BfME2, LOTR RTS or RTS of LOTR?
User Rating: 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II PC
The game isn't 100% canon, but it's also not totally inconsiderate of the source material. There is some mixing of the second and the third age of Middle Earth. The units seem to be minor revisions of each other. The upgrades are very similar, 1 armor upgrade, 1 melee weapon upgrade and one archer upgrade. The unit types are not very varied either. The elves have cavalry, Isengard has cavalry,mordor has cavaly; it's predictable. The siege units are pretty unique, the elvish ent and the Isengard crossbows are quite different. The evil side has an unending supply of trolls and half trolls which are very annoying. Some balancing could be done, and some rethinking of units would be in order. I'd personally like to see more difference in the civilizations. It's not perfect, but it's not bloody awful either.
