J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth cover

J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth

First release
1989
Genres
Adventure, Strategy · Open world, Warfare, Fantasy

J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth is the 16-bit game with additional adventuring features compared to the 8-bit version, loosely depicting the events of the One Ring from the Shire to Mt. Doom. The game starts with the three hobbits: Frodo, Sam, and Pippin surrounded by nine individual units of Nazgul near the Shire. Although the first task is to travel to Rivendell, the player is free to decide how heroes and armies progress, despite the in-game conventional storyline.

Also known as War in Middle Earth

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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Release dates
Amstrad CPC
1989
ZX Spectrum
1989
MSX
1989
All 8 release dates
DOS
1989
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1989
Amiga
1989
Atari ST/STE
1989
Apple IIGS
1989
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
tolkien, real-time, based on - book, licensed game

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 30 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 30 Oct 2026