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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...

Elmo · 02-25-2007, 04:13 AM

The best game ever would be Middle Earth: Total War, the campaign mode would be immense

The 1,000 Reader · 02-27-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by hewhoarisesinmight

The best game ever would be Middle Earth: Total War, the campaign mode would be immense

BFMEII and ROTW do have the War of the Ring mode as a feature.

In an odd sense, it was The Third Age that made me want BFME. At first, I thought that Third Age would rock, but then I went to the main site and realized that not only would it be RPG, it wouldn't have the main characters. Depressed, I checked out BFME, and I was much more pleased.

02-27-2007, 06:23 PM

Any clues as to how to evade the Nazgul in the Fellowship of the Ring whilst still in Hobbiton? I have never got passed this level!

02-18-2007, 05:03 PM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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....

02-25-2007, 04:13 AM	#5
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	The best game ever would be Middle Earth: Total War, the campaign mode would be immense __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

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02-24-2007, 04:58 PM	#4
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...

02-27-2007, 06:23 PM	#7
Mansun Guest Posts: n/a	Any clues as to how to evade the Nazgul in the Fellowship of the Ring whilst still in Hobbiton? I have never got passed this level!