A massive new campaign for Battle for Middle-earth 2 lets you relive all three movies in The Lord of the Rings series

The game The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Despite it’s advanced age it remains quite popular among RTS fans. EA has completely abandoned the franchise, but fortunately, the fans have not, and the modding community of this classic is still very active. The latest result of their efforts is the long-awaited version 10 of the massive Age of the Ring mod.

1. One of the developers' main ambitions has always been to create campaigns retelling the stories of all three The Lord of the Rings movie adaptations. With the release of version 10, they have finally achieved this goal. The latest edition of the mod introduces a third campaign based on The Return of the King, featuring 14 missions recreating the most important battles from the film.
2. Version 10 also brings numerous improvements to the two existing campaigns and expands them with additional content. For example, The Fellowship of the Ring campaign now includes an extra mission revolving around a festival at Bag End.
3. The new version of the mod also integrates the BFME Online project, providing access to multiplayer. Online battles and skirmishes have also been expanded with three new maps and two additional factions.
4. There's one more major change. Starting with version 10, Age of the Ring has become a completely standalone project, meaning that players no longer need to own The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II. This effectively makes it a free game. All you need to do is download it and install it using the included installer.

It's also worth mentioning that Age of the Ring offers a free-roaming strategic campaign, featuring turn-based gameplay on a world map and real-time battles.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II – The Rise of the Witch-King

November 28, 2006

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