What Gamespot Users have to say about The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004)
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Rating:8.8
Best Lotr Themed Game To Date
Played C&C Generals? If you like it then chances are you'll like this as well... This game uses a simple "rock, paper, scissors" system, unlike R:TW or RoN which rewards players for using flanking in order deal maximum d... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
Where are all the units, there has to be more but it is not. Make an expansion fast
Well this is a great game. The setting the engine, the sounds, everything. Allways wanted to controll the big armies of Mordor. Se the neverending hordes wich is quite fun. And the heroes is a lot of fun too. But it lack... Read Full Review
2 of 10 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9.1
If you want to play the battles from the LOTR trilogy, then this is the game.
Overall I enjoy this game, its fun. If you love the movies, then I would say get this game because it does a fantastic job at working the movies into the game... It uses movie clips and sound clips right from the mov... Read Full Review
6 of 16 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
Battle for middle-earth is a hobbit and not one of the brave ones.
The first chapter in the Middle-earth universe was published in Great Britain back in 1937. In “The Hobbit or There and Back Again” a kids book, the public got its first peak into the fantastic world. I bet no one was im... Read Full Review
1 of 18 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:4.6
Everything's great... except for gameplay and the tilt.
This game has got it all. It's fun, it looks great, it sounds great, and it lasts long. However under strange circumstances the gameplay is horrible. Because of that, I give it a tilt of 1. It is quite a disappointing g... Read Full Review
0 of 114 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8.8
The best in the LOTR efforts so far. If you are a fan of the movies and a casual RTS player then you will love it.
I sat down to play after installing it last night and ended up playing for 4 hours straight. I was engrossed by the presentation and had alot of fun with the game. I wish the campaign would have been played on a more ope... Read Full Review
11 of 26 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9.1
This game is not Revolutionary, But it's a amazing Thrilling Game in all aspects
If you're a strategy fan, then I would say this game is a MUST-HAVE. LEt me start by Graphics. This game simply delivers one of the best graphis available in Strategy Games, it's hugely cinematic and highly detailed. Sou... Read Full Review
15 of 36 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8.4
Battle for Middle Earth captures the magic of the trilogy perfectly but lacks a little bit of depth.
Battle for Middle Earth is a great game, no doubt. The visuals are really great (hard to imagine the engine originally came from C&C Renegade) and the sound and music score ist very well made too. So you are drawn into a... Read Full Review
4 of 23 users found the following review helpful
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