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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (2004)

by EA Los Angeles, Electronic Arts
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres:Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Fantasy, Warfare
Game modes:Single player, Co-operative, Multiplayer
Story:
The players control the heroes or villians from the famous Lord of The Rings movies. With a hero characters similar to the Warcraft series you control both the armies and all the unique heroes. The game follows the movies very closely and even got scenes from the films appear in game. Not only does the game contain a giant campaign where you play through the journey of the ring as the good side, the game also features an evil campaign where as the players play as the evil forces of Middle Earth. With multiple diffrent races from all over Middle Earth, a giant spell tree to customize your game and a unique basebuilding layout the game was great for its time.
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I have this and BFME 2 and its expansion in DLC. They are wonderful RTS games and I've played a lot. The animations, sounds, the powers for each faction...all great. I usually played in Helm or Minas Tirith against a lot of enemies in high difficult just for feeling that I was in the movies, something that these games made incredibly good.saulirpa
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user avatar@saulirpauser avatar@saulirpa
January 31, 2025
I have this and BFME 2 and its expansion in DLC. They are wonderful RTS games and I've played a lot. The animations, sounds, the powers for each faction...all great. I usually played in Helm or Minas Tirith against a lot of enemies in high difficult just for feeling that I was in the movies, something that these games made incredibly good.
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user avatar@Overlarduser avatar@Overlard
January 31, 2025
Loved this game when I was a teenager, even if I was terrible at the multiplayer. I thought it was fun to get to play through both the normal story of the movies (albeit while impossibly stopping every major death) and an evil alternate scenario where Sauron wins. The big siege missions were always a favorite, but what also thrilled me were the creative multiplayer maps that people made. I distinctly remember being able to try out entirely different heroes and run through little gauntlets with other people, which was very cool. It really is unfortunate that now there is no legitimate way to purchase this title aside from trawling for people selling their old copies. If it was possible to buy copies again from a popular site like GOG, it could revive the multiplayer, or at least make it much easier for people to play through this classic again.
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user avatar@Ideamaster1user avatar@Ideamaster1
January 31, 2025
Some games are more than just entertainment—they become part of who we are. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth was that game for me. It was the only video game I played alone as a child, immersing myself in epic battles, strategizing my way through Middle-earth, and reliving the magic of Tolkien’s world. But more than that, it was something I shared with my father. We spent hours building armies, planning strategies, and celebrating victories together. It wasn’t just a game; it was quality time, laughter, and memories that still mean the world to me. Even now, hearing the music or seeing gameplay brings me back to those moments. Battle for Middle-earth wasn’t just a game—it was a bond, a journey, and a piece of my childhood I will always treasure.
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user avatar@Blugraveuser avatar@Blugrave
January 31, 2025
Can we also get Conquest? That would be a neat way to preserve all of these older LOTR games. But the topic here is Battle for Middle Earth. These are some of my favorite games of all time. Timeless and still look amazing. With mods, even better.
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user avatar@manstick1986user avatar@manstick1986
January 31, 2025
My brother on law and I bonded over this game playing together for what felt like forever. I'd love to be able to play this game again! I love RTS games and this was the one that started it all for me!
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user avatar@matleer_55user avatar@matleer_55
January 31, 2025
İt was perfect when we played elvenstar mod for bfme 1 in university. We all finished lessons, we goes internet cafe for play bfme 1 elvenstar mod. Long Hours we played 3 vs 3 or 2 vs 2 . İts intellegant
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user avatar@dgmonteuser avatar@dgmonte
January 31, 2025
I never got the chance to truly play this game because to have a gamer pc and even buy the games in Brazil was something for the rich, my parents never had the money for that, it would be amazing to finally be able to play and now I can only get it pirated and I don`t want a pirate version
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user avatar@Pramaxisuser avatar@Pramaxis
January 31, 2025
Best campaign since "war of the ring". Rich story and the best RTS for LOTR we ever got. I played this on LAN-Parties with my family and my friends. It was the first game I played with my sister! It was the reason I learned about Mods. I got into PC hardware and so much more.
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user avatar@Jal47user avatar@Jal47
February 01, 2025
I have so many fond memories of this game and to this day remains extremely good I would shell out full price without a second thought if it's brought back. Please bring it back
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user avatar@javenamadeususer avatar@javenamadeus
February 01, 2025
A big part of my childhood, I was devastated when the disk got too scratched to function anymore. Friend and I would play matches that lasted for hours against multiple AI, waiting until we had the forces to run over the map with a massive tide of orcs and Rohirrim.
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