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Good, but could have been Better...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Without going into into great detail as has already been done, 1st the things I don't like about it:

1. Single player campaign is too simplistic, small scale, feels like it was designed for grade schoolers...

2. In multiplayer even after a few patches worth of balancing it's still pretty much a base rush fest with too much focus on gathering silly resources and upgrades to win games rather than tactics.

3. Heros are overpowered. A hero can take out your base and your buildings single handedly, coupled with a few good units it makes siege weapons obsolete, as a side note don't waste too much time or money on walls they just get torn down if not by units then by powers.

I don't want to be too critical, it does have a lot of life to it just like the first game. The graphics are great, animations good, sound effects awesome, voice acting excellent. All in all if you take it for what it is, the latest and probably one of the greatest in the long traddition of top down cam, click happy RTS games you should enjoy it. Otherwise if you haven't bought it yet and you're runnin a pretty heavy rig, you might just save your dollars for something on a much grander scale such as Medieval II: Total War or WarHammer: Mark of Chaos.

By the way the collectors edition comes with some nice extras like interviews and art plus a dragon you can call on in game.

Awesome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you love Command and Conquer: Generals, you will love this game. In addition, the musical scoring, visual effects, and overall game play is bar-none one of the best RTS games.

wicked fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game is wicked fun and the AI is very interesting because it makes you think on your feet and makes sure that you don't get too used to how it plays.

Greatest Game Eva

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

best game since war craft endless possibilties and no cheating that i have found yet. online is a blast meet heaps of LoTR junkies and gamers who just love they game. make sure you update to get rid of thoese nasty bugs. again 5 stars great game

You have to be a huge fan of Tolkien to get this

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The collector's edition comes packed full of goodness, I really liked the map specially so if you compare the regular with the collector's edition and you're a huge fan of the Tolkien world, then I recommend the collector's version over the other one.
BUT the game itself (either regular or collector) is really a basic level RTS, nothing out of the ordinary. I can tell you right now that this game is way worse than any Blizzard RTS you can find, the missions are way to easy, the armies are just clones, some heroes level up way faster than others and the cinematics are just HIDEOUS !!!
I'm really desapointed by this game I expected a huge change since all the complains from BFME I but I guess EA never listens (NFSU anyone ?).
So, if you're a huge Tolkien fan consider this game, if you're a serious RTS fan the buy Medieval II and the expansion and finally if you're a cinematic fan then try Command and Conquer 3 (which has some nice movie-like cinematics).

Don't get the collector

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I think i got ripped, sure is dvd version but the extra mkaing of this game, and that extra charrare added still don't worth my extra 10 bucks, if plan to buy middle of earth game get the combo original and expsion toghter save u @@

Battle for Middle Earth 2 Girl

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: March 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I absolutely love this game!! It has to be one of the best games I have gotten in a long time!! It does everything and more. The create-a-hero, the multiplayer online, and all of the new maps to play on make this game hours and hours of fun!!I love this game more than the first one and I enjoy all it has to offer. The graphics are also so awesome!!! Plus, with all of the new factions and new characters, every time you play it is different. If you are looking for a new computer game to buy, this is the one to spend your money on!!!

Very good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: March 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was impressed with the graphics even in the up close mode. The playability is great and the replayability is ok. The nice thing about it too is that when you are finished with a mission you get all your stats including how the computer thinks you did in tact and strategy. One thing I did not like was the fact that at times it got slow (and it wasn't my computer). But if you are a fan of command and conquer or similiar games then I highly recommend this to you. P.S. I love the "Risk" style game it comes with also.

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2 Collector's Edition

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The overall game play was well done and the freedom to bulit viturally anywhere is great. The story game play was a bit short. I wish they had included the older missions in story mode.

This game does not get the credit it deserves

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: June 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I recently played BFME 2 at a friends house and it was incredible! The war of the ring mode was extremely fun. Adding the handicap was a great idea by EA for people who have not gotten the hang of the game yet.

""Why it stinks?
1: there's only 8 missions per good or evil side, and no world map to choose where to go, you're trapped in the story.
2: The voiceovers are horrible compared to the old one, and just mimic the old ones, not very authentic at all, shameful.
3: The character pictures are done in cartoon, and substandard.

Why it's good.
1: There's trolls in it, we all love those, or love to hate them.
2: That's it, i've got nothing else. Someone shoot me for spending $60 on this sorry knockoff unworthy of even being qualified as an expansion.""

You sir, obviously are inexperienced and inept at grading and playing RTS games. The cutscenes are way better in cartoon, as it helps explain what is going on way easier. True, 8 missions are a bit short, but compared to BFME I campaigns (Which had over 30 missions, and took over 5 hours)

The gaphics and tutorials are excellent, the tutorial in BFME 2 is interactive and makes you do something so that you have a clear idea of what to do. Overall it is worth a lot more than these people sell it for.

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