▁was ▁a ▁financial ▁success , ▁s elling ▁almost ▁four ▁million ▁units , ▁and ▁out s elling ▁Viv endi ' s ▁The ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Ring ▁game , ▁which ▁sold ▁just ▁over ▁one ▁million . ▁ ▁Game play ▁The ▁Two ▁Tow ers ▁is ▁a ▁hack ▁and ▁slash ▁action ▁game ▁played ▁from ▁a ▁third - person ▁perspective . ▁The ▁game ▁features ▁levels ▁taken ▁either ▁directly ▁from ▁scenes ▁in ▁The ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Ring ▁and ▁The ▁Two ▁Tow ers ▁films , ▁or ▁based ▁closely ▁on ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁films . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁levels ▁during ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Hel m ' s ▁Deep ▁are ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁corresponding ▁scenes ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁but ▁a ▁level ▁in ▁F ang orn ▁Forest ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁player ▁f ights ▁or cs , ▁U ru k - hai ▁and ▁t roll s ▁is ▁original ▁to ▁the ▁game . ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁free ▁to ▁play ▁as ▁Arag orn , ▁G im li ▁or ▁Leg olas . ▁In ▁the ▁game ' s ▁main ▁opening ▁level , ▁however , ▁set ▁at ▁We ath ert op , ▁only ▁Arag orn ▁is ▁play able . ▁Is ild ur ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁play able ▁character ▁in ▁a ▁tutorial ▁level ▁set ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Last ▁Alliance . ▁All ▁subsequent ▁levels ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁with ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁characters . ▁O ften , ▁the ▁two ▁characters ▁not ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁player ▁character ▁will ▁appear ▁as ▁supporting ▁N PC s . ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁the