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The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle Earth II: Rise of the Witch King
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Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Electronic Arts
EAN: 0014633153040
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Item Dimensions: 17.51005.25
Label: Electronic Arts
Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
Model: 15304
MPN: 15304
Platform: Windows XP
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: November 28, 2006
Studio: Electronic Arts
Features:- Innovative new units will help to tell the story of the evil Witch-King's rise to power, domination of Angmar, and invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor
- Upgraded Create-A-Hero features - The new roll class boasts additional weapons and armor, for more customization
- War of the Ring, the risk-style meta-game, offers upgraded army persistence, a new siege dynamic on the Living World Map, and unified territories that serve as major control points
- Includes all-new content from Tolkien's original stories, delving deeper than ever into the story behind the award-winning movie trilogy
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Editorial Review:
Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-Earth II: The Rise of the Witch-King expands the universe Tolkiem created. This expansion pack to the fan favorite game serieslets you command the rise of evil in Middle-earth while experiencing the epic battles that took place before the films. Become the leader of an evil faction and lead an invasion of the peaceful kingdom of Arnor, home of Aragorn's ancestors. To fully experience the evil side of Middle-earth, gamers can now play as the all new Angmar faction in skirmish, multiplayer, and War of the Ring modes.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - An excellent addition
While the witch king does not dramatically change game play, it does add to the original game.
The Angar faction is a wonderful addition. They have added new, much needed, units to the other factions, additional maps, and beefed up the create a hero system. They also added a few heroes to some of the factions, like the Dale hero from the dwarven side.
I heard that the War of the Ring additions are also great, but I haven't had a chance to dig into that.
Overall, ... Read More
Rating:  - Unable to play due to errors
After receiving and installing the game was unable to play due to an dat.error. Apparently this is a known issue from EA forums that many people experience after instillation. DO NOT recommend buying as EA has not released a fix. The only way is to download a torrent with a no cd crack which is not a fix.
Rating:  - Astonishing level of detail given to terrain, story line, and characters makes this game a winner
The level of detail that went into the planning of this game is extraordinary.
I haven't played the War of the Ring, so can't comment on that. Frankly, for *me*, it's too massive and time consuming, and I just don't have the requisite time/energy/desire to take it on. But anyone can see from the reviews posted here that it's a remarkable feature of the game. (Which just makes the game seem that much more incredible to me.)
What I can comment on is the Campaign, and the Skirmishes, ... Read More
Rating: - Not a Bad Deal
If you enjoyed battle for middle earth II then I would recommend this expansion, as long as your not paying more than about $15. It takes care of a lot of the glitches and balances the civilizations a bit, while adding a new civilization that has powerful, but expensive troops. This is about all it does though, graphics and AI remain about the same. Overall I truly enjoyed the original and this addition certainly does not detract from it, just don't expect too much from it.
Rating: - Review
Great Game, Much more difficult than the other Battle for Middle Earth Games. Still not much different then the others, the only draw back is that you can only be the Witch King for the Campain.
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