

The player can choose between easy, normal, and hard gameplay, with the only difference being the amount of damage units dole out: on easy, enemy units dont do as much damage, while on hard, they do more damage. If players choose to jump right in to the single-player campaign, they can opt for good or evil, with the good side focusing on Rohan and Gondor and the evil side drawing from Isengard and Mordor (along with their Rhun and Haradrim allies). Veteran RTS players may not need it, but the presentation is user-friendly. To that end, players can opt to go to Battle School, which is a non-playable tutorial on how to play the game.

The game was originally billed as a game where Tolkien fans could play without being overwhelmed by the traditional micromanagement or interface of a real-time strategy game. While veteran RTS players may have some nits to pick with the relatively solid gameplay, those same fans of The Lord of the Rings series should find that the game shines as a playable re-creation of Tolkiens work. Battle For Middle Earth License And PeterĮnter The Battle for Middle-earth, touched by the Tolkien license and Peter Jacksons films, and imbued with the personality of the team that created Red Alert 2 and CC Generals. The game includes two separate single-player campaigns one has fans leading the forces of good against the orcs and goblins of Mordor, and the other allows them to guide the forces of evil to claim Middle-Earth for their dark master.
