The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
Fantasy
Warfare
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Strategy
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.
6 Dec, 2004
21 Jun, 2026
About this game
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....
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Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Release Date:
6 Dec, 2004
Modes:
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes:
Fantasy, Warfare
Genres:
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Player Perspectives:
Bird view / Isometric
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IGDB Rating
4.1
User Rating
243
User Rating Count
82%
Rating %
Critics Rating
4.1
Critics Rating
247
Critics Rating Count
82%
Critics Rating %
Main Developers
EA Los Angeles
Supporting Developers
-
Publishers
Electronic Arts
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