The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king
28. November 2006
Combined rating
User + critics
based on 91 ratings
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.
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).
IGDB user rating
89 ratings
Critic rating
2 ratings
Combined rating
User + critics, 91 ratings
Releases
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Nov 28, 2006
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Nov 30, 2006
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Dec 01, 2006
Alternative names
- Ringarnas Herre: Slaget om Midgård II - Häxkungens Tid (Swedish title)
- Der Herr der Ringe: Die Schlacht um Mittelerde II - Aufstieg des Hexenkönigs (German title)
- Ringenes Herre: Kampen om Midgard II: Heksekongen (Norwegian title)
- Властелин Колец: Битва за Средиземье 2. Под знаменем Короля-чародея (Russian title)
- Le Seigneur Des Anneaux: La Bataille Pour La Terre Du Milieu II: L'Avenement Du Roi Sorcier (French title)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 - The Rise of the Witch-King (Alternative spelling)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 - The Rise of the Witch-King (Other Alias)
- El Señor de los Anillos: La Batalla por la Tierra Media II – El Resurgir del Rey Brujo (Spanish title)
- 魔戒：中土戰爭Ⅱ(資料片)：巫王的崛起 (Chinese title - traditional)
External links
- GiantBomb 2006
IGDB ID
3156
Combined rating
91 ratings
