Primary Collection of Cheats
Restore ammunition
Pause game play, then hold [L] + [R] and press [A], [Down], [Y], [Up]. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry.
Restore health
Pause game play, then hold [L] + [R] and press [Y], [Down], [A], [Up]. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry.
Level 2 skills
Pause game play, then hold [L] + [R] and press [X], [Right], [X], [Right]. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry.
Level 6 skills
Pause game play, then hold [L] + [R] and press [B], [Left], [B], [Left]. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry.
Invincibility
Pause game play, then hold [L] + [R] and press [Y], [B], [A], [X]. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry. Note: The game must be completed first before this code can be enabled.
Unlimited missile weapons
Pause game play, then [L] + [R] and press [B], [X], [A], [Y]. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry. Note: The game must be completed first before this code can be enabled.
Devastating attacks
Pause game play, then hold [L] + [R] and press [B]x2, [X]x2. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry. Hold [Y] during battles to do devastating attacks. Note: The game must be completed first before this code can be enabled.
Small enemies
Pause game play, then hold [L] + [R] and press [Y]x2, [A]x2. The sound of a sword will confirm correct code entry. Note: The game must be completed first before this code can be enabled.
Tower Of Orthanc level
Successfully complete the game with any character at level 10.
Rohan and Helm's Deep background photos
Successfully complete the Plains of Rohan level with any character.
Fellowship Of The Ring background photos
Successfully complete the Balin's Tomb level with any character.
John Rhys-Davis interview
Play as Gimli and get him to level 5.
Viggo Mortenson interview
Play as Aragorn and get him to level 5.
Hints
Defeating Lurtz
When you get to the end of the Amon Hen mission, you will fight Lurtz. He will take out his bow and fire at you. Deflect the arrows, hide behind a statue, and use a projectile attack. Once he takes out his scimitar, try to get him to follow you to one of the statues. He will try to slash you, but his scimitar will go into the statue. While his scimitar is in the statue, fierce attack him as many times as possible. Another Uruk-Hai will try to help Lurtz kill you while his scimitar is stuck. Kill the Uruk-Hai while Lurtz is stuck.
When fighting Lurtz (at the end of Amon Hen), instead of trying to get his sword stuck in the marble statues, try the following trick. After you are done with the bow and you are swordfighting him, just fight him for a while by mostly parrying. Speed attack once in a while; if you do not, Lurtz will grab and trip you, which does a lot of damage. The attack will not do any damage because he will block it, but you must do it. After a while, he will stand back as if tired and you can use an attack combination. He will then attack you again. Repeat this until he is dead.
As soon as Lurtz picks up a sword, kill the one beast that comes at you and just block Lurtz's attacks. As soon as you see that you blocked an attack, kick him. He will be knocked back, and will stand for a few seconds, stunned. While he is stunned, hit him with a fierce attack one time, then repeat. It is possible to defeat Lurtz without getting hit by doing this.
At the end of the Balin's Tomb level, purchase any special item that deals extra damage (for example, Ranger Fury or Elven Fury). When you fight Lurtz in the next level. get his scimitar stuck in a statue. Then, use the item you purchased (hold "Fierce Attack" ) instead of doing as many fierce attacks as possible. You may only get one shot in, but it will deal extra damage.
Purchase the Wrath Of Numenor (Aragorn) or Wrath Of Moria (Gimli) upgrades (requires level 8). When fighting Lurtz (after he picks up a sword), let him get stuck in a statue. Hold [Y] until your sword or axe catches fire. While next to Lurtz, release [Y]. Lurtz will catch fire and die quickly. With Legolas, purchase Dragonfire arrows (requires level 6) and shoot him while he is stuck in a statue. He will not die as fast as with the Wrath upgrades, but it will still be faster than usual.
When Lurtz is stuck in one of the statues, hold [Y]. Note: This attack must first be purchased. Hold it until it is almost fully charged, then release [Y]. After doing this two or three times, Lurtz will be defeated.
When Lurtz is stuck in one of the statues, hold [Y]. Note: This attack must first be purchased. Hold it until it is almost fully charged, then release [Y]. After doing this two or three times, Lurtz will be defeated.
A good way is to get Lurtz's sword to become stuck in a statue is after the bow sequence. The first time he is stuck, kill off his allies and start running. On the second time, use a swift attack such as Islidor's or Elrond's Swift Attack and your sword will start to glow. Hit him once more if possible, then start running. The next time he gets stuck, do the same thing and you will get a Perfect kill on him.
Defeating the Orc Overseer riding the Warg
Take care of the Wargs and riders that are present when the battle starts. The Wargs charge, but just step out of the way. Fierce Attack as they pass and stop. Soon, you will be facing just the Orc Overseer on his Warg, who deflects every arrow with his sword. Close attacks are similarly foiled by the Warg biting you, lifting you into the air, and the Overseer slashes at you. He also charges, and the Warg swerves to hit you, and succeeds virtually every time, so take care of him as soon as possible. The Overseer regularly calls another Orc and Warg into the battle. Dispatch it in the same way as the others, but try to stay close to the Overseer. When you kill the summoned Orc and Warg, the Overseer's Warg rears up. When it does, run in behind it and Fierce Attack the Orc. You can usually get three good hits on him this way. After the third hit, he will slash you -- go back and wait for the next Orc and Warg to be summoned. Dispatch them and wait for the Overseer's Warg to rear again. Repeat this three to four times to defeat him.
When you first encounter the Orc Overseer, he will have approximately four other Warg Riders with him. Dispatch these using any means necessary (projectile attacks work well), then get ready for the Overseer himself. Do not get too close or the Warg will bite you and the Orc riding it will slash you. Stay a safe distance away and the Overseer will charge. Parry the charge and you will receive little, if any, damage. Successfully parry a second charge and the Warg will back away and rear up on its hind legs. Move in and use any of the attack combinations to cause damage. Occasionally the Overseer will call in another Warg to help. Fire projectiles at this "helper" to eliminate it. Continue to parry the Overseer's charges. It will rear up after every second charge, at which time you can move in and eliminate him.
When you first see the Orc Overeseer, he will have about four other allies with him. These are easy to kill. Do so, and you will face the Orc Overseer. You cannot shoot him, because he deflects your arrows/axes, and you cannot attack him because his Warg will bite and lift you into the air for the Orc Overseer to slash. He will charge at you. Parry those attacks. After about two charges, he will rear his Warg. Instead of going behind at this point, shoot it with an axe/arrow. It will fall and whine. Then, move in and slash the overseer with fierce attacks, combos, etc. This takes about half of his life away. He will send in a warg ally, which is useful. Whenever you kill him, he will drop arrows or life. Repeat this process until you win.
Shoot his Warg when he rears up, then attack the Overseer while he is stunned.
You must first defeat the four other Warg Riders. To do this, dodge the charging Wargs. When they miss, they will stop. This is your chance to attack. When the Overseer charges, you cannot dodge because he swerves and hits you. You cannot hit him while charging -- he will just grab your leg and hit you. When fighting the Boss, wait in the water for him to lift up in the air. He will do this after three charges. After the third charge, run up to the middle area (but not up to him). Then, ready a throwing axe or bow. When he lifts in the air, fire. It will daze him. While he is dazed, run up and hit him with one or two fierce attacks. Do this several times to defeat him.
To avoid taking damage from this Boss, press "Parry" repeatedly until the Warg charges you. Although you will still get knocked over, you will not take any damage.
Use the following trick to avoid being hit when fighting the Orc Overseer riding the Warg. After you dispatch the Overseer's allies, the Overseer will try to mostly charge you. Go back and stand in the water, the Overseer will not come near you. When he charges, he turns back around and goes to the opposite side of the battlefield. Once he goes back, he will call for another ally. You can take him out easily with a ranged attack. After that, the Warg will leave himself open to an attack with a ranged weapon. Shoot an arrow or throw an axe. As soon as you release the projectile, run towards the Orc. By the time you get there, the Warg will be stunned and you can attack the Orc, draining his life dramatically. Ranged weapons will not work against him, except for when they are used to stun. Be careful -- if you are too close to the shoreline he will still be able to hit you with the charge. Also, make sure you take out his allies when he summons them with a ranged attack. They can come into the water after you.
Troll types
There are two types of Trolls in the game. The Forest Troll has a light color and has little branches of trees to throw at you. The Cave Troll is darker and does not carry branches. You can shoot arrows into the Cave Troll, but not the Forest Troll.
Defeating enemies
If you are having problems killing some of the Berserkers, Urk Hai, etc., try one of the following two tricks. First, let the archers target you then run. Have another enemy between you and the archer. The archer will now hit your opponent instead of you. Second, allow a Troll to spot you and have it come towards you. When it does, run on the other side of a group of enemies. The Troll will knock them out of the way so it can get to you. This can also be useful when you have to fight more than one Troll.
Amon Hen: Extra experience points
At the start of the level there will be a concrete structure in the background. Go under it and up the steps to find a secret box. Another place to find a secret box is at the part where there will be an archer on top of a concrete "doorway". Go around the side of it to find a walkway going up. The box will be there.
Amon Hen: Defeating Uruk-Hai
Run through and get lots of Uruk-Hai to follow you. Stop where the bombers surround you with fire bombs. Get behind the rock and fight some Uruk-Hai, and the rest will burn when the bombers try to hit you.
When fighting the head Uruk-Hai, if you run out of attacks you can block, kick him, then attack him. Do this until he is dead.
Amon Hen: Kill more enemies
After you kill the Uruk-Hai that attack you in the first part of the level (where all of your friends are fighting with you), go down the path. If you are facing ahead, look to your left and there are probably Orcs in that direction, running. If you fire your arrows at them, you can usually kill them now, and not later in the level.
Fangorn Forest: Defeating the Forest Trolls
Rush in and fierce attack on of the Trolls. Depending on your character, you can get up to two attacks in (Aragon and Legolas). Then, jump back. This will put you out of the range of its clubs. Note: One will just throw logs. After killing one of the Trolls, your life will now probably be very low (in the red or yellow). Return the way you came, back down the hill to the point where the intermission sequence began. On one side, you will see a second passage. Go into the passage and fierce attack the vines. Note: If you do this before going into the Troll battle, the vines will not break. Enter the little room. It looks like the Trolls would be able to get you, but there is a wall. Break the chest to get a full heal. Use it, then go back and kill the second Troll.
Get in the middle of the two Trolls. When they swing at you, run out of the way. They will hit each other instead of you.
When you have killed all the Orcs that drop from the roof, if you have any arrows or axes remaining, throw charged ones at the two Trolls. Make sure to dodge the sticks that they throw at you. You will eventually kill them.
Purchase the Ranger Fury/Elven Fury/Dwarven Fury upgrade. Run up to a Forest Troll and dodge the club. While he is lifting it up, hold [Y] to charge up your weapon. Just before he smashes you, release [Y] and it should be an instant kill.
Fangorn Forest: Secret passageway
Go through the forest until you get to the part where Goblins jump down on you from above. Kill them if desired, then look for two rocks that are together. Use your sword or axe to cut them down the middle to reveal a secret passageway.
Fanghorn Forest: Easy "Excellent" ranks
At the part where the Orcs throw the small Goblin into the pit, you can run up to one of them and kick him into the pit to get an "Excellent". Immediately after you defeat all of them, go to the river. After defeating the Orc with the shield, you can kick the Orcs shooting the arrows at you off the edge of the waterfall for more "Excellents".
Gap Of Rohan: Extra experience points
After killing the first two Wargs with your companions, do not go on just yet. Go to all the barrels and smash them. You should find experience points in two of them.
Start by killing the two Wargs, then smash the barrel in front of the burning house with a quick attack for extra experience. Then go, kill the Boss and his cronies. After this is done, at least one or two levels will be gained.
Gates Of Moria: Defeating The Watcher
When facing the Boss, it does not matter who you are in this mission. Run into the water. The Watcher will raise its tentacles out of the water. Parry to block the tentacle's strikes. After being blocked, the tentacle will still remain out of the water. Chop it off. The Watcher will then leave the water. Use your arrows/throwing axes to hit it in the head region. Continue to block the strikes from the tentacles. After every tentacle you cut off, The Watcher will surface. He will usually die after about five well-placed arrows.
Block the Watcher's arm swing. Then, its arm will wiggle in the air. This your chance to attack it. Run up to the arm and use you fast attack to cut its arm off. Its head will appear out of the water for about five seconds. Before it goes back down, shoot an arrow (if playing as Legolas or Aragorn) or throw axes (if playing as Gimli) into the head. Do this repeatedly to defeat it.
You will first see your partner get knocked out. Go out as far as you can into the water. Block his attacks. When its tentacles are sticking out of the water (not touching you), hack one off. Its head will appear from the water. Shoot your arrows or axes at its head. It should take five to six shots to the head to kill it.
Note: Play as Gimli when facing the Watcher. When he raises his tentacles, he will try to swing it at you. Use your parry to block his arms. Afterwards, he will wiggle his arms up in the air. Go up to his arm when it is in motion. Press [Y] to cut his arm off. When that happens, his head will come out of the water. Shoot his head with your axes or arrows. Repeat the process to kill it.
Gates Of Moria: Fall off cliff
This trick can only be done if you have Rush Attack. After you have defeated the archers and goblins, you will reach a cliff . Do repeated Rush Attacks, and as the subtitles appear you will fall off the cliff.
Helm's Deep: The Breached Wall: Easy panel breaking
Play as Legolas and get the Fire Arrows (requires level 6). Work your way through the level and get to the catapult. Kill all the Orcs with the shield and Uruk-Hai. Use normal attacks. The best attacks to use are [A]x2, [Y] ; [A], [X], [Y] ; and [Y], [A]x2, [Y]. Then, use a charge-up ( [Y] ) to break the panel.
Helm's Deep: Hornburg Courtyard: Extra help
When Legolas or Aragorn cries out for help, depending which character you are and you have saved them, stay up there and fight off the Orcs. Notice that there are Rohan soldiers fighting along with you. When they die, and you get overwhelmed, return to the area where you saved your comrade. Then, go back to the area where you were fighting. There will be multiple Rohan soldiers fighting along side with you. This can be done more than once.
Helm's Deep: The Deeping Wall
The easiest way to complete this level is to knock down the ladders. Only concentrate on the ladders on the right hand side and in the center, not the left. This is to avoid getting caught up in the killing fiasco. When you are only knocking down the ladders in the center and right hand side of the wall, you can go back and forth, hitting them down. Only kill the Orcs in your way, not the orcs killing the other men, but the ones killing you. Even if they are trying to attack you, just run away. The other men will take care of them. There is a quick and easy way to remember when it will end. It usually takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes to have the sequence with the Orc archers firing the arrows. Then, it takes another 30 seconds to 3 minutes for the catapult sequence to happen. After that, when you hear a single horn blowing, indicating that it will end.
Helm's Deep: The Deeping Wall: Forest Trolls
At the last part of the Helm's Deep level, use the following steps to get the two Forest Trolls to appear so that you can complete the level. When you hear someone yell "Archers on the wall", go up the steps and shoot arrows at the other wall in the distance. Run up and down the wall to make sure you get them all.