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I love the Lord of the Rings so this may be a bit biased, but I will also give you the facts: The Two Towers a GREAT game, better than The Fellowship of the Ring (PS2) by a long shot. The graphics are excellent but can be a little bit choppy at times, goblins, orcs, Uruk-hai, Saruman, cave trolls, wargs, ring wraiths....they're all there. The good guys? Frodo, Gandalf, Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, and also large armies of elves and men (Helms Deep). As most people are saying, the game is on a very large scale. There are huge armies of orcs, Uruk-hai, goblins, even wargs. At helms deep, the third part, there are at any given time, at least 100 bad guys that are active and actually able to fight with. A VERY important part of the game is that you choose your upgrades wisely, some them are required in certain levels.

The Characters:

Legolas: This elf is quick, fast, and a good shot with a bow...but he lacks the strength and close combat skills needed for the majority of the game. Standing back and shooting randomly with his bow wont do much good 99% of the time.

Aragorn: This ranger should definitely be your first pick. He is fast, has a lot of good sword combos, and his bow is almost equal to that of Legolas. He packs plenty of power for hand to hand combat and enough skill to deadly from long range.

Gimli: This dwarf would be my second pick after Aragorn. He is fast (despite what other people are saying), very, very powerful with his axe, but....his throwing axes are just terrible. They go really slow, and dont do a lot of damage.

BUY THIS GAME

Overall this game deserves about 9/10 stars. You may play as Aragorn, Legolas or Gimili fighting through 12 levels ranging the from the first movie to the second (You can also unlock a secret character after you beat the game). Each character has ups and downs, which are pretty obvious. An average gamer should be able to beat the game in about 5 hours with one character. Here are my ratings:

Graphics- 8.5/10 The graphics on this game are desent. They do
not compare with SuperMarioSunshine or Metriod Prime. They have
been converted from the PS2.

Sound- 9/10 The sound comes strait from the musical score and the
actors. Great.

Replay value- 9/10 Most people don't think this. Once you have beaten the game you can go black with all of your upgrades and
kick butt.

Overall- 9.5/10 This is a great overall game. Great for LOTR fans.

* If you buy this game don't expect an RPG or no action!

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CONTROLS - 4/5
There are lots of different moves you can preform, so at first it will be a little difficult trying to remember which button does which move. Lukily it doesn't take too long to get the hang of it. And after you gain experience points from defeating enemies, you can purchase cool combo moves.

The only thing that bugs me is that you can't preform a simple jump, since TTT isn't a platform-jumping type of game. That took some getting used to.

GRAPHICS - 5/5
The graphics are superb. All the characters look almost exactly like they do in the movie. The scenery is very realistic and detailed. (Also, you can unlock interviews with the cast and stuff about the making of the game.)

GAMEPLAY - 5/5
There are 12 levels and 5 secret levels you can unlock. The first five levels are from The Fellowship, the rest The Two Towers.

You can play as Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli. You can also unlock a secret character. I know a lot of people say that Legolas is pathetic, but I disagree. He carries two swords, one in each hand, so he can do some pretty cool moves. Although Legolas is the most easily injured, that's just part of what makes it challenging (but you can upgrade his health meter if you want to). When it comes to attacks, the Elf is the swiftest and the Dwarf the slowest. Aragorn can also do really cool moves, and he is fun to play. However, Gimli is difficult and his throwing axes (ranged weapon) almost never hit their mark.

The fighting is violent: it isn't rated TEEN for nothing. There's practically no blood and the enemies disappear once defeated, but I think that no one under the age of 13 should play it.

REPLAY VALUE - 5/5
The levels are definately worth playing twice, if not three times. Unfortunately, after you beat a level with, say, Aragorn (and then save), you can't go back and replay the level as Aragorn to get a better score. You can only go back as Legolas or Gimli.

DIFFICULTY - 3/5
Kinda easy. I haven't beat it yet, but after playing it for two hours, I was on level five. I hope the later levels get harder.

SOUND/MUSIC - 5/5
This game has the music and actors' voices from the movie. But it's kinda hard to tell what some of the characters say.

TOTAL - 27/30
I recommend this game to LOTR fans who like video games. It's definately worth it.