It allows players to control units from 4 major 'factions' of Middle-earth: Gondor, Rohan, Isengard, and Mordor, as well as members of the Fellowship. The game was still well-received by many Lord of the Rings and RTS fans. Though lauded for its graphics, it did not make a major impact with critics. Tolkien and the films, Battle for Middle-earth is unique in the fact that the developers intended to bring the feel of a 'living' Middle-earth to the PC through impressive graphics and special effects, as well as to push the genre beyond the RTS niche market by introducing a more intuitive system. While there have been numerous other games based on The Lord of the Rings by J. A sequel has been announced, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II. It uses the Sage engine from Command & Conquer: Generals and was released on December 6, 2004. Tolkien and also features a number of the voice actors, including all the hobbits and wizards. It was inspired and licensed from Peter Jackson's recent adaptations of the famous books by J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game for the PC developed by EALA.

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