That's what really made Return of the King

[–]Tee_Red 52 points53 points ago

you're crazy.

[–]loganizer 16 points17 points ago

I liked it originally, but after playing ROTK it wasn't as enjoyable. I feel like they got rid of some of the more annoying quirks in the combat engine for the last game.

[–]steel93 4 points5 points ago

The only thing I didn't like was when it made you have to beat the last level until you could replay levels. Or it was when you replay a certain level that you had to beat the last level, I can't really remember.

[–]Giantpanda602 10 points11 points ago

I sucked at the game, while my brother and friend where actually good at it. I mean, I could hardly do Balin's Tomb (the fourth level). However, none of us could do the final level. As a joke, I randomly did it and fucking beat it. Now idea how, it was fucking intense, but I did it.

I could get a Medal of Honor and I would spend the day telling the president about how I beat the final level of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

[–]petaboil 3 points4 points ago

wholeheartedly agree with you! both were great though.

[–]docimodo 3 points4 points ago

whatever you do don't go back one more game. Trust me...

[–]hashman80 11 points12 points ago

gandalf had lazer magic that shot threw like 20 guys. i loved every second.

[–]Aptspire 2 points3 points ago

Gandalf had anti-mob shield

[–]1leggeddog 52 points53 points ago

EA game..

hides from r/gaming mob

[–]nitefang 46 points47 points ago

EA has made great games. You can't deny that they do publish some really good games, they are just an asshole of a company. And they were less so in the past. I mean you can't tell me you hated Nightfire.

[–]1leggeddog 2 points3 points ago

Oh i know.

In the past i couldn't really care who published my games. But the way EA is steering the industry now is...yeeeeah.

oh and Nightfire ftw.

[–]Iknowr1te 49 points50 points ago

technically i think it was EALA, which handled all the LoTR games and were the remnants of westwood that stayed. movie games done right

[–]blink-me 16 points17 points ago

Double standards lol

[–]megatom0 16 points17 points ago

Yeah don't even bother talking about how Valve uses EA to make and distribute their consoles games. And how this is not too different than what companies like DICE and Bioware did when they agreed to be bought by them. People don't realize that there is actual stability that comes from being with a big publisher.

[–]doctorfeelgood21 4 points5 points ago

Fun fact, this game was developed by many of the same people that later became Visceral Games (Dead Space series)

[–]Caligapiscis 9 points10 points ago

Found it on Amazon a few months ago for £0.01. Needless to say, exams were failed.

[–]darkotter 3 points4 points ago

Oh heck yes. The end was so hard when we were young though.

[–]Dripping_Man_Meat 3 points4 points ago

Holy shit yea me and my friend spent so long trying to kill the first troll till we figured out legolas kicked its ass. So weird how today it would be so easy to beat this game but as a kid holy shit it was hard.

[–]Giantpanda602 3 points4 points ago

I would seriously recommend Lord of the Rings: War in the North to anybody who enjoyed this game (or the Two Towers), especially the co-op sections. It is 3 player co-op (online, LAN, and split screen) that shows the behind the scenes stuff that was happening during the Lord of the Rings and it's pretty much built around the co-op. At the end of every level, there is a bunch of screens that compare everything between you. Kills, damage, money found, most damage in one hit, killing blows, etc. Also, there is a loot finding/trading aspect, though it is pretty basic.

[–]racamonkey 3 points4 points ago

YES!!!! THIS GAME WAS THE SHIT!!!

[–]countoleg 6 points7 points ago

my sister bought me this game for my birthday when I was younger, but my PC ran it poorly so I set it away so I could play it when I upgraded. Lost the disks :(

[–]Wapetufo 32 points33 points ago

Every heard of thing called piracy?

Arrrrrragorn?

[–]gamer86 10 points11 points ago

Those were the only good movie based games.

[–]esw116 36 points37 points ago

I am going to have to say false. Obviously this is subjective but I have extremely fond memories of Spider Man 2 for the Xbox. Its mission structure was repetitive but the combat was fun. The thing that really made that game though was the INCREDIBLE recreation of Manhattan, coupled with the game's very satisfying webswinging mechanics.

[–]beepboopbeeps 2 points3 points ago

Totally. Even the later Spiderman games that weren't associated with any films paled in quality. I loved the move where you could make thugs into punching bags by hanging from street lights.

[–]MtHammer 21 points22 points ago

Goldeneye was so good people always seem to forget it was a movie based game.

[–]Hyperguy20 14 points15 points ago

King Kong wasn't bad either.

[–]gamer86 3 points4 points ago

I completely forgot about that King Kong game. I liked it, just wish there were more levels were you played Kong.

[–]Zero1343 2 points3 points ago

i think i still have my copy :D

[–]RandomChurchBoner 2 points3 points ago

I beat it for the first time in my life about a year ago. We've had it since it was released.

[–]Fingolfiin 2 points3 points ago

I played the shit out of this game. But damn that Gandalf Range upgrade was the worst piece of shit ever. It turned ranged into melee and a sucky melee attack to. This was really tough when I was a kid, i know i got through the ladders but I can't remember if I ever beat the whole game.

[–]MandatoryGrape 2 points3 points ago

Still is, but two towers was better. + on my disk co-op only worked 20% of the time.

[–]Zurgy 2 points3 points ago

You know it. Legolas was such a beast, firing 2 arrows at once.

[–]Anteres 2 points3 points ago

I had a lot of fun with this game. I'm pretty sure I still have it somewhere, but it's a question of "does it still work". I'm hoping yes.

[–]gwap 2 points3 points ago

Wow thank you for this. I never could beat it when I was a kid I think Im gonna play it all night

[–]BlueKatz 2 points3 points ago

This game is really fun

[–]seanseanseanh 2 points3 points ago

I remember playing through this the first day it came out and my friends (there were three of us) and I went through the whole thing co-op. We got to the last two levels and the fight in front of the Black Gate was so epic and awesome and my friends were trading off through co-op since I was the one who bought it. We get to the last level and my one friend was so damn pumped to do the last level and then finds out we just fight Gollum.

He raged pretty hard afterwards.

[–]Kiyralayne[!] 2 points3 points ago

I have it for PC, GBA, and PS2. I love that game!

[–]AidenR90 2 points3 points ago

i used to just play that southern gate level over and over and over.

[–]katalystic 2 points3 points ago

hardmode = playing Gimli and trying to outscore your friend playing Legolas.

[–]Rinx7 2 points3 points ago

The Gameboy Version was great too. It was like playing Diablo on Gameboy. So many car rides I spent on it.

[–]The_Turkish_Delite[S] 2 points3 points ago

Does anyone remember any of the cheats? you'd hold the back buttons and during the pause screen do (for ps2) Square Square Circle Circle to restore health. I actually have a little cheat sheet inside the cover that i would bring out when I was getting frustrated.

[–]cheesefalcon 2 points3 points ago

+1 for the obvious truth!

[–]nubzore 2 points3 points ago

Was? More like is.

[–]ashbash8289 2 points3 points ago

I can't believe this game is old enough to have a "this game was the shit" post. That's mind blowing.

[–]mehrman 3 points4 points ago

I got stuck on the part with the huge war.

Shit sucked for me when I was young.

[–]Ampid 2 points3 points ago

The epitome of "Button-smashing epic".

[–]Tusaa 4 points5 points ago

Hell fucking yeah it was! Any ROMs online?

*EDIT:oh lawds just found a torrent online, see you guys in a day or two!

[–]stillnotking 2 points3 points ago

OK, you people are not allowed to write nostalgia posts about games that came out when I was in my 20s. STOP IT RIGHT NOW.

[–]-cookie-monsta- 3 points4 points ago

I liked TLOTR: The Third Age better...

[–]floppy115 1 point2 points ago

FUCKING A

[–]theonomatopoeia 1 point2 points ago

Agreed good sir.

[–]wearepog 1 point2 points ago

I never beat the last part where you are at the black gate, I will never know.

[–]LuperFlipino 1 point2 points ago

Probably the best Lord of the Rings game IMO...the only problem was that it was too short!

[–]whatisitdragons 1 point2 points ago

I had fun playing this game with my dad when I was a kid. Ah, childhood memories. I loved being Legolas especially.

[–]nepaliguru 1 point2 points ago

Palantir of Sauron was hard as hell. D:

For me it turned into an almost endless stream of blocking and doing killing moves one at a time

[–]Sonaza 1 point2 points ago

Apparently people didn't like the Cirith Ungol level but it was my favorite. I remember playing it many many times over with at least Faramir and Frodo (saving himself :D).

[–]emkael 1 point2 points ago

Actually, nope. I've enjoyed The Two Towers on PS2 much more. After playing that, Return of the King seemed as if the developers wanted to artificially extend the gameplay by boosting the difficulty ridiculously without any particular reason (i.e. in Shelob's lair or at the Black Gate).

I've played it in co-op and while TTW was satisfying and pretty straightforward, in RotK sometimes it took us countless attempts at passing some levels (inducing iritation at the same cut-scenes from the begining of each level over and over again) and after finally achieving it, we were always left baffled what the hell had we exactly done differently then during all the previous failed attempts.

Also, from the storyline point of view - you don't get to actually use leveled-up characters from the first part of the game, since you're constantly switching between hobbit campaings and the rest.

[–]Mernayi 1 point2 points ago

I know the map where u have to open a gate but u first face a giant elephant, on the battleground downstairs u could just almost endlessly kill orcs and that's where I got legolas to 20 in no time ;)

[–]ralip15 1 point2 points ago

for Gamecube? Fuck yes. still play it.

[–]HolyMcJustice 1 point2 points ago

This, along with King Kong and Spider-man 2 is one of the best movie-based games ever created.

[–]JarreyDeCherry 1 point2 points ago

my fear of spiders was amplified to the max when i played the level where you have to kill shelob. So....... many

[–]BHynes92 1 point2 points ago

I literally just picked up a copy of this at Bookman's (local used book/movie/music/game store) for 4 bucks a week ago. Money well spent.

[–]Kaival 1 point2 points ago

This game taught me how awesome Faramir is, and that Pipin is actually not that bad in a fight. Oh and Legolas was a beast when fully leveled up.

[–]nsiems12 1 point2 points ago

The best was beating the game and then playing the Hobbit levels with a character like Legolas. The orcs stood no chance

[–]Andrewpruka 1 point2 points ago

I loved this game. I played it over and over again until my hands exploded. Shit was so cash.

[–]MangoTux 1 point2 points ago

Question: On Minas Tirith, Top of the Wall (Hated this one), There was the Fell Beast that was flying around. Was it possible to kill him, and what happened if you did?

[–]alwayschoosepeace 1 point2 points ago

the co-op mode was amazing, Gandalf for life

[–]philphan25 1 point2 points ago

Proof that movie games don't always suck.

[–]JDreioee 1 point2 points ago

This game was AMAZING

[–]Baldrick666 1 point2 points ago

How does reddit feel about LotR conquest? I loved it, like a medieval SW battlefront 2...

[–]JizzPoweredSteamboat 1 point2 points ago

Without a doubt the best book to movie to video game ever created.

[–]IamHITMAN 1 point2 points ago

Before I had enough money for online games, this spent many hours in my xbox on split screen with my friend. It will never be forgotten.

[–]WildVariety 1 point2 points ago

This and Battle For Middle Earth 1 are my two favourite Lord of the Rings games. Legolas at Helms Deep in BFME was insane.

[–]euphzji 1 point2 points ago

Face backwards, L2 to backstep. GG level 1.

[–]socklops 1 point2 points ago

Fuck yeah, Southern Gate was my favorite level. So fun.

[–]RoaneF 1 point2 points ago

Recently got my old Xbox back. This was one of the first things I played.

Played Faramir like crazy. Yes, he is literally just a reskinned Aragorn, but somehow I thought he was cooler at the time. Probably because he's the last dude unlocked.

[–]Tannerthejay[!] 1 point2 points ago

I played it on Gameboy Advance back in the day.

[–]BrandoPB 1 point2 points ago

So many hours spent co-oping that shit with my friends.

[–]dalek167 1 point2 points ago

Personally I loved to play as Faramir and never level up arrows. It just seemed more aesthetic.

[–]WhatsGoingO_n 1 point2 points ago

I was about to give you my righteous fury until I noticed the the.

[–]nckjbrwn 1 point2 points ago

Was? It still is man.

[–]CigaretteBurn12 1 point2 points ago

This game was SO bomb.

[–]MrKindbud 1 point2 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/XH1lV.jpg speaking of shit and LOTR

[–]skytro 1 point2 points ago

Now I need to find my PS2 and this game

[–]chrx1 1 point2 points ago

The nostalgia was so strong i went and bought a copy. Guess im staying up all night.

[–]metapickachu 1 point2 points ago

Logged back in for the first time in days to upvote this, yes, just yes.

[–]StefanJanoski603 1 point2 points ago

one of the best movie titles ever

[–]ds1904 1 point2 points ago

Looks like you added a 'the'

[–]Appleseeds42 1 point2 points ago

For a second I read this as "This game was shit." and I got ready to raise hell

[–]Ruaric 1 point2 points ago

I remember shiting myself when i saw a troll

[–]LevelsAnybody 1 point2 points ago

Yessss, someone who finally agrees with me!