<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
action	B-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Stormfront	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2D	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
Hypnos	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
by	O
JAMDAT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
cancelled	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2003	O
,	O
EA	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
's	O
2001	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
and	O
his	O
2002	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
volume	O
in	O
his	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
novel	O
,	O
anything	O
from	O
the	O
novel	O
not	O
specifically	O
mentioned	O
or	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
films	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Jackson	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
film	O
,	O
instead	O
incorporating	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
footage	O
into	O
their	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
after	O
Vivendi	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
licensed	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
novel	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
response	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
re-creation	O
of	O
sets	O
and	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
epic	O
scope	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
financial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
almost	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
outselling	O
Vivendi	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
just	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
levels	O
taken	O
either	O
directly	O
from	O
scenes	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
films	O
,	O
or	O
based	O
closely	O
on	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
three-quarter	O
top-down	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
Aragorn	O
,	O
Legolas	O
,	O
Gandalf	O
,	O
Frodo	O
and	O
Éowyn	O
,	O
with	O
Gimli	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
completed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
fifteen	O
active	O
and	O
passive	O
skills	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
and	O
upgraded	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
co-op	O
multiplayer	O
through	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
link	I-Device
function	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Age	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
,	O
Morgoth	O
,	O
the	O
elves	O
forged	O
the	O
Rings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
to	O
help	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
he	O
regained	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
eventually	O
capturing	O
Minas	O
Ithil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
One	O
Ring	O
was	O
found	O
by	O
a	O
Hobbit	B-Device
named	O
Sméagol	B-Application
,	O
who	O
became	O
utterly	O
corrupted	O
by	O
it	O
,	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
caves	O
in	O
the	O
barrow-downs	O
,	O
and	O
physically	O
transforming	O
into	O
a	O
creature	O
known	O
as	O
Gollum	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
five	O
hundred	O
years	O
,	O
Gollum	B-Application
was	O
consumed	O
and	O
corrupted	O
by	O
the	O
Ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
prior	O
to	O
Sauron	O
's	O
departure	O
,	O
the	O
Ring	O
passed	O
to	O
another	O
hobbit	B-Device
,	O
Bilbo	O
Baggins	O
,	O
who	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
the	O
victory	O
of	O
elves	O
,	O
men	O
and	O
dwarves	O
at	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Five	O
Armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sixty	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Gollum	B-Application
was	O
captured	O
by	O
Uruk-hai	O
,	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
tortured	O
into	O
revealing	O
the	O
owner	O
and	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
;	O
Bilbo	O
Baggins	O
of	O
the	O
Shire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
information	O
given	O
him	O
by	O
Gollum	B-Application
,	O
Sauron	O
,	O
still	O
unable	O
to	O
take	O
physical	O
form	O
,	O
thus	O
sent	O
the	O
Nazgûl	O
to	O
the	O
Shire	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
One	O
Ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragorn	O
vowed	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
hobbits	B-Device
on	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
Rivendell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
he	O
first	O
met	O
the	O
hobbits	B-Device
,	O
the	O
group	O
stay	O
at	O
Weathertop	O
for	O
the	O
night	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Nazgûl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Council	O
of	O
Elrond	O
then	O
form	O
a	O
fellowship	O
of	O
nine	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Ring	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
;	O
Frodo	O
(	O
who	O
will	O
carry	O
the	O
Ring	O
)	O
,	O
Sam	O
,	O
Merry	O
,	O
Pippin	O
,	O
Gandalf	O
,	O
Aragorn	O
,	O
Boromir	O
,	O
Legolas	O
and	O
Gimli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aragorn	O
allows	O
Frodo	O
to	O
leave	O
with	O
the	O
Ring	O
and	O
make	O
his	O
own	O
way	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Gandalf	O
explains	O
there	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
alliance	O
between	O
the	B-Application
two	I-Application
towers	I-Application
of	O
Barad-dûr	O
in	O
Mordor	B-Application
and	O
Orthanc	O
in	O
Isengard	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
Saruman	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
sent	O
out	O
legions	O
of	O
Uruk-hai	O
and	O
orcs	O
to	O
ravage	O
the	O
countryside	O
of	O
Rohan	O
,	O
whose	O
king	O
,	O
Théoden	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
rendered	O
virtually	O
comatose	O
by	O
Saruman	O
's	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
ultimately	O
became	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
began	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
were	O
tentatively	O
planning	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2001	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2001	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
time	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
apparent	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
Fellowship	O
was	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
happen	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
Stormfront	O
Studios	O
and	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
traveled	O
to	O
New	O
Zealand	O
to	O
spend	O
a	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
set	O
,	O
concentrating	O
on	O
the	O
work	O
being	O
done	O
for	O
the	O
2002	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
October	O
2002	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
producer	O
Scott	O
Evans	O
addressed	O
why	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
arguing	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Evans	O
also	O
explained	O
that	O
from	O
the	O
earliest	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
rough	O
cuts	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
digital	O
models	O
and	O
textures	O
from	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
department	O
,	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
data	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
material	O
,	O
still	O
photography	O
from	O
the	O
set	O
,	O
Alan	O
Lee	O
and	O
John	O
Howe	O
's	O
pre-production	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
material	O
from	O
the	O
props	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
when	O
EA	O
revealed	O
that	O
although	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
multi-platform	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Stormfront	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
control	O
Frodo	O
,	O
Aragorn	O
,	O
Legolas	O
,	O
Gandalf	O
and	O
Éowyn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
would	O
also	O
feature	O
co-op	O
multiplayer	O
through	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
advertised	O
for	O
staff	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
unspecified	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
presumed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
E3	O
event	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
EA	O
made	O
available	O
a	O
brief	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
Helm	O
's	O
Deep	O
level	O
,	O
with	O
Aragorn	O
as	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
non-playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
EA	O
revealed	O
Stormfront	O
had	O
ninety	O
people	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
levels	O
from	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
physical	O
likenesses	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
everything	O
from	O
entire	O
sets	O
and	O
locations	O
to	O
individual	O
weapons	O
and	O
props	O
were	O
being	O
recreated	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Alon	I-Application
D'ar	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
technology	O
provided	O
by	O
EA	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Hypnos	O
Entertainment	O
rather	O
than	O
Stormfront	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
EA	O
cancelled	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
when	O
it	O
became	O
apparent	O
that	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
ready	O
on	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
,	O
EA	O
revealed	O
more	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
full	O
list	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
including	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
edited	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
about	O
forty	O
minutes	O
of	O
FMV	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
making	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
roughly	O
twelve	O
months	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
closely	O
based	O
on	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
's	O
as	O
yet	O
incomplete	O
2003	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
stated	O
they	O
had	O
begun	O
preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
as	O
yet	O
untitled	O
RPG	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
films	O
,	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2004	O
(	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
ultimately	O
become	O
The	B-Device
Lord	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Rings	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Third	I-Device
Age	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
;	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
fifteen	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirteen	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-two	O
reviews	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seventeen	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Matthew	O
Kato	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
9.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
fast	O
and	O
furious	O
as	O
Mark	O
of	O
Kris	O
,	O
without	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
thinking	O
involved.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
length	O
,	O
he	O
declared	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
that	O
's	O
definitely	O
worth	O
owning.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
too	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
length	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
traditional	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
terrific	O
gameplay	O
system	O
that	O
encourages	O
you	O
to	O
battle	O
it	O
out	O
like	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
tomorrow.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
footage	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
some	O
non-video	O
game	O
publication	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirers	O
Marc	O
Saltzman	O
scored	O
it	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
pick	O
-	O
especially	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
enjoy	O
nonstop	O
action	B-Application
-	O
that	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
expectations	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
movie.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
William	O
Cassidy	O
scored	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
differentiation	O
between	O
the	O
controllable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
engaging	O
,	O
action-packed	O
adventure	O
that	O
admirably	O
re-creates	O
the	O
captivating	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
scored	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
,	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
even	O
though	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
is	O
far	O
from	O
"	O
boring	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
does	O
get	O
a	O
little	O
repetitive	O
in	O
its	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
scored	O
it	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
mainly	O
a	O
Diablo	B-Application
or	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
clone	O
with	O
story	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
movie	O
sprinkled	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Justin	O
Leeper	O
scored	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
9.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
tremendous	O
game	O
 [ ... ] 	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
outstanding	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
seamless	O
integration	O
between	O
real-time	O
and	O
FMV	B-Application
cutscenes	O
will	O
take	O
your	O
breath	O
away.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
scored	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
traditional	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
features	O
great	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
stunning	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
lots	O
of	O
extras.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
scored	O
it	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
while	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
is	O
fun	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
really	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
targeting	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
rigid	O
linearity	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
issue	O
commands	O
to	O
AI	B-Application
controlled	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
wrote	O
"	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
is	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
sharp	O
and	O
stunning	O
quality	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
found	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
texture	O
problems	O
,	O
poor	O
contrast	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
detail	O
than	O
what	O
's	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
David	O
Hodgson	O
scored	O
it	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
being	O
all	O
"	O
inferior	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
's	O
presumed	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
months	O
of	O
extra	O
development	O
time	O
,	O
surely	O
E.A.	O
</s>
<s>
must	O
have	O
added	O
an	O
extra	O
aiming	O
reticule	O
for	O
the	O
archery	O
,	O
increased	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
from	O
30	O
,	O
sculpted	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
main	O
heroes	O
and	O
adversaries	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
reflections	O
to	O
the	O
underwater	O
orcs	O
and	O
other	O
badly	O
realized	O
reflections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
absolutely	O
no	O
differences	O
between	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Matthew	O
Kato	O
scored	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
9.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
blueprint	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
movie-based	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
the	O
textures	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
clean	O
,	O
the	O
rough	O
edges	O
are	O
all	O
smoothed	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
particle	O
lighting	O
effects	O
are	O
even	O
slightly	O
more	O
radiant	O
than	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
"	O
think	O
that	O
the	O
extra	O
two	O
months	O
you	O
waited	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allowed	O
E.A.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
fix	O
the	O
sometimes-problematic	O
archery	O
aiming	O
,	O
increase	O
the	O
framerate	O
from	O
30	O
,	O
add	O
extra	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
foes	O
,	O
and	O
tweak	O
the	O
water	O
reflections	O
so	O
they	O
actually	O
look	O
realistic	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
literally	O
no	O
differences	O
between	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
offerings.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
almost	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
considerably	O
more	O
than	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Game	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
just	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
also	O
attracted	O
considerably	O
better	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$65	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
achieved	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
and	O
Classic	B-Device
status	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
for	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
28th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
for	O
consoles	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Two	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
second-best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
,	O
of	O
January	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
