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The 1,000 Reader · 02-17-2007, 07:46 PM

I played the ROTK console one and had fun (Pelenor Fields was my favorite level, especially when I didn't have any super-powerful guys.)

Battle for Middle-Earth was also pretty fun, though the outpost plots was somewhat annoying. Witch-King cost way too much and each patch shifted the balance horribly.

Battle for Middle-Earth II was much more fun, and the campaign was much more involving. From assaulting Dol Guldur to doing a super pre-empetive attack on Lothlorien, I was impressed, and the balance seemed more solid.

Rise of the Witch-King just increased the fun. The Angmar campaign made you feel like a real general more than anything, the Witch-King finally had his own voice-acting (I hope the patch gives the Mordor Witch-King the voicework as well,) Angmar was thought out pretty well, Turning the captain of Cardolan into a wraith was a good moment, and Glorfindel being the narrator was a good touch. I don't get why we couldn't have a second campaign instead of an epilogue though. It was still good though.

Laitoste · 02-18-2007, 01:24 PM

I play the Hobbit on Xbox all the time--it's basically my favorite game! And my little cousins love it too.

I have the RotK game, but I haven't finished it yet. My brother has, but I don't think he liked it very much.

I also played a movie-based RPG, the title of which I have forgotten. I stopped playing because it got too boring.

I also have a Fellowship of the Ring (by Black Label Games) game that is book-based, that I really enjoy, although it seriously (and strangely) deviates at the very end. I really liked trying to beat off Old Man Willow.

02-18-2007, 04:53 PM

I found BFME 1 excellent, as it was just like the films. The battle at Helm's Deep was fantastic. BFME 2 wasn't in my opinion as fun to play, as all the battles fro the previous game had already been done, so the latter version just seemed to be added on & wasn't based on any story & seemed pointless. The Rise of the Witch-King was much more like BFME 1, as it was based on something.

The Might · 02-18-2007, 05:03 PM

I played the War of the Ring, but I thought it was boring after a while.
The problem is you only have two sides, and not several kingdoms, and also sometimes units can only be used in certain missions...that's a pity.
There also are a lot of things different from the book - summoned balrogs or ents, strange dwarf units are just a few examples.
But...it was ok.

High King Fingolfin · 02-22-2007, 09:00 PM

I have quite a few LotR games. For PC I have Return of the King, which I am extremely bad at and can make no judgements on, BFME 1, which I enjoyed a lot, and BFME 2, which is an excellent game and one of the best RTS's I've ever played. I don't have Rise of the Witch-King, but I hope to get it sometime. For Gamecube I have Two Towers, which I like, and The Third Age, a movie based RPG that I like, but has far too many elements of canon breakage to even mention.

FeRaL sHaDoW · 02-23-2007, 02:07 AM

x-box game = lord of the rings "the 3rd age"

Anáwiel · 02-24-2007, 04:58 PM

I am currently playing the beta of Lord of the Rings Online, the game is pretty good (the NDA has been lifted, so I can speak freely about it

) I've seen so far only small parts, but I am so excited about it, I absolutely love it. Of course there is some stuff to fix for the release but it is great.

I have played also LotR: The Fellowship or something, but the game appeared too stupid, I quit at the very beginning when I had done all quests in Hobbiton and had to leave it.

I don't like strategy games but I considered testing War of the Ring and The Battle for Middle Earth 1 and 2, especially the second one sounds quite promising. Probably I will give them a try some day...

02-17-2007, 07:46 PM	#1
The 1,000 Reader Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I don't know. Eastern ME doesn't have maps. Posts: 527	I played the ROTK console one and had fun (Pelenor Fields was my favorite level, especially when I didn't have any super-powerful guys.) Battle for Middle-Earth was also pretty fun, though the outpost plots was somewhat annoying. Witch-King cost way too much and each patch shifted the balance horribly. Battle for Middle-Earth II was much more fun, and the campaign was much more involving. From assaulting Dol Guldur to doing a super pre-empetive attack on Lothlorien, I was impressed, and the balance seemed more solid. Rise of the Witch-King just increased the fun. The Angmar campaign made you feel like a real general more than anything, the Witch-King finally had his own voice-acting (I hope the patch gives the Mordor Witch-King the voicework as well,) Angmar was thought out pretty well, Turning the captain of Cardolan into a wraith was a good moment, and Glorfindel being the narrator was a good touch. I don't get why we couldn't have a second campaign instead of an epilogue though. It was still good though. __________________ "And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that." -A History of Villains

02-18-2007, 01:24 PM	#2
Laitoste Wight Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Behind the hills Posts: 164	I play the Hobbit on Xbox all the time--it's basically my favorite game! And my little cousins love it too. I have the RotK game, but I haven't finished it yet. My brother has, but I don't think he liked it very much. I also played a movie-based RPG, the title of which I have forgotten. I stopped playing because it got too boring. I also have a Fellowship of the Ring (by Black Label Games) game that is book-based, that I really enjoy, although it seriously (and strangely) deviates at the very end. I really liked trying to beat off Old Man Willow. __________________ "If we're still alive in the morning, we'll know that we're not dead."~South Park

02-18-2007, 04:53 PM	#3
Mansun Guest Posts: n/a	Bfme I found BFME 1 excellent, as it was just like the films. The battle at Helm's Deep was fantastic. BFME 2 wasn't in my opinion as fun to play, as all the battles fro the previous game had already been done, so the latter version just seemed to be added on & wasn't based on any story & seemed pointless. The Rise of the Witch-King was much more like BFME 1, as it was based on something.

02-18-2007, 05:03 PM	#4
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	I played the War of the Ring, but I thought it was boring after a while. The problem is you only have two sides, and not several kingdoms, and also sometimes units can only be used in certain missions...that's a pity. There also are a lot of things different from the book - summoned balrogs or ents, strange dwarf units are just a few examples. But...it was ok. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

02-22-2007, 09:00 PM	#5
High King Fingolfin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the Wargs thrive, a.k.a. Madison, WI Posts: 437	I have quite a few LotR games. For PC I have Return of the King, which I am extremely bad at and can make no judgements on, BFME 1, which I enjoyed a lot, and BFME 2, which is an excellent game and one of the best RTS's I've ever played. I don't have Rise of the Witch-King, but I hope to get it sometime. For Gamecube I have Two Towers, which I like, and The Third Age, a movie based RPG that I like, but has far too many elements of canon breakage to even mention. __________________ "Outside of a Warg, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a Warg, it's too dark to read." - Wargo Marx

02-23-2007, 02:07 AM	#6
FeRaL sHaDoW Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 232	x-box game = lord of the rings "the 3rd age" __________________ God created night, but man created darkness....

02-24-2007, 04:58 PM	#7
Anáwiel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	I am currently playing the beta of Lord of the Rings Online, the game is pretty good (the NDA has been lifted, so I can speak freely about it ) I've seen so far only small parts, but I am so excited about it, I absolutely love it. Of course there is some stuff to fix for the release but it is great. I have played also LotR: The Fellowship or something, but the game appeared too stupid, I quit at the very beginning when I had done all quests in Hobbiton and had to leave it. I don't like strategy games but I considered testing War of the Ring and The Battle for Middle Earth 1 and 2, especially the second one sounds quite promising. Probably I will give them a try some day...