Great game for blowing things up and making big armies The graphics are beautiful. I just wish there was a little more complexity in the buildings and units. The campaign is also on the short side, I finished it in about 20 hours. That's for one side, though. The replayability should be decent, but like I said eariler, the lack of many different units and upgrades is kind of disappointing. It is very, very fun, and should be a keeper. If you like Tolkien, pick it up. Maybe in BfME 2, there will be some more options, like naval units. There are good options for the units, like Porcupine, that reduces the units armor by 25% but increases it effectiveness against cavalry by 50%. You can combine different type units into a single group, making for interesting strategy choices. Combining swordsmen and archers is one of my favorites. The archers attack a building or troops, while the swordsmen defend them. The elephants are very powerful and you can put lancers on them to attack nearby enemies. I've only played as Evil, but I assume Good has similar abilities.
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