If youre anything like me, when you first heard that a game set in the Lord of the Rings universe following the exploits of Smeagol was being developed, you were skeptical. Though vital to the story of Middle Earths conflict with Sauron, hes largely a one note antagonist who is present for as long as necessary throughout the books, and no longer. At least that’s what I thought going in. But my brief time with The Lord of the Rings: Gollum makes a solid first argument that the lost journey of the third hobbit could be just as interesting as Frodo and Bilbos. Much of the new story blends seamlessly into the well-established lore, but its Smeagols relationship with his suppressed alter ego that keeps the journey compelling.
Source: N4G PC The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Is a Tale of Two Smeagols – IGN