The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
Released first on the PC, and then on the Xbox 360 a few months later, BFME2 was the hotly anticipated sequel to the first Battle for Middle-earth game which went down extremely well with real-time strategy fans and Tolkien nerds alike. The game features two campaign modes, one which allows you to play as the forces of good, and another which puts players in command of the forces of evil. The game also featured an online mode which allowed players to wage war against one another across iconic locations from The Lord of the Rings.
It wasn’t just the Lord of the Rings themed aspects of the game that were great. The RTS mechanics were very solid and allowed players to feel in control as they commanded vast armies. Console RTS games can often be a challenge given their lack of controls compared to a PC, but this game did an excellent job of making things simple for players who would be using controllers. The game received a great response from fans and although the game’s servers shut down in 2010, players can online using Virtual Private Network programs.
