http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/g-20060225185537815068 en http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/the-longest-game-names-of-all-time/a-20090114152026912091/g-20060225185537815068 <img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2009/01/Longest%20game%20names/1140637106-00--article_blog_image.jpg" /><br /><p>There are two editorial gold mines in the videogame-list business. The first is box art, because laughing at other people&#8217;s hard work gone awry is fantastically easy. Right behind those myriad articles about game packaging are lists devoted to poking fun at their very names &#8211; and we&#8217;re not afraid to go back to the well for another bit of fun. ...</p> feature Jan 15, 2009 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/review/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/a-20060705162039631020/g-20060225185537815068 Elven bows sing and dwarven hammers ring as your fellowship fights desperately against a swarming horde of orcs and goblins. Enormous eagles and shrieking dragons clash overhead while, outside your city's walls, cave trolls are exchanging crushing blows with giant talking trees. Although the outlook is dire, you can't help but smile as you summon your next attack - a happy band of rock-tossing hobbits. They're probably dead men walking, but still: hobbits. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for ...<br/> review Jul 5, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/videos/g-20060225185537815068/v-200701400000000000000827 The only thing better than hacking orcs to pieces? Commanding an army of screaming, blood-crazed elves to do it for you. video Jul 5, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/videos/g-20060225185537815068/v-200701400000000000000612 The only thing better than hacking orcs to pieces? Commanding an army of screaming, blood-crazed elves to do it for you. video Jul 5, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/screenshots/g-20060225185537815068 screenshot Jul 5, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/preview/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii-single-player-hands-on/a-2006063014116269080/g-20060225185537815068 The Lord of the Rings seems tailor made to the real-time strategy genre. The franchise is brimming with diverse races, distinct settings and detailed weaponry that beg to be brought to life and put at a player's command. The Battle for Middle-earth series offers just this kind of magical experience and now console owners will get their first taste of it when the second installment hits Xbox 360 next week. We've been covering the addictive multiplayer extensively - see here and here - but how's ...<br/> preview Jun 30, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/preview/lotr-battle-for-middle-earth-ii-multiplayer-hands-on-part-2/a-20060628165340530055/g-20060225185537815068 Hobbits and wizards may soon be as commonplace on the servers of Xbox Live as soldiers, athletes and racecars. The multiplayer aspect of the upcoming real-time strategy sequel The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II could be the best reason to pick up the game and theres a lot more to it than just throwing a few armies at each other and seeing who bites it first (though thats fun too &ndash; read our impressions of the games basic Versus mode here ). Players will also be treated ...<br/> preview Jun 28, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/preview/lotr-battle-for-middle-earth-ii-multiplayer-hands-on/a-20060623144916758036/g-20060225185537815068 There are a lot of reasons to be pumped up for next months release of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II on Xbox 360. Not only do we stand to get a fresh serving of pure Tolkien goodness from a team that has proven itself pretty skilled at adapting the license, but were also witnessing the first next-gen attempt at a real-time strategy game - a genre that has been woefully scarce on consoles. Now you can add another incentive to the list. Following our recent hands-on ...<br/> preview Jun 23, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/preview/lotr-battle-for-middle-earth-ii-360-hands-on/a-20060508132550109081/g-20060225185537815068 Wednesday 10 May 2006 The battle lines of Middle-Earth have already been drawn on PC, where Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II was released earlier this year. But in making the leap to Microsoft's next-gen hardware, the Tolkien-inspired RTS has undergone a clever and intuitive change that makes it more than just another fantasy strategy game. The game drops the mouse-driven strategy style of using a 'rubber band' box, where you hold and drag a box over what you want to select. ...<br/> preview Jun 20, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/preview/e3-06-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-2-first-look/a-2006051114590353005/g-20060225185537815068 For some reason, PC strategy games rarely make the transition to consoles intact. From Syndicate to StarCraft, would-be armchair generals have had to stomach ports that either lost some functionality, looked like crap or both. That doesn't appear to be the case with the 360 version of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2. Not only does this next-gen version let you control the same armies of orcs or elves that the PC version did, but the developers have apparently gone to great ...<br/> preview May 11, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/preview/lord-of-the-rings-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/a-20060225192611822067/g-20060225185537815068 Lord of the Rings may have exited stage left from theaters, but itll be playing on PC screens for as long as Electronic Arts can wield the license. The second installment of the Battle for Middle Earth strategy series promises more violent slaughter and more flexibility ... and a lot more to sink your axe into. Gamers can rejoice in a variety of new playable races, including dwarves, elves, and goblins, the latter have a perverse love of riding giant spiders and scorpions. The battlefield ...<br/> preview Feb 25, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/news/lotr-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii-targets-360/a-20060117113926812047/g-20060225185537815068 Electronic Arts is to add an Xbox 360 version of Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II to its empire of Tolkien-based titles, with the Xbox Live enabled incarnation due to hit Microsoft's new console this ...<br/> news Feb 15, 2006 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/guides/g-20060225185537815068#20060225185537815068 Go to GamesRadar to see the Guide ... Guide Apr 27, 2009 http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-ii/unlockables/g-20060225185537815068#45050 Go to GamesRadar to see the Unlockable ... 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