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| name=The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: | | name=''J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers'' | ||
| developer=[[Interplay Productions]] | | developer=[[Interplay Productions]], [[Silicon & Synapse]] | ||
| publisher=[[Interplay Productions]] | | publisher=[[Interplay Productions]] | ||
| platform=PC | | platform=PC, [[wikipedia:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] (never released) | ||
| releasedate=Spring [[1993]] | | releasedate=Spring [[1993]] | ||
| genre= | | genre= | ||
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'''The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers''' is a PC game by [[Interplay Productions]]. | '''''J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers''''' is a PC game by [[Interplay Productions]].<ref name="Tolkien Games">[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/lotr2.html The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers] at Tolkien Games (retrieved 5 February 2011)</ref><ref>[http://www.giantbomb.com/jrr-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-vol-ii-the-two-towers/61-15954/ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers] at GiantBoomb (retrieved 5 February 2011)</ref><ref name="El Anillo">[http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_articulo.php?pic=GEN&id=2254&idj=&idp=&tipo=art&c=1&pos=7 Meristation, El Anillo interactivo] p. 8 (retrieved 5 February 2011)</ref><ref name="IMDB">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406042/ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers] at IMDB (retrieved 5 February 2011)</ref><ref name="Moby">[http://www.mobygames.com/game/jrr-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-vol-ii-the-two-towers The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers] at Moby Games (retrieved 5 February 2011)</ref> A version for the [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] was developed as well by [[Silicon & Synapse]] but was eventually cancelled.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/><ref name="El Anillo"/> | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
''The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers'' followed the first part, ''[[The Lord of the Rings | ''The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers'' followed the first part, ''[[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 computer game)|The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]]''<ref name="Tolkien Games"/> and chronicles the events of [[The Two Towers|the second tome]].<ref name="El Anillo"/> A third game was originally also planned, covering ''[[The Return of the King]]'', but it never came to be.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/> | ||
The game was designed by Scott Bennie, who chose to retain most of the story and also mixed in elements from [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s other works. | The game was designed by [[Mark Whittlesey]] and [[Scott Bennie]],<ref name="Tolkien Games"/><ref name="IMDB"/> who chose to retain most of the story and also mixed in elements from [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s other works.<ref name="El Anillo"/> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The gameplay was copied from the first game, but made considerably easier. Unlike its predecessor, there is no fixed character: several characters are playable, each with a selection of weapons. | The gameplay was copied from the first game,<ref name="El Anillo"/> but made considerably easier. Unlike its predecessor, there is no fixed character: several characters are playable,<ref name="Moby"/> each with a selection of weapons. | ||
The game also featured an [[wikipedia:Automap|automapping]] system, and the scale was reduced to improve player orientation. | The game also featured an [[wikipedia:Automap|automapping]] system, and the scale was reduced to improve player orientation. | ||
==See Also== | |||
* | * ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 computer game)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]]'' for the [[wikipedia:Personal Computer|PC]]. | ||
* ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (SNES)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I]]'' for the [[wikipedia:SNES|SNES]] | |||
{{references}}<small> | |||
* Alfred C. Giovetti, "The Two Towers: The Lord of the Rings, Volume II", published in ''[[wikipedia:Compute!|Compute!]]'', Vol. 15 Issue 1 (January 1993), pages 136-7</small> | |||
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[[Category:DOS games]] | [[Category:DOS games]] | ||
[[Category:Interplay games]] | [[Category:Interplay Productions games]] |
Latest revision as of 19:39, 28 December 2014
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers | |
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Video game | |
Developer | Interplay Productions, Silicon & Synapse |
Publisher | Interplay Productions |
Platform | PC, MS-DOS, Amiga (never released) |
Release date | Spring 1993 |
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is a PC game by Interplay Productions.[1][2][3][4][5] A version for the Amiga was developed as well by Silicon & Synapse but was eventually cancelled.[1][3]
Production[edit | edit source]
The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers followed the first part, The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I[1] and chronicles the events of the second tome.[3] A third game was originally also planned, covering The Return of the King, but it never came to be.[1]
The game was designed by Mark Whittlesey and Scott Bennie,[1][4] who chose to retain most of the story and also mixed in elements from Tolkien's other works.[3]
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
The gameplay was copied from the first game,[3] but made considerably easier. Unlike its predecessor, there is no fixed character: several characters are playable,[5] each with a selection of weapons.
The game also featured an automapping system, and the scale was reduced to improve player orientation.
See Also[edit | edit source]
- J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I for the PC.
- J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I for the SNES
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers at Tolkien Games (retrieved 5 February 2011)
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers at GiantBoomb (retrieved 5 February 2011)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Meristation, El Anillo interactivo p. 8 (retrieved 5 February 2011)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers at IMDB (retrieved 5 February 2011)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers at Moby Games (retrieved 5 February 2011)
- Alfred C. Giovetti, "The Two Towers: The Lord of the Rings, Volume II", published in Compute!, Vol. 15 Issue 1 (January 1993), pages 136-7