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.
Addictive and a lot of fun to play, the scale and structure of the campaigns offer good value for money and solid replay opportunities.
If only all film licensed games were as wonderful as this thoroughly enjoyable game!
It's the prettiest looking RTS we've seen in a while, but how does it play?
RTS gaming for grown-ups.
The follow up to Rise of Nations packs strategic punch.
With Warhammer: Age of Reckoning and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King about to hit, Funcom has its work cut out with this new MMORPG.
Visually mindblowing, COD4 provides you with an enormous arsenal of real-world weapons to hack and chop at the seams of international terrorism.
New songs and a battle mode make Guitar hero III a winner
Relive the joy and excitement of the Cricket World Cup or a fast One Day International.
This is a game that pushes PC hardware to the limit, and puts so called ‘next-gen’ consoles to shame.
Awesome skating realism with motion capture playback