The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II (2006)
Genres:Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Fantasy, Warfare
Game modes:Single player, Co-operative, Multiplayer
Story:Wage war in the North and assume command of the most storied civilizations in all of Middle-earth history - the Elven and Dwarven armies - or fight on the side of Evil with heroes and creatures that have never been seen in The Lord of the Rings films. Defend or overtake never before seen lands such as Dol Guldur, The Misty Mountains, and Mirkwood as you unleash powerful new weapons and abilities, such as summoning dragons.Show more
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This game is simply wonderful.
It's so rare nowadays that they sell copies on certain websites for roughly $300 and some are going for 2000$.
This game is precious, I have known it for a long time and I will protect it with my life.
Hopefully all of the features in the good old PC version is retained because the PC version at the time was the best. Being able to make your own custom hero was one of the great features.
its a childhood gem of mine that i allways have come back to, it is so mutch fun to make a massive army of orcs, goblins, dragons or trolls and just desemate your enemys with numbers and power, its really easy to pick up and play and easy to learn with its rock-paper-siscors gameplay where you can play with your favorit heroes and villains, hell you can even have sauron on the field to destroy everything with or make your very own hero to save the day, i would give anything to get this game a remaster and have it on GOG, its shutch a fantasitc game
The first Battle for Middle-earth was great, and the co-op of this game was even better because it offered more options and, I seem to recall, a more stable network code. Leveling the heroes and unlocking their special abilities was a lot of fun, and the management of the conquest world map, with its troop movements and garrisons added so much that a linear campaign couldn't. All in all definitely one of the greatest RTS games I've played.
Like the first "Battle for Middle-Earth" game, this is one my favourite RTSes. Again, you can play on either the "Good" or "Evil" side, but this time your choices are expanded to play as Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Orthanc (where Saruman lives) or Mordor. It's a fun, high-energy game in any case.
The first game follows the movies pretty closely. The second tells the story of what happens while the Fellowship is away on their quest.
What made this game unforgettable for me were not only the battles (which are awesome!), but also the fact that you can play a "Risk"-style campaign across Middle-Earth, where you strive to take your opponent's capital (e.g. Orthanc, Mordor, The Shire etc.) You can also play "Skirmish"-style battles, where you not only fight your opponents, but also -- if you're lucky enough to find and slay Gollum -- you can command the One Ring to summon special allies. (I won't spoil it). :-)
I would also recommend the expansion, "The Rise of the Witch-King", which tells the story of the Witch-King of Angmar and his rise to power. (If you remember the films, the Witch-King fights Gandalf at Minas Tirith and ends up killing Theoden, only to be slain by Eowyn and Merry, at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields). But where did he come from, and what did he do? This expansion answers that, and a lot more.
Like the first game, this is an awesome RTS, full of action and planning, and very immersive too. Two thumbs up, way up!
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II need to be preserved. It is a masterpiece of the video game industry and continues with beautiful graphics even though it is an old game and great gameplay.
This game truly expanded on what made first game so good (except mashing Rohan and Gondor as a single faction), original music rivaled score made by Howard Shore and story was fun. Expansion was even better. Truly magical games.
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