Mountain-trolls

2008-12-29T07:54:08Z

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[[Image:John Howe - Mountain Troll.jpg|thumb|''Mountain Troll'' by [[John Howe]].]]
'''Mountain-trolls''' were trolls that lived in the mountains of [[Middle-earth]]. It was creatures of this kind that wielded the great battering-ram, [[Grond]], at the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]], as well as the siege towers that assaulted the walls of Minas Tirith. These creatures were also used to open the Black Gates of Mordor.

[[Category:Trolls]]

Mountain-trolls

2008-12-29T07:52:52Z

71.155.147.160:

[[Image:John Howe - Mountain Troll.jpg|thumb|''Mountain Troll'' by [[John Howe]].]]
'''Mountain-trolls''' were trolls that lived in the mountains of [[Middle-earth]]. It was creatures of this kind that wielded the great battering-ram, [[Grond]], at the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]]. These creatures were also used to open the Black Gates of Mordor.

[[Category:Trolls]]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)

2008-12-29T07:38:05Z

71.155.147.160: The platform information said ps3 rather than ps2

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{{video game infobox
| image=[[Image:Vivendi's The Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring box.png]]
| name=The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
| developer=[[Surreal Software]] (PS2, Windows) [[The Whole Experience]] (Xbox) [[Pocket Studios]] (GBA)
| publisher=[[Vivendi Universal]]
| platform=Playstation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows
| releasedate='''Game Boy Advance'''   USA: September 24, 2002   PAL: November 8, 2002 '''Xbox'''   USA: September 26, 2002   PAL: November 8, 2002 '''PlayStation 2'''   USA: October 16, 2002   PAL: December 6, 2002 '''Microsoft Windows'''   USA: October 22, 2002   PAL: November 8, 2002
| genre=Action
|}}

'''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''' is the title for a set of similar [[2002]] video games published by [[Vivendi Universal]], produced for four platforms by three developers. Though its title is similar to that of [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring|Peter Jackson's movie]], it is based on the book rather than the movie.

==Characters==
The three playable characters in the game are [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]], [[Gandalf]] and [[Frodo Baggins]].

The narrative of the game can be roughly divided into four acts, each played out by one of the three main characters, with some variation.

'''Act 1''' (Frodo): [[Bag End]], [[Old Forest]], [[Barrow-downs]] 
'''Act 2''' (Aragorn): [[Weathertop]], [[Trollshaws]] 
'''Act 3''' (Gandalf): [[Moria]] 
'''Act 4''' (Aragorn): [[Lothlórien]], [[Amon Hen]] 

==Synopsis==
===Act One===
====The [[Shire]]====
The first act deals with [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]'s journey to [[Bree]]. It begins peacefully in the Shire as Frodo has to make the final arrangements for his departure. Although there are many optional quests involving the inhabitants of [[Bywater]] and [[Hobbiton]], the main story focuses on the selling of [[Bag End]]. Once this is complete and the [[One Ring|Ring]] is retrieved Frodo must escape the Shire undetected by [[Black Riders]] to meet with his companions and [[Maggot]]'s Farm.

====[[The Old Forest]]====

Frodo must find [[Merry]], [[Sam]] and [[Pippin]] who have lost themselves in a fores labyrinth. He must then free Merry and Pippin from the clutches of [[Old Man Willow]]. Finally [[Tom Bombadil]] intervenes, rescuing the Hobbits and setting them off in search of 12 water lilies whilst defending themselves from the giant spiders. Once recovered Tom takes them to his house to recuperate.

====The [[Barrow-downs]]====
Frodo's companions are again lost and Frodo has to find them in the fog of the wight-haunted downs. In the final barrow Frodo finds his new weapon, one of the [[Daggers of Westernesse]], and uses it to defeat the [[Barrow-wight]] Boss with the help of Tom, who guides the hobbits to Bree.

===Act Two===
Starts in Bree when it is apparent that Merry is missing and gameplay switches to Aragorn. Having found Merry he then hunts for objects to construct Hobbit decoys to fool the Nazgûl who are still on their trail, battling wolves and ruffians along the way.

====[[Weathertop]]====
Aragorn escorts Frodo and Sam to the summit of Weathertop. On the way [[Wargs]] and [[Orcs]] are first introduced into the game, they are extremely fast at attacking 'beware'. Aragorn must battle a [[troll]] on the summit before returning to the campsite to protect Frodo from the attacks of the [[Ringwraiths]] armed with a burning brand.

====The [[Trollshaws]]====
Aragorn must clear the area of enemies including orcs, wargs and about 5 Trolls. Once all enemies are defeated [[Glorfindel]] takes the company to [[Rivendell]]. In other versions the enemies are mainly goblins(including the xbox version).

===Act Three- [[Moria]]===
Act three begins with [[Gandalf]] as the playable character as he searches for the doors of Moria. As he attempts to open them, play switches to Aragorn as he fends off the [[Watcher in the Water]] before returning to Gandalf on entering Moria. in the other system versions you must defeat the watcher in the water with Gandalf. With [[Gimli]] the [[dwarf]] as a companion, Gandalf must navigate the dark maze of the [[Dwarrowdelf]] fighting off the orcs and trolls that stalk its shadows. in other versions you do not fight all enemies like trolls and so not have Gimli as a conpanion at all. The game becomes more objective based when the Fellowship reaches [[Balin's Tomb]] from which Gandalf must find an escape route as the other characters fend off the trolls, using slabs of stone which redirect the light onto the huge keyhole, and the only thing to open the humungous door is the light, this is a real puzzerler. Play then switches to Frodo in the 21st hall, retaining Gimli (no gimli in other versions) as a companion, who must find a way through the various ladders, walkways and bridges to reach and open the gates on the other side. The act reaches its conclusion on the [[Bridge of Khazad-dûm]] where Gandalf duels with the Moria boss, the one and only Balrog.

===Act Four- [[Amon Hen]]===
Act Four sees Aragorn resume the role of playable character after a brief interlude in [[Lothlórien]]. First there is a short level in which he spies out an orc-dam on the river [[Anduin]] in which the game introduces its final minor enemy, the [[Uruk-hai]]. Play then moves onto the final level of the game at Amon Hen in which Aragorn battles his way through most of the previously-encountered enemies to the Seeing Seat. The very summit has to be reached twice, first as Frodo who must get to the top of a stone hill while other members of the fellowship are dueling orcs. Aragorn battles the game's final boss, the [[Fell Beasts|Fell Beast]] using only his bow and arrow at the top of the hill. The game ends in a cut-scene where [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] shoots the winged beast with an arrow.

A final cut-scene shows [[Galadriel]] over her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]], where she recounts the future of Sam and Frodo. It features two pieces of artwork from [[Alan Lee]], one showing [[Gollum]] and the other Frodo and Sam.

== Sequel ==

A sequel was planned for this game, and was to be titled ''The Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard''. The game was in development, but was cancelled before its release.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Role !! Actor
|-
| [[Frodo Baggins]] || [[Steve Staley]]
|-
| [[Gandalf]] || [[Tom Kane]]
|-
| [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] || [[Daran Norris]]
|-
| [[Gimli]] || [[James Horan]]
|-
| [[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]] || James Horan
|-
| [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] || [[Scott Menville]], [[Cliff Broadway]] (X-Box version)
|-
| [[Galadriel]] || [[Jennifer Hale]]
|-
| [[Lobelia Sackville-Baggins|Lobelia]] || Jennifer Hale
|-
| [[Gollum]] || [[Quinton Flynn]]
|-
| [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] || Quinton Flynn
|-
| [[Tom Bombadil]] || Daran Norris
|-
| [[Legolas of Mirkwood|Legolas]] || [[Michael Reisz]]
|-
| [[Goldberry]] || [[Kath Soucie]]
|-
| [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]] || Steve Staley
|-
| [[Elrond]] || [[Jim Piddock]]
|-
| [[Bilbo Baggins]] || Jim Piddock
|-
| [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] || [[James Arnold Taylor]]
|}

== External Links ==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring at Moby Games]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring_(video_game) Wikipedia article]
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