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The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring is a real-time strategy game developed by Liquid Entertainment and released for Windows in 2003 by Sierra Entertainment. Set in J. R. R.
Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, it presents campaigns from the perspectives of the forces of Good and Evil during the War of the Ring. Players manage bases, units, and named heroes in a campaign-oriented adaptation of Tolkien's setting, with single-player and multiplayer modes.
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Who developed The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring?
It was developed by Liquid Entertainment, the studio co-founded by Command & Conquer veteran Ed Del Castillo, and published by Sierra Entertainment for Windows in 2003. Liquid had previously made the RTS Battle Realms.
Is War of the Ring (2003) connected to Peter Jackson's movie trilogy?
No, it was built on the literary rights to Tolkien's books rather than New Line's film license. The film-licensed RTS games at the time came from Electronic Arts, which released its own Lord of the Rings titles including The Battle for Middle-earth in 2004.
What do you actually do in War of the Ring?
It is a traditional base-building real-time strategy game with two campaigns, one for the forces of Good and one for Evil, set across Middle-earth locations from Tolkien's story. The evil campaign includes hypothetical offensives such as an assault on Lothlórien.
Is War of the Ring still worth playing today, or should I get Battle for Middle-earth?
War of the Ring received mixed reviews and was quickly overshadowed by EA's bigger-budget The Battle for Middle-earth in 2004. Today it mainly appeals to RTS fans curious about the non-film adaptation of Tolkien's world, though older copies can be tricky to run on modern Windows.
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