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FranchiseThe Lord of the RingsSeriesBattle for Middle-earth

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

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First release
Nov 28, 2006
Engine
SAGE
Genres
Fighting, Adventure, Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Warfare, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)

In this add-on for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II it is your goal to lead the great armies of the Witch-King called the Angmar to victory. But there are also other mentionable additions and changes which come with this add-on: All six factions from the main game now have access to new units and heroes like Prince Brand a Dwarven captain or the Uruk Deathbringers on the side of Isengard which are powerful two-handed swords-fighters.

Also known as Ringarnas Herre: Slaget om Midgård II - Häxkungens Tid, Der Herr der Ringe: Die Schlacht um Mittelerde II - Aufstieg des Hexenkönigs, Ringenes Herre: Kampen om Midgard II: Heksekongen, Властелин Колец: Битва за Средиземье 2. Под знаменем Короля-чародея
… See more, Le Seigneur Des Anneaux: La Bataille Pour La Terre Du Milieu II: L'Avenement Du Roi Sorcier, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 - The Rise of the Witch-King, El Señor de los Anillos: La Batalla por la Tierra Media II – El Resurgir del Rey Brujo, 魔戒：中土戰爭Ⅱ(資料片)：巫王的崛起

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Storyline
The campaign allows the player to command the army of Angmar from its foundation and early attacks against Arnor, to the destruction of Arnor at the battle of Fornost. The story for The Rise of the Witch-king draws a great deal upon the Appendices at the end of The Return of the King to form a basis for the conflict between Arnor and Angmar. Many of the notes that Tolkien made regarding the war are used as missions in the games campaign and epilogue. Although the game closely follows Tolkien's writing, some events are modified to suit the gameplay (such as the palantír of Amon Sûl being destroyed rather than brought to safety at Fornost), or are omitted altogether (such as the flight of King Arvedui from the defeat at Fornost).Read more

The campaign allows the player to command the army of Angmar from its foundation and early attacks against Arnor, to the destruction of Arnor at the battle of Fornost. The story for The Rise of the Witch-king draws a great deal upon the Appendices at the end of The Return of the King to form a basis for the conflict between Arnor and Angmar. Many of the notes that Tolkien made regarding the war are used as missions in the games campaign and epilogue. Although the game closely follows Tolkien's writing, some events are modified to suit the gameplay (such as the palantír of Amon Sûl being destroyed rather than brought to safety at Fornost), or are omitted altogether (such as the flight of King Arvedui from the defeat at Fornost).

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 28, 2006
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 30, 2006
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 01, 2006
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 12
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
orcs, wizards, magic, construction, tolkien
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