The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II

a wonder more people don't play it

User Rating: 9.2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II X360

By Calltheherd | Review Date: January 14, 2007

i picked up this game, and wasn't expecting a ton. I was in for a suprise.
It's unit graphics are terrible to say the best, while the scenery are not bad.
Sound is also quite nice, probably better if you have a HDTV.

Gameplay

For a Console RTS, LOTR is quite nice. it only suffers from MAJOR FRAMERATE issues for about 30 mins, then it evens out. The menus are slightly difficult to navigate, but the gameplay is where it shines. It has pretty much everyone ever in any LOTR book/movie, with the exception of gothmog (whom only hardcore people will notice).

i Think anyone should at least rent this first, and if you like it, buy it.

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