Battle for Middle-earth II: CE detailed

By Staff, GameSpotPosted Feb 17, 2006 5:04 pm PT

EA reveals what it has got in its pocketsessss for the collector's edition of The Battle for Middle-earth II.

Publisher EA has revealed the contents of the collector's edition of its upcoming strategy sequel, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II.

Priced at $59.99, the deluxe boxed set of the PC version of the game will have a bonus DVD including a series of video interviews that cover its development. The DVD will also include all of the game's cinematic sequences in full, including opening and closing cinematics. It will also include mission-specific sequences that take place in well-known locations from Tolkien's lore, such as Rivendell, The Shire, and Mirkwood Forest.

The collector's edition will also include a full-length game soundtrack and offer numerous in-game additions, such as an exclusive dragon unit, as well as specific visual touches, such as new skins and new special effects for certain units.

The new game will be the sequel to EA's 2004 strategy game, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth, which was based largely on the award-winning motion pictures created by filmmaker Peter Jackson. The sequel will offer six new playable factions and an increased focus on multiplayer gameplay, as well as creatures, characters, and locations based on the expanded lore of novelist J.R.R. Tolkien. The game is scheduled to ship on March 2 for the PC, and later this year for the Xbox 360 console. For more information, consult our previous coverage or download its demo.

45 Comments

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Feb 21, 2006 11:07 am PT

    rts on 360???? lol.

  • Ibanez_77

    Posted Feb 20, 2006 5:45 pm PT

    They should make it so that PC gamers can play against 360 players if it is really coming out for the 360. Personally I would never buy an RTS on a console. CE version for me.

  • freelancer672

    Posted Feb 20, 2006 6:49 am PT

    Im not going to get CE versio strat away im wahting a mouth or to becose it well by a hole lot cheper

  • nauman_97

    Posted Feb 20, 2006 6:27 am PT

    i wanna get it on xbox 360

  • pimp_jim

    Posted Feb 20, 2006 5:18 am PT

    i'm gonna wait for the 360 version, it's gotta look cool as hell on a 42" hdtv

    with mouse + keyboard i don't think it can be too much worse than the pc version either

  • ryokinshin

    Posted Feb 20, 2006 4:37 am PT

    im still a pc gamer with my fps games and as for rts, ive liked battle for middle earth a lot so this time the collectors edition might be worth a go. as for the console version, only get it if ur comp isnt gd enough and ur not big on pc gaming and the hardware prices that go with it

  • azizrulez

    Posted Feb 20, 2006 2:09 am PT

    doesnt anyone think the collector is priced higher for just a few more character and videos

  • 777rak

    Posted Feb 19, 2006 7:41 am PT

    Man that sounds great, man I might have to get the CE version now argg.

  • strkr241

    Posted Feb 19, 2006 3:12 am PT

    the 360 version will look nice graphically but it wont play as good as on the pc and it will be harder to update and add patches. people without xbox live shouldn't get it.

  • Adada2011

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 6:57 pm PT

    ooops i meant 360

  • Adada2011

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 6:56 pm PT

    Wow i want a 260 bad now all these good games are coming and my mom says there wont be 360s in stock for awhile so im kinda hopeless hopefully i get one and enogh money for all these good games

  • crazy590

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 5:16 pm PT

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  • 1109

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 2:23 pm PT

    i'm pisst that CE get improved ghrapics over the normal edition

  • g4gamer131

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 1:58 pm PT

    To buzzguy ; It will be on 1 DVD then the extra bonus one. If I remember correctly the regular version is on 6 CDs! I'll definitely be getting the CE version, it comes with a lot of stuff to justify the price. Though I wonder how long the Nvidia rebate lasts.....

  • JohnStryker

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 1:49 pm PT

    I already reserved ce and can't wait. The beta is good but I look forward to the other factions.

  • sam20vt

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 1:49 pm PT

    this will make a fine birthday gift for my dad.

  • DatLuckyPlaya

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 12:05 pm PT

    hmmm I can't wait for the 360 version and greywolf, they have made successful console games like goblin commander for the ps2 and xbox and starcraft for the N64 so yeah and hey some of us can't play computer games so thats all we will be able to get so 360 version all the way for me!

  • buzzguy

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 12:04 pm PT

    So wil the game be on CD and bonuses on DVD, or both game and bonuses on just DVD? Can't really figure it out.

  • faidon5987

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 11:57 am PT

    I wasn't too happy w/ the online beta, or the demo.... going to have to wait and see how War of the Ring mode is.... and see reviews when it's released

  • killyou060606

    Posted Feb 18, 2006 11:33 am PT

    They need to stop complicating things ,make one version and i'll be happy to buy it.

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