.: December 6, 2004.: December 9, 2004Mode(s),The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a developed by for. It was released in December 6, 2004 and is based on 's film trilogy, in turn based on 's. The game uses short video clips from the movies and a number of the voice actors, including the. It uses the engine.
The sequel, was released on March 2, 2006.The official for The Battle for Middle-earth were permanently closed on December 31, 2010 by EA Games, due to the expiration of The Lord of the Rings video game license, however Windows users can still play online using unofficial game servers on. Catapults firing on the walls of Minas Tirith Campaign The good and evil forces of Middle-earth each have a campaign. They take place on an animated map of western Middle-earth, where each battle represents the defense/sacking of a territory. Armies and characters move on the map, and moving the cursor over them shows snippets of the movies (whereas battle cutscenes use the game engine).Some mandatory missions represent important events. Between these the player must take enough nearby territories in skirmish battles, variations on the theme of building a base and killing everyone. Each territory provides a permanent increase of power points, the unit limit, and/or a multiplier for acquired resources. Units, their upgrades and purchased powers also persist between battles.The good campaign follows the story of the Lord of the Rings movies with an emphasis of traditional, scripted missions, from to, the fight at, the, the Ents' conquest of, the siege of, Sam's search for Frodo in 's lair, the and the Black Gate.The evil campaign begins with Isengard's betrayal and then continues with 's conquest of Rohan signified by the fall of and the deaths of Theoden and Eomer.
It then switches to Mordor's assault on Gondor and concludes with the successful destruction of and total victory for Sauron. It provides an alternative storyline to the book and film.Development Music The Battle for Middle-earth features score from composed by, as well as original music in Shore's image. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (Soundtrack from the Video Game) was released via digital sellers on August 28, 2006, featuring 22 tracks of cues from the game by Christopherson & Brown spanning 44 minutes. Working conditions The development environment and 'extreme crunch time' for The Battle for Middle-earth led to a high-profile labor by programmers that was settled by for US $14.9 million in 2006. Reception ReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScore82/100Review scoresPublicationScore8/108.4/108.3/10According to Electronic Arts, The Battle for Middle-earth was a commercial success, with sales above 1 million units worldwide by the end of 2004. In the United States, the computer version of The Battle for Middle-earth sold 230,000 copies and earned $9.4 million by August 2006, after its release in December 2004.
It was the country's 89th best-selling computer game during this period. It received a 'Gold' sales award from the (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.The critical response to The Battle for Middle-earth was fairly positive. The video game review aggregator GameRankings displays an average critic score of 82.5%, with about two-thirds of the reviews in the 80%s.
IGN praised the game for its visual flair and impressive audio, but pointed out its lack of depth in gameplay, giving out a score of 8.3 to the 'decent, if not spectacular, game., with a score of 8.4, also commented on the visuals and sound effects as well as its focus on large-scale battles that 'befits the source material'. Gave 4 stars out of 5, calling the game 'a perfect example of a license enhancing the final product.' Awards The Battle for Middle-earth won three awards: the 2004 award for Best Strategy Game, the 2005 award for Best Strategy Game, and the award for Best of E3 2004 Editors Choice.The Battle for Middle-earth was nominated for 's 'Best Strategy Game' and 's 'Best Real-Time Strategy Game 2004' awards, both of which ultimately went to.
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1) Download virtual drive software, can use (lite doesnt work on win 10), or2) Download the3) To install BFME II, mount the iso in your virtual drive, to SCSI, here is an example of what Daemon Pro looks like4) If you dont have a keygen/Serial Key, go. Disregard antivirus warnings, its safe.5a) Note - there are 2 ways to get the game working without a CD, first is the game crack, which works only for 1.06 and 1.09, second is mini images. If you play 1.00 then its better to use images.
If you play 1.06 or 1.09 the game crack works fine. Simply place in C:Program Files (x86)Electronic ArtsThe Battle for Middle-Earth II and your game will run without a cd.
Disregard the next step(5b) if using this crack.5b) In order for the game to run without a CD, you then need the. You then mount the mini image in your virtual drive, as SCSI.6) If you are on Windows 10, your game may then launch but not go past the load screen, that is when you need to copy this into the equivalent directory on your PC. If the folder doesnt exist, just create it.7) You can either manually set your game resolution by opening options.ini with notepad, or just press 'Fix My Resolution' in the patch switcher(link for this is in next step). If you want to do it manually just go to this line and edit it to your preferred resolution. Then simply save it.
You can change it in game but it only has a set amount of resolutions and doesn't support 1440p and 2160p, so if you are on high-res monitors this is the way to do it.8) Install the and visit the for reference9) Install. Both platforms are for online play, on T3A most people use Patch 1.09, Gameranger is mixed.10) Enjoy the game and visit for any questions or concerns. You can also join the for chats and finding people to play, and the.