The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II

"Nevertheless, Battle For Middle Earth 2 is going to trip up and find itself crushed under a catapulted eight. I award that numeral grudgingly, because there's really nothing here that truly deserves great reward. But I had legions of fun. And, for this game at least, that counts for, oooh, pretty much everything."

"Another new feature in the game is the ability to build elaborate defenses, including walls, catapults, and towers. This is especially important for the dwarves and any of the other good races."

"The Battle for Middle-earth II improves on 2004's game with a better strategic mode and a much broader scope that encompasses the whole of Middle-earth."

"The role of the hero has also been expanded in the game. Having access to the whole Tolkien universe means that each race now gets access to a number of heroes not seen in the film."

"There are a lot of different improvements and additions to this sequel, many of which I'm very happy with at this point. Most importantly, I've been having a lot of fun with the game. "