We're Heading Back To Middle Earth And This Time... We're Going in with some new guns...
Create your own hero can give you the chance to make your own unique unit and use him in your battles against the enemy. There are many races to choose from such as a Gondorian or Urak-Hai. You can also choose what armour they where however the armor selection can be quite limited is ome cases, which lets down this option. Also you can choose what class he is Swordsman, Archer or Wizard. Also like all heroes your hero will have skills. You choose these skills and there is a big variety to choose from.
Build your own castle gives you the chance to hide behind walls that you build instead of hiding behind a circle. This is a nice option but in my opinion I prefered the circle. It may not be as big but it just felt like something was out of the way, so you could spend more time building and upgrading. Overall I don't like the new castle building.
Elves, Dwarves And Goblins are now included in the BFME series they have new units and powers to offer. I still think they should have added this in BFME I in a patch or mod. But it is nice to see them in the game as they are a part of Middle Earth.
The story for BFME for both evil and good is too short... as I managed to complete both stories in one day. I like the fact that EA have gone away from the movie story and changed to the books story a little. However they could have made it longer. I was dissapointed.
The Game itself looks beautiful, sound is good as well. However I prefer the gameplay of number 1. But it is a nice game and should be enjoyed by all Tolkien and LOTR fans. (Except my Dad) To sum it up "A Game Which Could Have Been Better But Is Still Awesome Stuff"