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

I spent days on this amazing game. Bought it in 2009, played the multiplayer until the online facility stopped, but still spent an age after that playing the assorted maps. In my top five of greatest of all games, and beautifully rendered. A third game would be very welcome.

The best RTS made so far. The feeling is just sensational when u get your troops to attack and you're about to win the music plays and sends a shiver down your spine. The single Player campaign is awesome it shows you what is happening else where in middle earth like the dwarfs protecting there mountains and forts from saurons evil and the elves protecting rivendell and and their forests.you can also play as evil and be goblins with a variety of heroes and units. The skirmish is great fun if you want to practise for online or the campaign also there's a war of the ring mode its a turn based strategy when u get to place your troops and based on the map of middle earth u have to take the enemys region. The online is the best thing u can play with up to 8 players in one game either 4 v 4 or 2v2v2v2 or what ever you want there are loads of maps to choose from and you can apply your own rules for your own game choose your force you want to battle with like elves, dwarfs, men or be the evil forces with mordor, isengard or the goblins Each Force has its own group of heroes you can buy with your resources there are many to choose from

this game is my favourite game on pc and my favourite strategy still even though its been out for two years now.