The designers commendably do away with peon convoys by having a single lump resource type —called, aptly, “resources†— and by providing a limited number of real estate “lots†on which to place your structures. As in the Kohan series, infantry and archers are created in squads of five or ten, although bigger fun-bets like heroes, mountain trolls, and Nazgul arrive in sets of one. It “simplifies†the usual real-time strategy gameplay—removing or dressing down tactical options, unit types, depth, or any semblance of linear narrative— and becomes a repetitive grind.įour playable factions are available: Gondor and Rohan for the Good side, with Saruman’s Isengard and Sauron’s Mordor answering the cattle-call for Evil. It effortlessly trumps War of the Ring like a Nazgul but can’t hold a candle to meatier fare like Dawn of War. But the films were exhilarating all the same, while the game falls short.
Just as Peter Jackson’s spectacular Lord of the Rings movie trilogy evoked awe for its masterful visual presentation, the terrific-looking Battle for Middle-Earth likewise manages to impress through graphics rather than substance.
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