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The Game Nexus - The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2
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List Price: $9.99
Our Price: $9.20
Your Save: $ 0.79 ( 8% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 144
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633151237
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: Real-time strategy game based on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Format: CD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: 2006-02-28
Studio: Electronic Arts
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Features
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Real-time strategy game based on the Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Control massive armies across the vast world of Middle-earth
Build a landmark castle; create hero with all-new customized RTS units
Fight on either the side of good or evil; powerful new A.I. system
Single or multiplayer gameplay modes
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Battle for Middle Earth II
Comment: Game was new, We just can't play it due to having the wrong components in our computer. Please don't hold "star" rating against seller. VERY prompt delivery. Game was what they said it was. We are happy with the Amazon store that sent it. Thanks BG
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Game, Bad Tech Support
Comment: Overall, this is a good game and a vast improvement over the first BFME. The inclusion of the dwarves and elves as races makes the skirmish mode more interesting.
There were a couple of things that were disappointments. First of all, I have to say that the graphics, even when set on ultra high were very disappointing and EA made no effort to improve them since the last game. The graphics where blocky and the characters' faces were all blurred out.
The largest problem was that if you are using any sort of nVidia graphics card this game usually WON'T even start. When I went through the EA support system they said, "try rebooting and enter this code." Needless to say, that didn't work. I then went to nine other third-person forums where I finally found something that I could get it to boot up.
Finally, if you save a game it won't be retrievable. I also tried looking on other forums for this but with no joy.
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Summary: Good fun and a chance to be in Tolkein's world
Comment: This recreation of Tolkien's world succeeds, in my opinion, at least as far as reflecting various battle scenes is concerned. It's not a first-person game, but rather a build-and-battle game. The units are well-balanced, and the game solid, though I did bring the ring to my fortress once only to have it disappear and then reappear mysteriously. I don't think Gollum was involved.
A mid-range graphics card is needed, and the interface is intuitive, and similar to Battle For Middle-earth I. They addressed many of the concerns people had with version I, for instance, now you can place buildings yourself.
It's more complex than version I too, for now archers and footsoldiers are rather critical for battling monsters, and there are some neat new monsters such as Wyrm.
It does bring an atmosphere reminiscent of Tolkien's world, but then I suppose most such games do that! Such is the influence of an author like Tolkien.
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Summary: The original was better in many ways
Comment: First off, the "strategic" level war of the ring is total crap. Very simplistic and not very playable. Again, there are two pre-scripted campaigns: good and evil. Those are o.k. but you don't have the option of picking your next battle by moving on a strategic map like in volume I. No real improvements in design or playability, just new races and units. I had expected more.
Not recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun game
Comment: I was pleasantly surprised with this game, I think I paid 10 bucks for it and I've gotten a ton of play time out of it, it's really been fun especially for the price. It's a bit more simplistic than some RTS games I've played but still fun and I always enjoy "The War of the Ring" game type. Campaign isn't super long but the replay value comes in playing the skirmishes and other game modes. I wouldn't pay $50 for this but for less than $15 you can't go wrong here and I 100% recommend this title. Music is really good too. 5 stars for fun factor and 4 stars overall (for re-playability and complexity)
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Editorial Reviews:
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Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II gives you a chance to experience all that Middle-Earth was meant to be. Delve deeper than ever before into the fictional world of Tolkien, as you wage war in the North. Assume command of the most storied civilizations in all of Middle-earth history, the Elven and Dwarven armies -- or if you prefer, fight on the side of Evil to aid Sauron in his conquest. Fight with or against heroes and creatures that have never been seen in The Lord of the Rings films! Control battles with all-new enemy AI, melee combat, and unprecedented tactical fidelity Build anywhere brings creativity and strategy to base building and battlefield dominance Control the entire war with a high level Risk style meta-game Larger-than-life naval battles
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