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Not bad for a hack-and-slash-beatemup. It reminds me somewhat of a cross between Golden Axe and Tekken. You've got dwarfs and combos, what more could you want? Well, at a pinch, a better game would be nice.
Admitiedly I've only played the first 4 levels, but the gameplay seems a little stale. The idea of proper sword fighting, with parries and thrusts, is all very well and good. But when it comes down to it and your surrounded by 7 or 8 Orcs, you tend to go for the swordsmith's classic defence. Random Button Mashing.
The game seems to have been tacked on as a side project to what is so obviously a Two Towers marketing tool. Completing each level gains you access to interviews and picture gallerys. You get to play as 3 of the main characters in most of the levels, but there is no diversity in how each one plays. You kill the same things in the same order, all that changes is the model you see when you're fighting.
The combos can be quite nice at times and the way the game splices live action film footage into rendered gameplay animation is quite refreshing.
All in all the game could have had a little more diversity. If you want a game you can simply plug in and kill things, or you are looking for some info on the upcoming film, the game is right up you street. Unfortunatly The Two Towers doesn't break the movie-tie-in curse.
I'll give it 6 out of 10.
This has been a party political broadcast for the boring review party.
Admitiedly I've only played the first 4 levels, but the gameplay seems a little stale. The idea of proper sword fighting, with parries and thrusts, is all very well and good. But when it comes down to it and your surrounded by 7 or 8 Orcs, you tend to go for the swordsmith's classic defence. Random Button Mashing.
The game seems to have been tacked on as a side project to what is so obviously a Two Towers marketing tool. Completing each level gains you access to interviews and picture gallerys. You get to play as 3 of the main characters in most of the levels, but there is no diversity in how each one plays. You kill the same things in the same order, all that changes is the model you see when you're fighting.
The combos can be quite nice at times and the way the game splices live action film footage into rendered gameplay animation is quite refreshing.
All in all the game could have had a little more diversity. If you want a game you can simply plug in and kill things, or you are looking for some info on the upcoming film, the game is right up you street. Unfortunatly The Two Towers doesn't break the movie-tie-in curse.
I'll give it 6 out of 10.
This has been a party political broadcast for the boring review party.
