turn-based.. but not all bad
this games starts u off as a gondorian sent out by gondor to find boromir (? cant spell it) and meet an elf who u hav the hotts for. (in the game) its story line progresses as u slowly collect other charecters to join ur band of warriors. this game takes u through the forests near rivendail all the way to the pelenore fields where u participate in massive sieges and battles like helms deep.
one good aspect of this game is that each enemy is deamed siggnifigent. even just 1 could kill u all (but unlikely) by this i mean their all hard to kill and depending on what u use they can inflict alot of damage.
oh yea and its turn based.. and can have a co-op option
the game also features beautiful scenery and has great graphics but somtimes the characters seem very wooden or plasticy..
in conclusion good game telling the story of heros working behind the scenes.. i recommend it to all those LOTR fans or role playng games.. but if u dont like turn based games i recommend the return of the king its great cos its co-op too.. :D