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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth

Platform : Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me
Rated: Teen
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 308 ratings

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  • Real-time strategy game based on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
  • Fight on either the side of good or evil by commanding 1 of 4 groups
  • Control massive armies across the vast world of Middle-earth
  • Create new heroes and customize the abilities and powers
  • Single player and online massively multiplayer modes

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Experience Middle-earth like never before in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth, the first The Lord of the Rings game that puts you in command of a real-time, open world. Control the legendary heroes, massive armies, and epic campaigns of Middle-earth in over 25 missions based on all three films of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. From waging all-out combat among the vast forces of good and evil to controlling your favorite heroes and characters to managing the troops and resources of your side, the fate of a living, breathing Middle-earth is in your hands.

Key Features

  • Fight the epic, sweeping battles from the Academy Award-winning The Lord of the Rings film trilogy from a whole new perspective--as commander of hundreds of soldiers and creatures.
  • Control massive armies and interactive battlefields across the vast world of Middle-earth.
  • Lead the forces of good or evil by controlling one of four unique groups, from the Riders of Rohan to the forces of Sauron, each with its own playing style, resource management, and base-building techniques.
  • Take command of strategic territories across a highly detailed, 3D map of Middle-earth and turn the tide in the battle to control The One Ring.
  • Forge new heroes, customize their abilities and powers, then lead them into battle where they'll gain experience and rank in their quest for victory.
  • Watch your armies come to life as they express emotion--from anger to fear to triumph--when reacting to events and their surroundings.
  • Make smarter and faster decisions in the heat of battle with an all-new intuitive, streamlined interface that gives you contextual control of your forces and structures.
  • Challenge fellow rulers online in massive multiplayer battles.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
308 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, value, and graphics of the video game. For example, they mention it's fun, has unique armies, and a focus on combat. That said, opinions are mixed on performance and installation.

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42 customers mention32 positive10 negative

Customers like the quality of the video game. They say it's fun to play, with fun units, unique armies, and a focus on combat. They also say the good campaign is the funnest because you control the unique heroes of the movies. Overall, customers describe it as a decent RTS game and one of the best made during its time.

"Many diverse situations to deal with make this a challenging, fun game. There are some huge battles (Mordor v the White City, for instance)...." Read more

"the game its self is an amazing game but i bought the disc from amazon and its a pirated disc i have all these problems with my buildings blowing up..." Read more

"...game does a lot of things right...great graphics, sound and music, playability, etc...." Read more

"...played it and when i purchased this again recently, it brought back all those good memories! Thanks for letting me feel like a kid again." Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers find the value of the video game software to be great. They say it's well worth the money, and a good buy.

"...I think the game is worth buying, but still be careful because after awhile it DOES get old." Read more

"...the disc was not scratched up. the fees were at a very reasonable price. I liked it" Read more

"Great game, good product and reasonable price. In short, the white wizard did pay without hesitation :)." Read more

"...Frekain love it. Played it all thru my teen years. Well worth the money" Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers like the graphics in the video game software. They say the graphics are good and still hold up after all these years.

"...Graphics still hold up after all these years!" Read more

"...Yes, this game does a lot of things right...great graphics, sound and music, playability, etc...." Read more

"...Yes, the graphics are good, based on a up-dated version of the Command & Conquer: Generals engine, which is supposed to be able to support thousands..." Read more

"...the hero's and their powers are great and the graphics are also good...." Read more

26 customers mention14 positive12 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the video game software. Some mention that it performs well, while others say that it never worked.

"Everything worked! So glad to play this game after 18 years and my PC runs it well." Read more

"...Cons: Condition leaves something to be desired. Cracked and nearly unusable case, disk has scratches but works fine...." Read more

"Game works perfectly. Thank you so much." Read more

"The disks look to be in good condition. But the game will not run. I've tried multiple ways to get this to run and it won't...." Read more

8 customers mention3 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the installation of the video game software. Some mention that it's very challenging yet fun at the same time, with good instructions and bug-free gameplay. Others say that it never got to install, the game would not install correctly, and that it gets too easy.

"...be the unrealisticness to the story and how it never changes and gets too easy.But the maps are amazing and great and the evil campaign is harder...." Read more

"Many diverse situations to deal with make this a challenging, fun game. There are some huge battles (Mordor v the White City, for instance)...." Read more

"The game would not install correctly and was never even able to open the game. If you research this, it is a know problem with the game...." Read more

"...I had an IT co. work hours on installing it as well as HP. No one could install it." Read more

4 customers mention0 positive4 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the scratch resistance of the video game software. They mention that the disks have lots of scratches and can receive more damage than they should.

"...In this game catapults move fairly fast and can receive more damage than they should, so you will discover that destroying catapult factories is..." Read more

"...Cracked and nearly unusable case, disk has scratches but works fine...." Read more

"Horrible. Disk 1 could not be read. Lots of scratches on 3 of 4 disks. Case broken" Read more

"Disc 1 has scratches and game won't load." Read more

Trolls Eat Orcs to Heal Themselves! Too funny.
5 Stars
Trolls Eat Orcs to Heal Themselves! Too funny.
Many diverse situations to deal with make this a challenging, fun game. There are some huge battles (Mordor v the White City, for instance). The maps are great - the progression of armies on the outstanding Campaign Maps is inspired. The story line for Campaigns is excellent. Gameplay is typical EA: easy to learn and use. There are too few options by far, though - no ability to set any Hotkeys; there's no Pause Game with the game-screen visible. For a 2004 release, though, this is a terrific game. There are clever and amusing details too, e.g., Trolls eat Orcs to heal themselves! That animation is hilarious.
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Many diverse situations to deal with make this a challenging, fun game. There are some huge battles (Mordor v the White City, for instance). The maps are great - the progression of armies on the outstanding Campaign Maps is inspired. The story line for Campaigns is excellent. Gameplay is typical EA: easy to learn and use. There are too few options by far, though - no ability to set any Hotkeys; there's no Pause Game with the game-screen visible. For a 2004 release, though, this is a terrific game. There are clever and amusing details too, e.g., Trolls eat Orcs to heal themselves! That animation is hilarious.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good
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Vincent morissette
4.0 out of 5 stars yeah lord of the rings !!!!!
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yan
1.0 out of 5 stars Ne l’acheter pas si vous voulez pas perde votre argent
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Matt Arcari32
3.0 out of 5 stars Doesnt work unfortunately
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dont buy
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