The 2nd battle for Middle Earth!
The stories are different for each faction(good and evil).It is based on the war in the North.There are 6 factions:Elves,Dwarves,Men,Mordor,Goblins,Isengard.Each having it's unique units.In my opinion the best units are the elven Mirkwood Archers when upgraded with silverthorn arrows.
The gameplay has changed.No more slot building...you can build freely.A good thing.The buildings are structured the same as in the first one.The powers are more now.There are new heroes(Gloin,King Dain,Glorfindel,Haldir,Dorogoth the Dragon Lord,Gorkill the Goblin king) and you get Sauron in the last Evil mission.The combat remained the same but flanking bonuses were added.The beasts cause damage when falling on troops.The graphics are very good.The sound is good itself,especially the songs.
Overall it's a good game.It must be played.I miss Gandalf in the campaign though!