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

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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II, the sequel to The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth, follows the lesser known story of the War of the North, which took place at the same time as the trilogy. EA makes use of Tolkien's other works, giving players with nearly all of the author's mythos.

In this game, the Good and Evil sides have been divided into races: you can now control Elves, Dwarves and Men of West (on the Good side) and Isengard, Mordor and the Goblins (on the Evil side) independently. Still of vital importance are the heroes. The game also allows you to make your own custom hero units - including role, appearance and powers. New to Battle for Middle Earth II are naval units and naval combat.

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Alternate Titles

• "魔戒：中土戰爭Ⅱ" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
• "指环王: 中土战争 II" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Властелин колец: Битва за Средиземье II" -- Russian spelling
• "Władca Pierścieni: Bitwa o Śródziemie II" -- Polish title
• "Ringenes Herre: Kampen om Midgard II" -- Norwegian title
• "Ringarnas Herre: Slaget om Midgård II" -- Swedish title
• "Le Seigneur des Anneaux: La Bataille pour la Terre du Milieu II" -- French title
• "Il Signore degli Anelli: La Battaglia per la Terra di Mezzo II" -- Italian title
• "เดอะลอร์ดออฟเดอะริงส์: แบทเทิลฟอร์มิดเดิลเอิร์ธ II" -- Thai spelling
• "Der Herr der Ringe: Die Schlacht um Mittelerde II" -- German title
• "A Gyűrűk Ura: Harc Középföldéért II" -- Hungarian title

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Sage 3D
• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Elves
• Fantasy Creatures: Orcs
• Fantasy Creatures: Trolls
• Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
• Games with game altering copy protection
• Inspiration: Author - J. R. R. Tolkien
• Scripting language: Lua
• Technology: amBX
• The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth series

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Critic Reviews

PC Games (Germany)	Windows	Feb 20, 2006	91 out of 100	91
JustPressPlay	Windows	Mar 16, 2006	8.9 out of 10	89
XBox Front	Xbox 360	Aug 14, 2006	87 out of 100	87
411mania.com	Xbox 360	Jul 18, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Gameguru Mania	Windows	Mar 13, 2006	85 out of 100	85
The Video Game Critic	Xbox 360	Mar 27, 2010	B+	83
GameSpot	Xbox 360	Jul 07, 2006	8.3 out of 10	83
IGN	Xbox 360	Jul 05, 2006	8.2 out of 10	82
Pro-G	Xbox 360	Jul 18, 2006	8 out of 10	80
UGO (UnderGroundOnline)	Xbox 360	2006	B	75

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Trivia

Online Servers

Electronic Arts closed the game's online servers for the Windows version on 31st December 2010 and for Xbox 360 version on 11th January 2011.

Awards

• Computer Games Magazine
  • March 2007 - #3 Game of the Year
• Games for Windows Magazine
  • March 2007 - #7 Game of the Year
• PC Powerplay (Germany)
  • Issue 03/2007 – #2 Strategy Game in 2006 (Readers' Vote)

Related Web Sites

• The Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle Earth II (Game website for EA's The Lord of the Rings games)
• Wikipedia: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II (Article in the open encyclopedia about the game.)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II)