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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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This is a game I sunk so many hours into as a kid. The campaign was huge, the hero characters were so much fun to use and train, and while it wasn't the most competitive RTS's on the market, it was a tremendous amount of fun, and probably the best Lord of The Rings game I have ever played. Unfortunately my physical copy was damaged many years ago, and with no way to play it digitally, I have been unable tyo re-experience this gem in a very long time.dx90o0
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user avatar@dx90o0user avatar@dx90o0
March 20, 2026
This is a game I sunk so many hours into as a kid. The campaign was huge, the hero characters were so much fun to use and train, and while it wasn't the most competitive RTS's on the market, it was a tremendous amount of fun, and probably the best Lord of The Rings game I have ever played. Unfortunately my physical copy was damaged many years ago, and with no way to play it digitally, I have been unable tyo re-experience this gem in a very long time.
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user avatar@Varyn765user avatar@Varyn765
March 23, 2026
Before I became a brainless FPS zombie (currently in rehab) I was a major RTS kid. It was a 50/50 split between platformers on PS2 and RTS games on my computer. C&C Generals and Zero Hour were my favorite to play vs bots and on occasional LAN games. So when I found Battle for Middle-earth on a discount shelf, this was back when Gamestop was trying to 'phase out' PC games in the early-mid 00's, of course I begged and pleaded with my dad to get it for me. I burned up a CD drive playing those games almost non-stop. BFME 1 will always be my faovrite, although BFME2 did make some fun advancements and alterations to gameplay, so I hope it will be brought onto GOG one day. I know it's unlikely because of how the Tolkein estate is with the IP but it was a masterpiece of a game on an exceptional engine that deserves to be preserved. If video games are indeed art, which I do believe they are, they need to be preserved long past their prime window for profits and popularity.
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user avatar@Thanator09user avatar@Thanator09
March 26, 2026
I want this game badly ! and the second too ! I loved this game alot I had great fun with it ! Late night gaming sometimes I was tired but I still loved it !
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user avatar@joaovieira23user avatar@joaovieira23
March 30, 2026
Lets us have this masterpiece again!!! I would ove to play this! Every time I watch someone play this I get goosebumps and I would love to be able to play this
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user avatar@Hikki59user avatar@Hikki59
April 01, 2026
Tout simplement les meilleurs jeux sur l'univers du seigneur des anneaux qui existent. Je suis un grand fan des films et j'ai souvenir avoir adoré pouvoir joué à un jeu de stratégie dans cet univers, j'espère vraiment les revoir un jour ici sur GOG. Ca serait un grand plaisir d'y rejouer
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user avatar@Joe_Roperuser avatar@Joe_Roper
April 02, 2026
This game was my childhood. reliving epic battles from the movies was incredible and even changes to the story was something inconceivable as a child it was certainly a game I remember fondly
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user avatar@lordmousawiuser avatar@lordmousawi
April 04, 2026
There is no game like this one , heros are well made , the map is great and what i didnt find in any other game that you keep your army for the start of the next region so you could control more area faster and clash with the enemy at the start even before you build any thing And well to relive the great story with the two fantastic battles where reinforcement feels like reinforcement and it really matter Bring it back 💔
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user avatar@Dark Wanderer Danuser avatar@Dark Wanderer Dan
April 10, 2026
One of my first games to complete on the PC. I use to remember spending hours on Skirmish battles with friends, downloading maps and battling it out against brutal opponents to see what we could do! A classic!
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user avatar@shadowzieluser avatar@shadowziel
April 13, 2026
One Of the top rts's Me and my Son have ever played! Will buy as soon as it becomes available.
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user avatar@bret.staileyuser avatar@bret.stailey
April 14, 2026
Amazing RTS game. Used to have LAN parties with roommates and friends in my college days. Too many hours spent playing this. I still have the discs for this and the sequel. bring it back!
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