![]() ![]() Combat relied on default rock-paper-scissors unit weaknesses, factions were wildly unbalanced in multiplayer, and enemy AI repeated the same strategies custom game after custom game, leading to predictable skirmishes for anyone who prefers to avoid online multiplayer. The Battle for Middle-earth is not the best strategy series ever made. ![]() Still, it’s a shame fans of modern strategy can’t just visit the Origin store, GOG.com, or even Game Pass to watch the simple yet compelling clashes between the men of the west, elves, dwarves, goblins, Mordor, Isengard, and the armed forces. There’s also a massive Unreal Engine 4 fan mod in the works (although it’s still unclear when, or if, the project will be completed). ![]() Officially, you can buy pre-owned physical copies of any game on eBay and play the entire series online through custom servers. The Battle for Middle-earth games are not impossible to play in 2023. took on the mantle of steward for The Lord of the Rings video games, the Battle for Middle-earth series disappeared from digital storefronts, and one of my favorite real-time strategy series disappeared into licensing limbo. In addition, EA’s licensing agreement with New Line Cinema also expired, allowing the former to develop games set in the fantasy world of JRR Tolkien since 2001. On December 31, 2010, something unfortunate happened: Electronic Arts closed its online servers The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth, as well as the sequel and its expansion. ![]()
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