Reviewers Liked
- Good graphics. Music from the movies. Easy to learn
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Can get repetitive. Needs 5GB hard disk storage
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth 2
83
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By Yet Another Review Site
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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 About.com
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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 PC Mag
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This decent real-time strategy game lets you battle in Middle Earth with elves, hobbits, dwarves, orcs and...
By Strategy Informer
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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 ImpulseGamer
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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 Maximum PC
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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 Expert Reviews
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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 Atomic MPC
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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 Gameplay Monthly
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Electronic Arts In 2004, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth caused a large increase of appeal in fantasy Real-Time Strategies- or at least, an increase in appeal into TLOTR franchise through New Line Cinema. Backed with good...
By Gameguru Mania
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II(hx) 07:27 PM EST - Mar,13 2006 The Battle for Middle-earth II is the sequel to EA Games real-time strategy game based on The Lord of the Rings movies. Unlike to the first game, which mostly...
By GameZone
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Sauron’s armies – seemingly vast, powerful and ready to throw numbers at the combined forces of the free world without regard for loss of life – are once again on the march. Arwyn, Aragorn, Legolas, Gandalf, and all the rest of the...
By Trusted Reviews
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But surely, you might say, the Battle for Middle Earth is over? Aragorn and Gandalf have triumphed. The Ring has met its end in Mount Doom. We’ve already fought our way through Helms Deep and the Pelinor Fields. Why does EA feel the need for...
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