A great magic strategy game, not really a Lord of The Rings game though, but still freakin' awesome!
User Rating: 9 | The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II PC
Man, this game has some of the most lavish graphics I've seen in my day. Anyone who plays this game will love it's jaw dropping graphics. At the time I was playing this I had a ATI RADEON XPRESS 200, which is not that great of a graphics card, and the graphics still turned out great without me putting on super high graphics levels. This game has an amazing group of factions you can choose from. There are six factions, which are pretty diverse. The music in this game is outstanding. Almost better than the Lord of the Rings movie soundtrack which is also extremly good. The game also has a very cool online play. Many people online who are ready to battle you and many people who want to battle on your side to tough computer players. There is also a hero creator mode which is a very neat tool in this game. You can choose your hero's abilites and his/her strength. Battle for Middle Earth II also has some role playing options online. People play hero duels and many other fun "alone-hero" battles. If any of you Star Wars fans are out there you love this feature I'm gunna tell you about. The feature I'm talking about is called War of the Ring mode which is like exactly Galactic Conquest mode but a bit different. A very diffucult to use map maker is usable too.
However, this game has a good number of flaws. The campaigns are only 8 missions each. Also the game has a good number of bugs in it. Luckily, theres patches for this game to fix those bugs. I suggest this game to any player who is tired of playing Warcraft or loves fantasy strategy games or just strategy games in general.
-Helloiseeu 
