What Gamespot Users have to say about The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004)
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Rating:8.3
Great campaign, not so great multiplayer...
The campaign in this game is great, the multiplayer not so much... The multiplayer has WAY too much lag and not very many people play it there are bad connection issues as well.. The campaign is fun you go and conquer al... Read Full Review
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Rating:9.2
Definitely worth playing.
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle Earth may not be graphics central, but it definitely packs a punch while playing. Here's the basics- you get about 10 guys when you start. You find a "base"(sometim... Read Full Review
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Rating:8.5
If you havent played it and have even a remote interest in RTS or LOTR, this is a must-play
Pros: No micromanagement of resources, sound quality and voice-overs are outstanding, good gameplay, challaging campaign. LOTR fans have everything they need in here. Reletively low hardware requirements Cons: microma... Read Full Review
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Rating:7.8
There have been worse, but there are better
While it the franchise of LOTR is extremly well known, most games made from it aren't what we call "brilliant". Thankfully BFME is unique, an RTS that isn't afraid to use a different technique of play. While... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9.3
really great game!
this game really is a good game. there are two campaigne storylines to play along to. typical, good side, bad side. but the game is good, better than the 1st 1! you can now build jsut about anywhere , and not confined ... Read Full Review
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Rating:10
OMG!!!!!!, this game totaly blow me away
When i first got it, it was like 10pm i started playing the game and before i knew it, the time was 2am, i played for a long time and time went by so fast, this game is defenitly worth time and money, the online play is ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9.3
Best single play game for pc ever!!
this is probaly one of the best single player game i played on copmuter. it is somewhat like age of empires but also at the same time way different. you can upgrade your heros, get sweet people and you can sommon power f... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9.2
wow, wow, wow...
This game was fantastic. It was the first Real Time Strategy game that I had owned. The game was challenging, but in a good way. I personally am terrible with the evil side, but I'm a good ways through the evil campaign.... Read Full Review
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Rating:10
The Battle for Middle Earth has begun. Now its your time to lead the armies of Middle Earth!
Most RTS games you play, you got to worry about micro managing and saving your units. Now BFME took that and threw it out the window. These game has little to non micro managing. Which is what it needed to live up to th... Read Full Review
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Rating:9.3
The best strategy game I've ever seen
This what happens when you take one the world's best fantasy stories ever into a strategy game. A great innovation to strategy games, you don't need to spend hour building your army unit by unit, instead of that you tra... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
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