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Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2~ Windows is great game which lets you fight in all the battles that the movie did not show. This is both good and bad as I would have liked them to have included both. However, maybe this is something that they will include in the part 3. The graphics are much better then part one and the gameplay is remarkbly faster. However, one does not get to keep resources which is unrealistic and heroes should have like 5 or 6 powes instead of 4. Still and all this is a nice game. I highly reccomend it and give it 4 well deserved stars.

great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

After playing the first battle for middle earth, I was looking for more. This game delivers offering new factions and even customizable heroes. Great game if you like lord of the rings.

Great game needs a little improvement

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The skirmish mode is way better with new sites to battle in. You have new factions which are the goblins, dwarves and elves. The best part is the create a hero. Where you can create an awesome hero of good or evil. It records their stats and gives them awards. It has new heroes and new units like The mouth of sauron and the mountain giant. The only problem is that the campaign is horrible. You have the elves and dwarves and the goblins. They are both really boring.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm judging this on mostly what my 7 yo son and friends say. They love playing it for hours. Make sure your computer specs are adequate. It takes a lot of resources.

Battle for Middle-Earth II

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It is a definite improvement on the Battle for Middle-Earth 1. However, the soloplay could have had a bit more variety. I am also disapointed that the campaign doesn't have include the Men of the West. But, the added races are a awesome improvement and made the game a lot more fun. The increase in units also added more stragigic play as well as the free-build ability especially in multiplayer. An overall great stategy game.

Great game...one unfixed bug

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game but there is one problem that I still have not been able to solve. It played fine on Windows XP. I upgraded to Windows Vista and the game started to crashed sporadically. Some times I played for hours and at other times, for minutes. My computer specs more than meet the recommended hardware. For instance I have a Pentium D with a 3.2GHz chip, 3GB of RAM, nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX. All my drivers are updated. I have also re-installed the game, just in case. The only other advice EA gives is to run it in XP compatibility mode. I tried that and get an error message asking me to insert the correct disc. This, after I started the game by clicking on the game disk. I do not know if anyone else has had this situation but I still have no answer to my predicament. For the record, I am able to play all other games I have...from the very first C&C and Age of Empires to more recent ones like Supmreme Commander and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

That being said, the game itself is very enjoyable. The graphic-novel feel was blended really well with the story telling as we get access to the lesser known heros of the saga. It may have been milking the Lord of the Rings cow but overall, it is a nice experience.

Great Game, Fantastic Price.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is nearly flawless. If you are really, really looking for an outstanding and indepth experience (and have a powerplant for a computer), I would suggest Supreme Commander. Otherwise, this is my favorite RTS out to date.

a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is a really good strategy game the best lord of the rings game out! I love how you can make your own caracter,and hide in castles. It is a really fun game so you should buy it befor it is gone!

The original was better in many ways

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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.

Good fun and a chance to be in Tolkein's world

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

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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