

The battles still aren’t anywhere near as big as the ones in the movies, which is what most people think about when playing these LOTR PCc games, so this feature could have been vamped up a bit.

So, those who have units like Gandalf will find them invaluable as they can easily wipe out whole areas of the opposing armies with ease.
The heros that you create will help you tremendously in the game, and can be a major turning point, especially since the computer that you were playing against won’t know how to use them as well as other human players will. Once you have wiped out these resources, it is pretty much an all out fight-for-your-life battle. Since the new strategy part to this LOTR game is all about conquering the other side, pretty much the player (or group) who can wipe out the majority of the other side’s resources first will win the game. With the online mode, you can choose to play in the one-on-one matches or in a group mode, whichever you prefer. Ok - here is where the game gets interesting! The multiplayer suite is one of the main strong points of LOTR: Battle for Middle-Earth II, where you can actually battle other players online for some of the best gameplay that you could hope for.
