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| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II for Xbox 360 Electronic Arts has announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II for the Xbox 360 is shipping. This marks the debut of a strategy game available for the Xbox 360 system, boasting a new console-specific control scheme that allows novice players to enjoy the game's signature strategy gameplay while giving expert strategy players the flexibility needed to engage in deeply complex battles. Based on the PC version of the same name, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II for the Xbox 360 system takes players into the heart of Middle-earth to live the battles seen in the blockbuster New Line Cinema films and detailed in the classic J.R.R. Tolkien literary fiction. Players now can command the epic battles of Middle-earth presented in spectacular high-definition from the comfort of their living room couch. To add to the intensity of the experience, players can challenge friends online and engage in intense, action-packed real-time battles over Xbox Live - a first in The Lord of the Rings videogame series. Directly controlling hundreds of units, players can 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 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. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |