- Play as Evil characters in a brand new, 'Evil' campaign. Battle through scenarios after Frodo failed to destroy the One Ring.
- It's good to be bad!.
- Accled Battlefront gameplay in a fantasy setting allows players to choose the way they fight, as Warrior, Archer, Mage or Scout in melee and ranged combat.
- Battle online, with up to 16 players in instant action mode or 2-players in a co-op campaign or offline with 2-4 players* in split-screen. (*2 players on PS3).
- Local multiplayer - split-screen with up to 4 players competitively or 2 player co-op.
- A massive cast of characters & weapons adds great depth to the gameplay: Heroes, Wargs,Ents, Oliphaunts, Cave-trolls, the Balrog, Nazgul, ballistae, and more!.
Product description
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In this exciting, action strategy game, players fight on the
side of both Good and Evil in all the biggest battles from 'The
Lord of the Rings' movies. The Battlefront format allows them to
switch between characters at will, to suit the circumstance or
their style, reliving - and even reinventing - the chaotic and
engrossing conflicts from the films as they choose how best to
tackle their objectives and defeat their enemies. In online
multiplayer, gamers can choose to be Evil from the outset.
.co.uk Review
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There are many reasons to love The Lord of the Rings, but if
your favourite parts were the epic sized battles, then this
should be the game for you. You’re able to play as almost any
character, good or evil, and take part in giant online battles.
The fell beasts of the nazgul are one of the most powerful
s Take part in the defence of Minas Tirith… or the attack
Almost every creature from the books and movies are featured
Oliphaunts are the biggest creatures you can face in the game
The game recreates a wide range of scenes from both the films and
the books, including Gandalf’s fight against the Balrog in the
Mines of Moria and the Battle of Isengard, where you can play as
a tree-like Ent. There are two separate campaigns, for the forces
of good and evil, with the latter allowing you to rid oliphaunts
in the attack on Minas Trith or to fight as trolls at Helm’s
Deep.
Online up to sixteen people can fight in the one battle, across a
multitude of different competitive and co-operative game modes.
If you can’t play online though up to four people can still fight
it out in the splitscreen mode.
Key Features
* Battlefront redux – Developed by Pandemic Studios, the creators
of the Star Wars: Battlefront series, this is very much the same
idea but set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world.
* From the source – The game’s graphics have been created with
help directly from movie special effects team Weta Digital,
including elements not used in the final cuts.
* Schools out – The game features five different classes of
character, including warrior, archer, scout, mage and guardian.
* Star studded – More than 60 different characters are planned
for the final game, including everyone from Aragon and Gandalf to
the Uruk-hai Lurtz and even Sauron himself.
* Lonely planet – Almost every location form the films and books
is featured in the game, from the Black Gate and The Shire to
Rivendell and Shelob’s Lair.
About the developer: Pandemic Studios
One of the biggest developers in the U.S., especially after
merging with BioWare and then being bought by EA, Pandemic has
worked on many different styles of games, from Battle Zone on the
PC to Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars: Battlefront, Mercenaries
and Destroy all Humans!