▁but ▁he ▁can ▁only ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁before ▁attract ing ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Sa ur on . ▁The ▁game ▁also ▁features ▁co - op ▁multi player ▁through ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁link ▁function . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁presented ▁against ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁One ▁Ring . ▁At ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Age , ▁after ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Dark ▁Lord , ▁M org oth , ▁the ▁el ves ▁of ▁E region ▁for ged ▁the ▁nin ete en ▁R ings ▁of ▁Power ▁to ▁help ▁themselves , ▁the ▁d war ves ▁and ▁men ▁rule ▁Middle - ear th . ▁However , ▁the ▁el ves ▁were ▁una ware ▁that ▁Sa ur on , ▁M org oth ' s ▁closest ▁al ly , ▁had ▁surv ived ▁his ▁master ' s ▁defeat , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁gu ise ▁of ▁Ann atar ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁taught ▁the ▁El ven - sm ith s , ▁led ▁by ▁C ele br im bor , ▁how ▁to ▁for ge ▁the ▁R ings , ▁whilst , ▁in ▁secret , ▁he ▁for ged ▁his ▁own ▁One ▁Ring ▁in ▁the ▁fires ▁of ▁Mount ▁Do om , ▁a ▁Ring ▁far ▁more ▁powerful ▁than ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁others . ▁However , ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁One ▁Ring ▁to ▁be ▁powerful ▁enough ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁other ▁R ings , ▁Sa ur on ▁had ▁to ▁transfer ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁power ▁into ▁it . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁he ▁put ▁it ▁on , ▁the ▁el