The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (Wii)

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
Developer: Headstrong Games Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Platform: Wii Released in US: September 14, 2010 Released in EU: October 29, 2010 Released in AU: October 27, 2010 This game has unused areas. This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text.

A Lord of the Rings game that's supposed to take place 15 years after the events of the last book/movie. Probably not canon.

Note: The Wii and PS3 versions are pretty much the same game, while the DS, PSP and PS2 versions are different.

Test and WIP Levels

Several test and WIP levels are mentioned in levels.xml and levels2.xml. However, the level files don't seem to exist in the specified paths anymore.

Level Name	Path
AnimTest_Level	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/AnimTest_Level.xml
CheckPointTest	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/CheckPointTest.xml
SoundTest	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/SoundTest.xml
MeleeTest	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/MeleeTest.xml
ArtefactTest	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/ArtefactTest.xml
Character	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/Character.xml
SiegeTestLevel	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/SiegeTestLevel.xml
Test_level_Castle	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/Test_level_Castle.xml
Sound_Test_Level	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/Sound_Test_Level.xml
TestLevel5sfx	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/TestLevel5sfx.xml
Test_Level_WIP	@os:Data/CompoundFiles/Test_Level_WIP.xml

Development Related Text

hack.txt has this message, along with a Kuju Entertainment developer's email address. It can also be found in one of the developer's previous games, Battalion Wars 2.

This file exists as a workaround to a bug in DVD emulation that leaves files open after they are supposed to be closed.

Stephen.Boissiere@kuju.com

DLL/DLL.txt contains a message leftover from Battalion Wars 2.

This directory contains DLL files for BW2.

The DLL file are of type .rso and the ELF DLL symbol files are of type .sel

Currently there are two DLLs:

 * ZLib
 * HomeButtonMenu

The DLLs are generated as part of the build process.
Please note each .ELF has to have a corresponding DLL symbol file (.sel).

Developer Message

A curious list of game names can be found at data/gamename.txt that seem to be for a strategy game.

terrorist strike
combat tatics
Military srike
advance tatics
Pure Advace

Combatics
assault
statergey strike
STRATICS

When read with a hex editor, a file called xxx32kpadding.xxx contains hundreds of lines that say "fingers crossed". The file, as the name implies, is 32kb in size.