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Massive Mound of Middle Earth

Discussion in 'TCancer News & Content Comments' started by Jason, Mar 8, 2007.

  1. Jason chasing a bee

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    <strong>[ Update ]</strong>

    <p>Starting March 20th, you'll be able to get the full set of <a href="http://www.ea.com/official/lordoftherings/bfme2/us/home.jsp" target="_blank" title="BfME">Battle for Middle Earth</a> titles in one package, <a href="http://www.ea.com/article.jsp?dcr=ea&id=bfme_anth" target="_blank" title="Anthology">The Battle for Middle Earth Anthology</a>.</p><blockquote><p>REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 7, 2007 &ndash; Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the complete collection of Middle-earth PC Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games will be available with The Lord of the Rings&trade;, The Battle for Middle-earth&trade; Anthology. </p><p>For the first time The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology offers fans the chance to bring together all the epic The Lord of the Rings&trade; battles with The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth&trade; , The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II&trade; Collector's Edition and The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King&trade; within a single compilation, and all for an MSRP of $39.99.</p></blockquote><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://www.shacknews.com/">Shack News</a></p>
     
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  2. DarkUnderlord Bringing that old Raptor magic.

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    You sure you didn't leave out any â„¢'s there?

    Pop quiz: The phrase "The Lord of the Rings" was used how many times?
     
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  3. YourConscience Scholar

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    I haven't played any of these. Is it worthwhile to play an older one once I've played the newest incarnation, given EAs policy of re-releasing the same game over and over again?
     
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  4. dagorkan Arbiter

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    The constant explosions and jumping ogres look stupid. I have the first game somewhere but I never bothered to play it. Looks like a cross between the shitty RTW-style tactical simulation and a dumbed down empire management game.
     
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  5. JaguarUSF Novice

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    I was/am not impressed with the series. I played the first game for about two days and grew tired of its linearity.
     
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  6. Cthulhugoat Arbiter

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    W-w-what? Is this for real?
     
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  7. DaViLLaN Augur

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    EA is the Aerosmith of the gaming world.
     
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  8. Jason chasing a bee

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    According to word on da streetz, BfME2 improved on BfME1 substantially so probably not.
     
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  9. dagorkan Arbiter

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    Watch the vid on their website. Looks like the Tolkien setting has become a big joke.
     
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  10. Greatatlantic Erudite

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    Having played the demo for Battle for Middle Earth 2, I'd say the whole series is forgetable. Maybe if your a big fan of the movie's "epicness" you might get some enjoyment out of watching giant armies kill each other, but the game was just to imbalanced and "akward" to control for me to like it.
     
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  11. kingcomrade Kingcomrade Edgy

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    Tolkien's setting became a joke many years ago.

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