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

Also known as: Lord of the Rings Battle For Middle-earth II [UK]

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Tons of spectacular battles surrounding one tiny little ring

Words: Dan Stapleton, GamesRadar US
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While the game is balanced with a rock-paper-scissors system, certain units can be upgraded to the point where they're virtually unstoppable in large numbers. (Elven archers, we're looking at you.) But not to worry - special weapons like the evil side's Watcher in the Water, which bursts through the ground at a chosen location and lays waste to enemy armies, can destroy even the strongest armies and prevent players from sitting back and building up impenetrable defenses.

There's also a new naval combat element to the game, but unfortunately it's nothing we haven't seen in every RTS since Warcraft II a decade ago. The more interesting addition is the War of The Ring metagame, a turn-based Risk-style board game campaign to conquer all the territories of Middle-earth. Wherever two armies meet, you jump into RTS combat to determine the winner. It's a great way to expand a simple multiplayer match.


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

Genre: Strategy
Release date: Feb 28, 2006
Published by: EA GAMES
Developed by: Electronic Arts
Min system requirements: Pentium 4 2.0GHz or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 6GB HD space, 64MB DirectX 9 video card
Recommended system: Pentium 4 3.0GHz or equivalent, 1GB RAM, 6GB HD space, 256MB DirectX 9 video card
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
8 player VS
9 AWESOME
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