9 Video Games That Make Stupid Weapons Awesome

Compared to the mammoth success and legacy of the Two Towers and Return of the King video games, very little is said about the 2002 adaptation of the first book in JRR Tolkien’s genre-defining trilogy.

Unrelated two the two following games were adapted from the novel instead of the movies, the game had a decidedly lukewarm reception compared to the sequel treatments, but managed to one up them in a way that just could not be beat.

You can replace your sword with a fish.

Whilst playing as Aragorn at the ruins of Amon Hen, the player can track down Gollum in a secret side mission and chase him to a lake where he slinks away, but not before hurling a fish at the unsuspecting player. Once the obvious hurt feelings have subsided Aragorn has the option to equip this Xiphiidae, a real world swordfish, as his weapon.

What follows is an opportunity to carve through the hordes of Mordor with the most powerful weapon in the game, in a display so bizarre it make Tom Bombadil look sensible.