Great story, characters and units, of course. This game is a very nice adaptation of the Lord of the Rings movies - a very enjoyable and well designed RTS game. It is obvious that much thought went into the design of this game. It is definitly not just one of those lackluster, coaster-material, movie-based games that come up to take advantage of movie marketing hype. The graphics in this game are good and the sound is even better. It is one of the best RTS games I have played in a while, and definitely ranks among my top 10 of all time. I feel that Gamespot's review is way off the mark in this case. My only two complaints about this game are 1) relying on predesignated areas and layouts to build your structures and 2) the lack of strategic level play. Other than that, a great game...which you can purchase at a bargain price, btw.
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