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The Battle for Middle Earth

Tuesday February 22, 2005
Written by Des McNicholas
Tags: lord | of | the | rings | lotr | rts
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Several attempts have been made to capture the scale and atmosphere of Tolkien's epic on PC, but few have come close. In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth, EA Games has combined relatively straightforward RTS gameplay with an outstanding look, impressive atmospherics and a remarkably accessible interface.
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-Earth for Windows

Genre: Strategy, Publisher: EA - Electronic Arts, Platform(s): Windows, ESRB Rating: T - (Teen), Media: CD-ROM

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth for PC comes from the team that created the award-winning real-time strategy (RTS) PC hits Commander & Conquer Red Alert 2 and Command & Conquer Generals. The Battle for Middle-earth captures the epic battles from The Lord of the Rings films. The game uses the Generals engine, and players can select from good or evil campaigns, where theyre given the freedom to command a variety of major armies from the films, each with distinct strengths and weaknesses. It uses the digital assets created for the films and features exclusive voiceover from the real actors as well as movie footage from the films.

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