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New maps for 360 LOTR out now

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Aug 2, 2006 3:20 pm PT

Aragorn's Journey map pack available for download from Xbox Live Marketplace; three maps cost 700 points ($8.75).

The revived interest in J.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings mythos has expanded the fantasy franchise's empire well beyond just books. A plethora of films, posters, and collectibles adorned with Legolas, Gollum, Sauron, and others can now be purchased by any diehard LOTR fan.

Now, one game based on the franchise is expanding, too. The first downloadble content for the Xbox 360 version of Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace.

The new content includes three maps for the game that can be used in both multiplayer and single-player modes. The trio of battlegrounds is titled Aragorn's Journey, and the maps are named Weathertop, Argonath, and Umbar. The file won't take up much hard drive space (7.65MB), but it will cost gamers some cash--$8.75 (700 Marketplace points), to be exact.

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II is rated T for Teen and retails for $59.99. For more information on the game, read GameSpot's review.

63 Comments

  • The_Pace

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 8:01 am PT

    You all whinge too much. Enough said. In lighter news, THEY'RE ALL FREE!!!

  • GTAG-daver999

    Posted Aug 5, 2006 2:32 am PT

    does anyone think the maps will ever be free

  • danishman87

    Posted Aug 4, 2006 12:36 am PT

    i aint buyin dem

  • djord02

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 12:42 pm PT

    New maps should be $2-3 at most. For $8.75, I would expect some more single player missions or even new units.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 10:26 am PT

    Damn EA! 1+$ per 1mb! This is milking! It's wiser to get Street Fighter-II instead of this.........

  • Chemosh013

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 7:40 am PT

    you guys do remember that EA just posted an $81 million quarterly loss right??? and they were happy because they had unexpected sales and beat the $87 million or something loss that people were expecting. Point is, developing for next gen consoles is EXPENSIVE! they're not exactly raking in millions and millions of dollars, they're LOSING money trying to get a lot of good next gen games out there.

    now i agree, 700 (bizare number) points is a LOT for 3 freaking maps, but don't buy it. maybe enough people WILL buy it so that they don't have to charge to try and offset this gigantic loss they're taking. or maybe no one will buy it and they'll learn from their mistakes.

    and about the whole 59.99 for a freaking game controversy. I'm sorry but there's factors such as inflation, the fact that a 360 game probably takes a lot more developers to develop than a last generation game console, gas is more expensive to deliver the games, etc. 60 bucks is not bad considering how much enjoyment we get out of games. just sack up and pay the freaking money. they didn't raise the prices on us, that was the bar that the next gen games are set at. if you don't like, go cry and play your gamecube with your 20 dollar classic games and skip this gen.

  • Paul_TheGreat

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 7:09 am PT

    About $9 for 3 maps.

  • speedsimmons

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 6:28 am PT

    first off, 8 bucks is too much for 3 maps, especially in an RTS. BUT, all the EA hating... i remember a blog a few months back where everyone was praising EA for the price drops they were doing.... try and remember EVERYTHING a company does, not just the last thing.... i hate EA, but i just want to throw that out there.

  • SteveTwo

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 5:27 am PT

    Just go buy Galaga for $5. Or anything on arcade if you want to spend money. Atleast that's a deal considering all the quarters I wasted, er... invested in those arcade machines back in the day.

  • sasuke55

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 4:41 am PT

    What a rip I don't have XBL and at this rate I may not get it. Why I mean I like to play with other people but that Nickle and Dime people for not even a 10th of game screw that.

  • OPOLO

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 4:19 am PT

    I had to pull teeth & make a ton of phone calls to higher ups from Gamestop/EB before I got mine for free - Gamestop/EB Stores suck

  • wenbin09

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 1:58 am PT

    didn't have LOTR!!

  • The_Great_Gabbo

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 1:03 am PT

    Ya know what?

    I pre-ordered this game, primarily for the free maps. However, the day I picked it up, the GameCrazy said that they only got 1 freakin' ticket for the free maps, and they already gave it away! I got ripped off, and there's no way i'll be spending that much money on only 3 maps.

    There would have to be at least 7 maps for that price for me to even CONSIDER purchasing them.

  • UnbredVermin-UK

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 12:38 am PT

    Bit too expensive !

  • Sam_Lowery

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 11:08 pm PT

    Wow! You'd think with all the money EA saves by putting out black and white 4 page instruction books, they wouldn't have to rape their customers at every possible opportunity.

  • Riptoo1

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 8:13 pm PT

    Little hard on the wallet EA =p

  • gdogg4210

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 8:06 pm PT

    its a robbery

  • hoserboy15

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 7:53 pm PT

    Im guessing those were the maps you got if you preordered the game lol

  • moocow21

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 7:36 pm PT

    Wow that is expensive... but then again it's EA, so I'm not surprised they are trying to rip peoples' money off.

  • Lewos1

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 6:50 pm PT

    Just when I thought EA were getting a bit better (not licensing official content for the most recent Sims expansion even though doing so would have made them quite alot of money) they try and get away with this.

    If these comments are anything to go by then EA shouldn't have too many buyers...but we are the gaming elite here - common sense rules.

    Just hope the masses enforce a similar boycott.

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