Gaming News - January 2006
Redwood City, CA (January 13, 2006) - Electronic Arts today announced
that The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II will also ship for
the Xbox 360 in Summer 2006.
From EA:
Players can now command epic Middle-earth battles presented in spectacular
high-definition from the comfort of their very own couch. To add to the
intensity of the experience, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth
II for the Xbox 360 is the first game in The Lord of the Rings series that will
be playable over Xbox LIVE. Players will be able to challenge friends online and
engage in intense, action-packed real-time battles.
“Living these cinematic battles in high-definition with stunning surround
sound, all from the comfort of your living room couch on the Xbox 360, is an
extraordinary experience,” said Louis Castle, VP of Creative Development at EALA.
“Adding the ability to battle it out with friends via Xbox LIVE is also really
exciting.”
Based on the PC version of the same name, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle
for Middle-earth II for the Xbox 360 will bring players into the heart of
Middle-earth to live the battles seen in the blockbuster New Line Cinema films
and classic J.R.R. Tolkien literary fiction. The game boasts a new and intuitive
console-specific control scheme that will allow novice players to enjoy the
game’s signature strategy gameplay while giving expert players the flexibility
needed to engage in a deeply complex strategy experience. Players will directly
control hundreds of units in an attempt to defeat enemy armies, conquer new
lands, and seal the fate of Middle-earth.
Developed at EA’s Los Angeles studio, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for
Middle-earth II for the Xbox 360 offers players a new depth of The Lord of the
Rings fiction never before explored in an EA console game. The game makers at
EALA have brought The Lord of the Rings world to life in accordance with an
agreement with The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises that grants EA
the rights to develop games based on the books, in addition to a separate
agreement that allows for games based on the New Line Cinema films.
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II for the Xbox 360 has
not yet been rated by the ESRB and the PC version is rated “T” for Teen by the
ESRB. For more information about either game, please visit:
www.bfme2.ea.com.
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