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Once one of the dominant genres on computers, real-time strategy games have slowly, gradually fallen out of favor with publishers and consumers alike. One reason is the lack of ingenuity, with a glut of games aspiring to do little more than deliver a Command & Conquer or an Age of Empires with different units and maps. At first blush, Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II seems to continue this disappointing trend, offering few surprises with its interface or basic play mechanics. Yet its production values are so high, its exuberance for the source material so obvious, it might very well be as close to 'precious' as fans will likely see from Tolkien's works -- at least until Middle-earth III.

The success of Battle for Middle-earth II lies not in its design, but its attention to detail. The animation makes it feel like Tolkien's world is living, cheering, and hissing on your desktop. Goblins scamper across the terrain and scale walls like spiders, archers carefully pick off their prey from behind trees, and cave trolls heave boulders that send bodies flying. It's a game filled with emotion, as troops heroically sprint toward combat and raise their arms up in elation after a hard-fought battle. Each faction offers deliciously satisfying special techniques that can cause cataclysmic damage with a mere click of a button, from volleys of arrows raining down from the sky to an instantaneous appearance of eagles, Ents, or hobbits to wreak havoc on an enemy's plans. 'Hero' units such as Treebeard or Sauron have their own set of special powers as they gain experience, giving the game's otherwise familiar trappings a swift kick in the greaves.

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While the presentation and production values are close to the top of the genre, the game has some frustrating moments. The pathfinding AI is a problem and friendly fire can be devastating if you aren't actively babysitting your army. Siege units are largely unnecessary due to the power of hero and basic infantry units, and the computer's lust for destroying harmless structures can be exploited. On the plus side, the PC version features an enjoyable War of the Ring mode inspired by the board game Risk. Factor in an addictive skirmish mode, custom hero characters, and strong online support, and the AI faults can be forgiven. Battle for Middle-earth II is not quite the strategy game to rule them all, but fans of the books and film series will find the game's pull too strong, too compelling -- like the One Ring itself -- to resist.

Graphics: Extremely well-animated characters, impressive fire effects, and memorable locales make for a thrilling experience.

Sound: Howard Shore's impressive score gives gravitas to the battles, and the film-quality sound effects crackle.

Enjoyment: The campaign is too short, the AI can be irritating, and the character balancing needs work. Yet the game is still extremely fun to play, especially for fans of the series.

Replay Value: The War of the Ring, skirmish, and multiplayer options will keep players glued to the screen. The solo campaign is disappointing, however, as it's too brief.

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Based on the film series of The Lord of the Rings, LOTR: The Battle for Middle Earth II: The Rise of the Witch-King is a real-time strategy video game developed by Electronic Arts. The Rise of the Witch-King is an expansion to The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth II. The expansion pack allows you to control the rise of evil in Middle Earth.

What is The LOTR: BFME II: The Rise of The Witch-King about?

Even though BFME II and Rise of the Witch-King seem similar, but their main difference is Angmar. Comparing both games, Witch King has new units, maps, hero, and single player mode, all that wasn’t in BFME II.

The Witch-King is the primary lieutenant of the dark lord Sauron, and the leader of the Nazgul, his army’s fearsome black-robed generals. After the epic battle, which was shown at the beginning of the film, The Ring Fellowship, the expansion is set. The Rise of the Witch-King campaign is of the tale that the Witch-King was to undertake between Angmar and Arnor before and during the battle before Sauron returned to Mordor. The campaign offers seven new missions.

The plot of the game is, Angmar’s Witch-King builds a realm out of nothing and gathers an army from the northern people, most of whom are Wolves, Trolls, Orcs, and differing Black Numenoreans; to destroy Arnor’sDunedain kingdom. The epilogue allows the players to place themselves in the footsteps of the good races. As you attempt to create your kingdom, the epic story continues and it ends with the King of Gondor dropping down to stop you. The Rise of the Witch-King expansion pack does justice to the history of The Lord of the Rings, and even improves it by incorporating Sauron’s diabolical schemes seamlessly into it.

Features of LOTR: BFME II: The Rise of the Witch-King

• Provides additional game strategies, such as tackling new campaign missions, Competition, Control Point, type of missions.
• New additional factions for every single one of the game’s original six factions.
• Players can play an improved and extended mode of the War of the Ring, with the new army – the built up units in Battle Phase skirmishes are brought onto the Living World Map.
• Addition of History Element- the Witch-King’s rise to power.
• New hero creation.

Pros of the Rise of the Witch-King

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• Realistic Graphics.
• New missions to tackle.
• The AI opponent gives a good challenge.
• Includes separate and campaign mode missions.

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Cons of the Rise of the Witch-King

• Visuals for all the races aren’t the same.
• No cave trolls.
• The AI retreats before ending the battle.

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Our Verdict

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LOTR BFME II: The Rise of the Witch-King offers a new faction, Angmar, with several other features, which makes the expansion pack even more fantastic! It doesn’t dilute the original story of the LOTR and adds up to the original game.From a scale of 1-10, the game would be 8/10.