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

EA Los Angeles

2004•Strategy•PEGI 12

Taste attributes: fantasywarmyth/fairytalefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, fantastical strategy game: intricate and stylish. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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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. 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.

Summary: IGDB

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyWarMyth/fairytaleAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

OrcsWizardsMagicConstructionTolkienLord of the ringsElvesHorse

Details

Developer
EA Los Angeles
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Released
6 December 2004
Series
The Lord of the Rings
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Age rating
PEGI 12
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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