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The Lord of the Rings Series

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

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Fantasy Warfare
82
User Score
239 ratings
84
Critic Score
4 reviews
December 6, 2004
Released 7810 days ago
PC (Microsoft Windows)

About

The players control the heroes or villians from the famous Lord of The Rings movies. With a hero characters similar to the Warcraft series you control both the armies and all the unique heroes. The game follows the movies very closely and even got scenes from the films appear in game. Not only does the game contain a giant campaign where you play through the journey of the ring as the good side, the game also features an evil campaign where as the players play as the evil forces of Middle Earth. With multiple diffrent races from all over Middle Earth, a giant spell tree to customize your game and a unique basebuilding layout the game was great for its time.

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Release Dates by Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Dec 6, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Dec 10, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Dec 16, 2004

Game Info

Developer
EA Los Angeles
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Engine
SAGE
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy
Themes
Fantasy Warfare

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