LOTR: BFME II, The Rise of the Witch-king Expansion Pack Info

The title of this game just keeps getting longer and longer doesn’t it? Relatively, so does the adventure you’ll be having as the LOTR universe gets amped with its newest expansion pack that’ll be available in Winter 2006 for the PC.

The Rise of the Witch-king boasts of exciting new content as you explore the evil side of Middle-earth. The latest installment include a completely new single player campaign, and entirely new faction as well as additional units for the six existing factions.

In the single player mode you get to see the story unfold beginning with the evil Witch-king’s rise to power, domination of Angmar, and invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor, home to Aragorn’s ancestors. In multiplayer or War of the Ring mode is a risk-style meta game, you can play as the Angmar faction to fully experience what this expansion pack has to offer.

“The Lord of Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king will transport players to a new time and place in Middle-earth while adding strategic depth to the innovative gameplay gamers loved in The Lord of Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II,” said Mike Verdu, Executive Producer at EALA. “Fans will love exploring the evil side of Middle-earth as described in Tolkien‘s fiction and brought to life in the visual style of the New Line Cinema films. This game is set to deliver the ultimate RTS Middle-earth experience.”

The strategic depth Mike Verdu was talking about is related to War of the Ring and Create-a-Hero. War of the Ring offers upgraded army persistence, a new siege dynamic on the Living World Map, and unified territories that serve as major control points. While Create-a-Hero boasts additional weapons and armor that will allow players to have even more freedom in customizing their game play.

The title of this game just keeps getting longer and longer doesn’t it? Relatively, so does the adventure you’ll be having as the LOTR universe gets amped with its newest expansion pack that’ll be available in Winter 2006 for the PC.

The Rise of the Witch-king boasts of exciting new content as you explore the evil side of Middle-earth. The latest installment include a completely new single player campaign, and entirely new faction as well as additional units for the six existing factions.

In the single player mode you get to see the story unfold beginning with the evil Witch-king’s rise to power, domination of Angmar, and invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor, home to Aragorn’s ancestors. In multiplayer or War of the Ring mode is a risk-style meta game, you can play as the Angmar faction to fully experience what this expansion pack has to offer.

“The Lord of Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king will transport players to a new time and place in Middle-earth while adding strategic depth to the innovative gameplay gamers loved in The Lord of Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II,” said Mike Verdu, Executive Producer at EALA. “Fans will love exploring the evil side of Middle-earth as described in Tolkien‘s fiction and brought to life in the visual style of the New Line Cinema films. This game is set to deliver the ultimate RTS Middle-earth experience.”

The strategic depth Mike Verdu was talking about is related to War of the Ring and Create-a-Hero. War of the Ring offers upgraded army persistence, a new siege dynamic on the Living World Map, and unified territories that serve as major control points. While Create-a-Hero boasts additional weapons and armor that will allow players to have even more freedom in customizing their game play.