Feel free to try out these codes, but be warned only Restore Health, Max Missle, 1000 Exp, and Level 2-5 Skills can be used until you’ve beaten the Secret Level with the Secret Character.

Restore Health

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Down, X, Up.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Get 1000 Experience

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulder buttons down, press X, Down, Down, Down.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Get level 2 Skills

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Circle, Right, Circle, Right.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Get level 3 Skills

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Up, Triangle, Up.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Get level 4 Skills

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Square, Left, Square, Left.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Get level 5 Skills

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulder buttons down, press X, X, Down, Down.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Be Invincible

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Square, X, Circle.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Max Ammo

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulder buttons down, press X, Down, Triangle, Up.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Unlimited Missile Weapons

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Square, Circle, X, Triangle .  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Awesome Attacks

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Square, Square, Circle, Circle.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Slow Motion

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Circle, X, Square.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Get Tiny Enemies

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Triangle, X, X.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

All Combo Upgrades

Begin playing any mission.  Pause game play by pressing the Start button.  While paused, press and hold all 4 “shoulder buttons” (R1, R2, L1, and L2).  While holding the 4 shoulderbuttons down, press Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Circle.  Release the shoulder buttons and un-pause the game by pressing the Start button.

Get Tower of Orthanc Level

Finish the game using Aragon on level 10

Be Isildur

Beat the game with all 3 standard characters Gimli, Aragorn & Legolas

Get Orlando Bloom Interview

Get to level 5 with Lagolas

Get John Rhys-Davis Interview

Get to level 5 with Gimli

Get Viggo Mortenson Interview

Get to level 5 with Aragorn

Get Secret Photos

Beat Balin’s Tomb to get Fellowship of the Ring photos

Beat Plains of Rohan to get Helm’s Deep and Rohan photos

Get Character’s Secret Level

Beat Helm’s Deep and get level 10 with Gimli, Legolas or Aragorn

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Centre-pieces to much of the action within The Lord of the Rings, the Palantiri are one of the most mysterious and, to the annoyance of its writer, ‘magical’ items in Middle-earth. Powerful spheres used to communicate, the Palantiri play an instrumental part in linking the events of The Lord of the Rings together and even setting them in motion. This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew invite you to join us as we discuss The Palantiri. [More]