History VideoGame / TheLordOfTheRingsAragornsQuest

[[caption-width-right:300:A day may come when the courage of Men fails...but it is not this day! This day we fight!]]
->'''Sam Gamgee:''' Didn't I ever tell you the ''whole'' story of Strider?

''The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest'' is a video game released in 2010 that retells the events of Creator/PeterJackson's [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings film trilogy]] from the perspective of one character, Aragorn. It was released on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable and UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.

!!The UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 versions of ''Aragorn's Quest'' developed by Headstrong Games, contain examples of the following tropes:

* BonusBoss: An imaginary Shelob can be fought as a boss in the Shire overworld's Mushroom Woods, at the end of a particular Side Quest that unlocks in the afternoon.

* RecycledInSpace: Some could say that this game is like ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', but set in Franchise/MiddleEarth.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: A second player can join in and take on Gandalf's character, which is immune to damage and has a number of useful spells. However, his presence doesn't affect the storyline at all. This is particularly egregious in situations like the hobbits' first meeting with Aragorn, where they wonder if they can trust his story about being a friend of Gandalf, ''even with Gandalf standing right next to them''.

* {{Mondegreen}}: [[spoiler: When Aragorn arrives at the Shire, his statement of "You bow to no one"]] is misheard as "I owe you one."

* BeeAfraid: Back in the present day at the Shire, there are beehives in a fenced area swarming with bees that will chase Frodo out if you don't hold up a smoking torch to hold them off.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: To fend off the Balrog, a fire de,pm, you have to shoot ''fire arrows'' at its weak points.

* OpenSaysMe: In the Pelennor Fields level, not long after you enter the streets of Gondor, you'll have to fight a Troll that makes his entrance by smashing through a closed door.

* TitleIn: Each level is divided into different regions, and the name of a region that Aragorn enters will briefly appear on the screen.

** The game prevents you from replaying levels until you finish because doing so would result in the [[GameBreaker game-breaking]] strategy of repeating levels over and over to get lots of silver coins and numerous copies of Artifacts to the point where Aragorn could become overpowering.

* AntiFrustrationFeature: You can change the game's difficulty in between levels.
** Also, if you press the action button while standing still, a trail of light will show where you need to travel next for the current quest you are working on.

* DevelopersForesight: If you are playing a level where Gandalf is present and controlled by the AI and a second player joins to play as him, they immediately take control of him after briefly teleporting near Aragorn. When they leave the same level, Gandalf teleports a short distance back and the AI immediately takes control of him.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The co-op mode was originally planned to work differently in which Gandalf's movement was controlled automatically by the AI, while the second player uses just a Wii Remote or Move Controller to control his attacks and spells. However, the final product has the second player manually controlling Gandalf, requiring a secondary controller attachment for analog movement and staff strike attacks.