

That isn't the point of his role, of course Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield bring him on as a burglar, not as additional muscle.

The Hobbit's protagonist Bilbo Baggins may be surrounded by skilled dwarven warriors for much of the book, but he himself isn't much of a fighter.

That may be disappointing for Lord of the Rings fans hoping for a more action-packed adventure, but it may be a positive sign for The Hobbit in terms of game adaptations. Gollum is heavy on stealth, since it's one of the titular character's main skills. While The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will involve some iconic Tolkien characters, as well as a large-scale quest, it won't be anything like most LotR games. When one imagines a video game based on The Lord of the Rings, one generally imagines an action-packed epic about battling Sauron's forces and questing all across Middle-earth with the help of mighty characters like Aragorn and Gandalf.
