Lord Of The Rings, The: The Return Of The King - Strategy Guide (Page 03)

Below are the cheat codes, hints and help for Lord Of The Rings, The: The Return Of The King - Strategy Guide (Page 03).

-->Gimli + restore axes
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press O, O, O, X.

-->Legolas + 1000 exp.
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press X, Triangle, Up, X.

-->Legolas + restore arrows
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, Down.

-->Merry + 1000 exp.
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Down, Down, Square, X.

-->Merry + restore daggers
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Square, O, O, Triangle.

-->Pippin + 1000 exp.
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Triangle, X, Square, X.

-->Pippin + restore daggers
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Up, O, Down, Square.

-->Sam + 1000 exp.
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Triangle, X, Down, X.

-->Sam + restore daggers
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press X, X, O, X.

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After completion
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NOTE: THESE WORK FOR ALL CHARACTERS

Restore Health
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press [], [], O, O

Perfect Mode
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press O, Down, /\, X

Always Devastating
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press /\, Up, /\, Down

All Upgrades
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Up, Down, /\, []

Infinite Missiles
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press [], [], Down, O

Invunerability
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press [], O, [], Up

Targetting Indicator Mode 
Hold L1+L2+R1+R2 and press Down, O, Up, []
When the enemy turns red, he is in attack mode.
When the enemy turns green, he is in defensive mode.

On the PS2 version, even though the Cheat Menu says Up, Down, you have 
to 
reverse the directional buttons, like I've done here, (so that would be 
Down, Up.)

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 - Interviews
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    2 3 4
   1  |__CC
  Sa  |  \ S
  W   K   H
  |   |   |
  12  |   11
  |   10  |
  8   |   9
  |   7   |
   \__|__/
    5 | 6

W - Path of the Wizard
K - Path of the King
H - Path of the Hobbits
Sa- Palantir of Saruman
S - Palantir of Sauron
CC- Cheat Codes
1 - Billy Boyd Interview - Pippin
2 - Dom Monaghan Interview - Merry
3 - Andy Serkis Interview - Gollum/Smeagol
4 - David Wenham Interview - Faramir
5 - Film Concept Art
6 - Hobbits on Gaming
7 - Game Concept Art
8 - Christopher Lee Interview - Saruman
9 - Sean Austin Interview - Sam
10- Film Production Still
11- Elijah Wood Interview - Frodo
12- Ian McKellen Interview - Gandalf

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 - Monster Guide
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This is where you can find out who you're up against and how tough they 
are...

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Orc
~~~
These are you simple orcs. Bog standard easy to kill, with a weak 
attack.

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Uruk
~~~~
These are the big orcs which are almost as easy easy to kill. They have 
a
bigger amount of health, but can be easily dispatched.

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Uruk-hai
~~~~~~~~
You don't see these alot, but they are really just uruks with a more 
powerful attack. Again, use swift attacks.

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shielded Orc
~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are just Orcs with spears and a shield. Press /\ first, then X to 
kill them easily.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shielded Uruk-hai
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are just uruk-hai who've managed to scab a shield from somewhere. 
Press /\ first, then X to dispatch them.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Orc Champions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are the fat blobby guys who have a hammer and a blunt sword. You 
can
recognise them by the green bar over their head. To kill them, you have 
to use /\ several times and then press X. When the green bar disappears, 
they die.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Uruk Champion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are the guys with the two large maces. They are more powerful than 
normal Uruks, but can be killed the same way as the Orc Champions.
NOTE - They have a really annoying charge attack which they use when you 
       try to get up.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Uruk-hai Champion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These have long hooked swords. They are the most powerful champion in 
the 
game, except the trolls. They also use a charge attack, and can only be 
killed after breaking through a thick layer of armour.

~~~~~
Ghost
~~~~~
These are simple as hell. Just use X and they die. They have about the 
same amount of health as an Orc.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shielded Ghost
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are just ghosts with a lance and a shield. Again, more powerful 
than
a normal ghost, use /\, then X to strike them down.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ghost Champion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Similar to Orc champions, these do not wear armour, so you can dispatch 
them using speed attacks.

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Easterling
~~~~~~~~~~
These are the guys in the red/white gear. Their main weapon is a sword, 
which does pitiful amounts of damage. Use speed attacks or banes to 
dispatch them.

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Shielded Easterling
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These have long spears which really get up your nose. They are more 
powerful than normal Easterlings, and you need to break their shield 
before you can kill them.

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Easterling Champion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These have two spears and a thick layer of armour which will require 
several fierce attacks to break. They are the most powerful breed of 
Easterlings, and their main move is to use a Bane on you which will 
knock
you off your feet.

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Tiny Spider
~~~~~~~~~~~
These aren't really enemies, they just hurt you. They hang around in 
groups, and cannot be killed. To scatter them, throw a torch at them. 
They shouldn't cause too much trouble unless you run into them... 
literally.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Small Spiders
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are the larger spiders that can hurt you real bad. They can easily 
be killed by using X, or you could press /\ then R2 to swifty destroy 
them.

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Large Spiders
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These can only be found on the Palantir of Saruman. They are the same as 
the small spiders, except they do more damage, have more health, and do
your head in even more!

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Small Troll
~~~~~~~~~~
These are human sized trolls that can only be found on the Palantirs. 
They have no armour, so shoot them, swift them etc. They still do 
damage, 
despite their size, but shouldn't be a problem.

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Medium Troll
~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are more dangerous than the small trolls, so you best bet is to 
shoot them. They have no armour, but can bowl you over in a single shot.

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Large Troll
~~~~~~~~~~~
These are a real pain. They do even more damage than the other two, they 
have more health, and can knock you over like a feather. Again, your 
best
bet is to shoot them.
NOTE - The troll family is a cumbersome race. When they swing their 
clubs 
       around, they kill their own troops too!

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 - Bosses
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King of the Dead
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The King of the Dead takes alot of hitting, but he can't fight for jack. 
First of all, He'll attack three times, which you can avoid by blocking 
with []. Then you can give him a quick Orc Hewer before blocking again. 
After another round of attacks, he'll sink into the ground. Take this 
chance to use Shadow Strike on him (R2).

He'll now summon four dead monsters, dispose of them and carry on. When 
his health gets into the yellow, he'll start blasting you with fog 
attacks. hide behind a rock and use your bow while he's recovering.

Every time he attacks now, he'll attack five times instead, then takes a 
break, attacks, then takes a break, attacks, then sinks into the ground. 
Following this pattern, he'll soon die.

~~~~~~~~~~
Witch King
~~~~~~~~~~
This boss is so easy. First of all, kill the two Mumakil, then head 
left,
charge up an arrow, and wait until he stays still. FIRE! It should, (if 
you have some decent arrows) knock about half his health off! Head right 
again, kill the Mumakil, and go left. Charge another arrow, and let 'er 
rip. He'll soon die.
NOTE - Don't worry about Merry and Eowyn, they have loads of health.

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Mouth of Sauron
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This guy's all talk (get it), he's not got a single ounce of skill in 
his
body. Before you start try to get hold of either Orc Hewer, Swift 
Justice or Helm's Hammer. Shield Cleaver, Lightning Strike and Dark 
Deliverance are useless. Then just pummel him with one of the three 
moves. If you do this, he shouldn't be able to get a move in. If you see
him crouching down, use a speed attack on him. If you don't, he'll jump 
up and knock you over. After a few hits, he'll die.

~~~~~~
Shelob
~~~~~~
This boss is the hardest boss in the game, because you are a Hobbit, and 
you have about as much strength as a dead rabbit.
Sneak up behind her and give her a good old Orc Hewer. Now she'll chase 
you. Block her attacks, and attack her back. Sam'll poke her eye out 
when
you've done enough damage.
She'll climb up the wall and throw about ten midget-spiders at you, wipe
them out, then keep on the move as Shelob will pounce on you. Attack her
while she's down then keep hitting her until Sam chops her leg off. 
Shelob goes beserk, and will run around in circles knocking you off your
feet. To avoid this, stand next to a wall so she can't hit you. When 
she's done, carry on pounding her until she runs away.

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Beserker (I think his name is Lurtzburg)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This guy is TOUGH. He's not hard, just tedious. First of all, throw a 
spear at him to break his shield, then another one to stun him. Do an 
Orc Hewer on him, then use R2 to blast a large amount of health from 
him. Carry on doing this to beat him.

~~~~~~
Gollum
~~~~~~
This is easy, you just have to knock him off the edge of the cliff and 
he'll lose some health. Do this six times and you win.
stand near the edge and wait for him to pounce. Move out the way, press 
X to knock him off his balance, and then use Final Judgement to knock 
him off. His only two attacks are a flying kick, and a swipe/punch kinda
thing.

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 - Others
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Mumakil
~~~~~~~
The Mumakil are the giant Elephants (there real name are Oliphants) that 
fire loads of arrows at you and stomp on you etc. They have three shield 
plates on their sides which hold a carriage full of arrow-firing orcs. 
To kill them, fire an arrow at the plates until they're all destroyed. 
Then fire another few arrows at the actual beast to blow it up.

~~~~~~~~~~~
Siege Tower
~~~~~~~~~~~
These aren't really enemies as such, they just blast large holes in the 
wall. They are only found in Minas Tirith - Top of the Wall, where they 
mount the wall and release shedloads of orcs onto the wall. To dispatch 
them, fire your bolts at them until they collapse. Alternatively, you 
could use the catapult and fire two cannonballs at them.

~~~~~~~~~~
Ringwraith
~~~~~~~~~~
Again, not really a boss, they just linger around on Black Gate trying 
to kill you. To dispose of them, throw a spear at them, then blast them 
with your arrows. If you run out of arrows, throw a spear at them and 
fight at close range. Only use this as a LAST resort, as each hit they 
throw can seriously damage you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Winged Wraith
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is only found in Gandalf's Minas Tirith mission. When the seige 
towers come to attack you, fire the catapult at the first one, use 
arrows on the second, and when you are about to fire the catapult at the
third one, the Wraith will come down and try to attack you. Use a couple
of bolts and he will fly off, breaking off a huge chunk of the wall at
the same time.

~~~
Dam
~~~
This is found on The Road to Isengard. The Ent will be trying to pull it
down so that the river will flood Isengard. You have to save the Ent by
shooting all of the archers that are shooting it. Don't worry, the Ent 
won't die, so you can take your time. Alternatively, you can shoot the 
dam yourself, which does small amounts of damage, but will still destroy
it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Explosives Cart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These too are only found in Gandalf's mission. They are big trailers 
full
of wierd spiky looking things. To destroy it, shoot it! Easy enough. 
Keep your distance though, they make a big BANG!!! which will kill 
anyone
within range.

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 6. FAQs
=========

Q. Who are the secret characters?
A. Faramir, Pippin and Merry.

Q. How do you kill (boss name here)?
A. Look in the Walkthrough.

Q. How do you beat (level name here)?
A. Look at the Walkthrough.

Q. How do you use a Bane?
A. When an enemy attacks you, parry (square), then instantly press R2 to 
   kill him. (You need the correct abilities first.)

Q. Which Banes kill which enemies?
A. Orc Bane -------> Small Orcs / Goblins      
   Warrior Bane ---> Easterlings / Humans
   Bane of Sauron -> Uruk-hai / Large Orcs

Q. Which Bane do you use to kill a ghost?
A. There isn't a Bane for killing ghosts, spiders, bosses or champions.

Q. I keep attacking a champion, but he doesn't die, why not?
A. Try pressing /\ to break his shield/armour.

Q. How do you easily kill a champion with a Hobbit?
A. Use your Elven Cloak, stand behind him and press R2.

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 7. Thanks to...
=================

To me ... for writing this guide
To you ... for reading it
To EA ... for making this game

To blue_crotch for some great FAQ questions.
To Bruce Ridley for help on the targetting mode.
To Matt Ruelle for info on Faramir.

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 8. Legal Stuff
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This guide is copyrighted to Robert Jones. This guide may be used for 
private use, but it must NOT be published on a website unless you write 
to me asking for permission first.

Copyright 2003-2004 Robert Jones