▁not ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien ' s ▁The ▁Two ▁Tow ers , ▁the ▁second ▁volume ▁in ▁his ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ▁novel , ▁anything ▁from ▁the ▁novel ▁not ▁specifically ▁mentioned ▁or ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁This ▁is ▁because , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Viv endi ▁Universal ▁Games , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Tol k ien ▁Enter pr ises , ▁held ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁Tol k ien ' s ▁literary ▁works , ▁whilst ▁Electron ic ▁Arts ▁held ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Line ▁Cinema ▁films . ▁E A ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁publish ▁a ▁game ▁based ▁on ▁Jackson ' s ▁The ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Ring ▁film , ▁instead ▁incorpor ating ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁plot ▁and ▁foot age ▁into ▁their ▁The ▁Two ▁Tow ers ▁game , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁after ▁Viv endi ' s ▁The ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Ring ▁game , ▁a ▁lic ensed ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Tol k ien ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Ring . ▁ ▁The ▁Two ▁Tow ers ▁received ▁a ▁generally ▁positive ▁response , ▁with ▁critics ▁pra ising ▁the ▁re - cre ation ▁of ▁sets ▁and ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁films , ▁and ▁the ▁ep ic ▁scope ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁batt les . ▁Some , ▁however , ▁critic ized ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁being ▁too ▁short ▁and ▁the ▁combat ▁over ly ▁repet itive . ▁The ▁game