Gaming News - November 2006
Redwood City, CA (November 28, 2006) - Electronic Arts today announced
that The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the
Witch-king has shipped to retailers nationwide.
From EA:
As the expansion pack to the fan favorite, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle
for Middle-earth II, this Real-time Strategy (RTS) game enhances every existing
feature and offers players the chance to command the rise of evil in
Middle-earth while experiencing the epic battles that took place before those
depicted in the films from New Line Cinema.
Full of exciting content, including an entirely new faction, completely new
single player campaign, and additional units for all six existing factions, The
Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king,
allows players to explore the evil side of Middle-earth. The all new single
player campaign tells the story of the evil Witch-king’s rise to power and
invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor, home to Aragorn’s ancestors. To fully
experience the evil side of Middle-earth, gamers can now play as the Angmar
faction in skirmish, multiplayer, and War of the Ring modes. Create-A-Hero’s
entirely new and unique Troll class grants players more creative freedom for
their heroes in addition to new weapons and armor that will allow players to
have even more choices in customizing their favorite heroes. War of the Ring, a
risk-style meta-game, offers upgraded army persistence, a new siege dynamic on
the Living World Map, and unified territories that serve as major control
points.
An EA Los Angeles (EALA) game developed exclusively for the PC under the EA
brand, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the
Witch-king includes all new content from J.R.R. Tolkien's original fiction, and
allows the player to delve deeper than ever before engaging in battles that go
beyond the award-winning movie trilogy. EALA brings 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.
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