Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth 2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 15 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

9
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Good graphics. Music from the movies. Easy to learn.

Cons:

Can get repetitive. Needs 5GB hard disk storage.

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Last revision on November 4, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Good graphics. Music from the movies. Easy to learn

Reviewers Didn't Like

Can get repetitive. Needs 5GB hard disk storage

Expert reviews and ratings

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By BrightHub on September 30, 2008

This review originally posted at MentalGamers - http://www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=6EA were kind enough to send me out a copy of this hotly awaited title, so without further ado, here's my review of The Lord Of The Rings: Battle For...

By Yet Another Review Site on January 05, 2007

Game PlayBattle for Middle-Earth II contains three distinct game play modes; campaign, skirmish, and War of the Ring modes. In addition, there is multiplayer player capability for both skirmish and War of the Ring game modes. There are two single...

By About.com on December 29, 2006

This decent real-time strategy game lets you battle in Middle Earth with elves, hobbits, dwarves, orcs and...

By PC Mag on December 15, 2006

For the third time the Battle for Middle-earth franchise visits one of the most recognisable fantasy lands ever created. This expansion sees the terrifying rise of the Witch-king, a direct servant and thrall of Sauron’s appetite for war.Improved...

By Strategy Informer on December 01, 2006

John SudukisClassification: M15+8.8The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 - The Rise of the Witch-KingThe Lord Of The Rings BFME 2 Rise Of The Witch King - Full of exciting content, including an entirely new faction, completely new single...

By ImpulseGamer on December 01, 2006

If you’re looking for a sophisticated RTS that innovates and really pushes the genre forward, The Battle for Middle-Earth II is definitely not for you. BFME II does away with the often tedious resource-harvesting and unit-and-building...

By Maximum PC on June 28, 2006

100

This welcome sequel to the original Battle for Middle-Earth game allows you to once again flex your strategic muscles and take on those evil goblins. The impressive large-scale battles take place in an array of radically different locations and...

By Expert Reviews on June 01, 2006

More strategic swords and sorcery for Tolkien...

By V3.co.uk on April 20, 2006

For: Beautifully detailed world, great depth of gameplay, well balanced races, lots of gameplay modes. Against: AI is as thick as a cave troll, conquest mode is rather...

By Atomic MPC on April 04, 2006

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