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Lord of the Rings: Third Age FAQs

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Lord of the Rings: Third Age Hints

  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by Shadow414

    Extra weapons

    To get extra elfstone, weapons, or items fight through one player and when you save after a certain checkpoint(like getting in to Moria) will unlock a chapter for evil mode by going to more. Play as the enemys and you have to fight the enemies you were fighting with before ( most of them) and once you beat all of them you get items, elfstone, or weapons.(You also can go back to areas before by traveling after you've beaten a chapter.)


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by Bill Cox

    Get 3rd Age Morgul Blade for Berethor

    After you've beaten the western moria level on the main title screen go to "more" and select Evil Mode. After you've done this select to play in west moria after a few battles as the bad guys you'll get to play as the insanely powerful Balrog of Nargoth. to win easily just use his pillar of wrath attack a few times. After you win you'll obtain the sword with 41 attack strength the strongest at this point!


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by saigon101 aka Leo

    Good sword for Berethor

    To start a good game with a very good sword for Berethor, do the evil mode of Osgiliath and save it on an early game. By doing this, you get the sword of Isildur, which has a 200+ damage rating. At the beginning of the game you can give at least 2,000 damage points from a normal hit with this weapon


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by Google

    All Health and Spirit Points

    When you get to a save, save it and when you get off you have full health and spirit points


  • GBA | Submitted by MEGA-TYRANT

    Get lots of EXP.

    TIP: You can keep playing the original level (Return to Rivendell) over and over in order to get a lot of EXTRA EXP!


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by DC

    How to beat the Wacher easilly

    Ok. First you should pick up stuff from all treasure chests you see along the way. Now if you are at the lake by Moria you will see a clip of Legolas and other elves shooting at orcs on the shore. But stop! Before that you should equip your guys with anything you have picked up and use it wisely. During the battle with the monster you should use your spirit powers and watch your and the creature's health. The Leaf Of Old Toby is great during the fight because it replenishes your health and spirit power points.
    (The Health Of A Creature Is Shown On Top Of The Screen When U Are About To Select And Attack It)


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by Xaem

    Sauron Defeat

    First, use 'Morgul Decay' On him. He doesnt resist. And use the Power that makes you immune to fearing. And With Hadhod, use That smashing thing.... Well. It makes Sauron Slower. And you can own him fast!


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by JaMmY

    Defeating the Balrog

    All you need to do to kill the balrog is to get Idrial's aura of the valor spirit attack and keep using it on herself and Gandalf and just keep attacking the balrog with Gandalfs bolt of the valor the balrog has about 70,000 hp and about 4000 ap


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by DDMan

    Evil Mode

    If you ever run out of a certain very important item (such as Elf Medicines) and absolutely can't go on without them, you can play in 'Evil Mode' at the main menu and whatever items you earn in battle will be saved into whatever save you choose them to be saved in.


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by Taylor Gest

    Secret area in the dead forest

    When you go into the forest with all those dead trees go past the second light altar then past the chest to the right go forward until a path entrance appears on the map. Go down the path & you'll be in a harbor filled with items.


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by Matt Samansky

    Beating the Squid at The west Gate in Moria

    As you may know during battle once you have Hadhod (or more than 3) you can press L1 and change your players. So first use the water attack (under spirit powers) for Idria. Hadhod, spirit powers and the fire power. Change Berethor to Elegost and use Aimed shot in Ranger Attack. Repeat this whole thing and you will be successful.


  • PS2, GameCube, Xbox | Submitted by Colin

    Easy "Craft Item" skill points

    You should be in Moria (or farther) to do this. Get into a fight w/ maybe 2 wargs and 2 Gob archers, have out Hadhod, Elegost, and the person who has the craft elfstone on which, in my opinion, is best as berethor. Have elegost do his bow skill of Arrow flurry (or just kill) on the wargs, then kill 1 of the gob archers. Now, have Hadhod cast stone wall on himself, then have him taunt the other gob archer. Now, just have the crafter craft items and the other ppl skip (until Hadhod's wall runs out, have him do it again). Do this really really long and w/ Elegost, keep using lembas on Hadhod (for his wall) and the crafter (for his/her crafting).


  • GBA | Submitted by Darkmage117

    Easy kills in many levels

    This hint is very easy, but anyway... in levels with knights, horsemen,or warg rider use them to attack, then move them back to safety using their second move.


Lord of the Rings: Third Age Unlockables

  • GBA | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Unlock Haldir Character

    Beat the Black Gates level on the hard difficulty setting in good mode


  • GBA | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Unlock Shagrat Character

    Beat the Black Gates level on the hard difficulty setting in good mode


Lord of the Rings: Third Age Cheats

  • GBA | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Gap of Rohan & Balin's Tomb

    Finish the game one time to uck these 2 missions


  • GBA | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Last Alliance Mission

    Finish the game using evil mode


  • GBA | Submitted by GamesRadar

    The Board is Set mission

    Use hard difficulty to finish Balin's Tomb and the Gap of Rohan missions


  • GBA | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Sauron Comes Mission

    Finish the game using good mode


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