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" -- Taiwan spelling
• "指环王: 中土战争 II" -- Chinese spelling
• "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
• 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

1UP	Windows	Mar 09, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Level	Windows	Apr, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Play.tm	Xbox 360	Aug 16, 2006	85 out of 100	85
Game Informer Magazine	Windows	Apr, 2006	8.25 out of 10	82
Fragland.net	Windows	Jul 07, 2006	82 out of 100	82
TalkXbox	Xbox 360	Aug 13, 2006	8.1 out of 10	81
GameSpy	Xbox 360	Jul 07, 2006		80
X-Power	Xbox 360	Jul 06, 2006	7 out of 10	70
FZ	Xbox 360	Jul 13, 2006		60
Factornews	Windows	May 02, 2006	5 out of 10	50

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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)