J.R.R. Tolkein's Middle Earth (LotR)
EA To Redesign Lord of the Rings RTS For Xbox 360
January 13, 2006 -- Electronic Arts has announced that The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, the real-time strategy title set for release on the PC
next month, is now also headed for the Xbox 360.
The Xbox 360 version, designed in-house at EA Los Angeles, features what is being touted as a unique and intuitive control scheme by the studio's Vice President of Creative Development, Westwood co-founder Louis Castle.
"People will want to say, 'this is a port,' and well, it is and it isn't," Louis Castle told Gamasutra in an exclusive interview. "It's actually a re-imagining of the core compulsions that the PC games had, and in a way that's inherently intuitive to a console controller. It's a huge undertaking, and we've got a fairly large team working around the clock to make it a quality product."
Published in Fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkein's Middle Earth (LotR), Hot Off The Press (Gamer News)
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Widescreen)
Peter Jackson
PC / Console Game
As the triumphant start of a trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring leaves you begging for more. By necessity, Peter Jackson's ambitious epic compresses J.R.R. Tolkien's classic The Lord of the Rings, but this robust adaptation maintains reverent allegiance to Tolkien's creation, instantly qualifying as one of the greatest fantasy films ever made. At 178 minutes, it's long enough to establish the myriad inhabitants of Middle-earth, the legendary Rings of Power, and the fellowship of hobbits, elves, dwarves, and humans--led by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the brave hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood)--who must battle terrifying forces of evil on their perilous journey to destroy the One Ring in the land of Mordor.
Read More: Movies & Videos, High Fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkein's Middle Earth (LotR), Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc)
login or register to post comments | continue reading >
What Did You Hear?
N-nothing important. That is, I heard a good deal about a ring, and a dark lord, and something about the end of the world, but please, Mr. Gandalf, sir, don't hurt me. Don't turn me into anything... unnatural.
Looking for Something?
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
A Dangerous Business
Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.
Words of Wisdom
Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
It Takes Only One
It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.
Roleplaying Types
The Unoriginal GM: "It's a quest, see, you're trying to take this ring to Mordor, to drop it into a volcano to destroy it. No, no, honest, I thought of this campaign myself..."
Why Do You?
Not all who wander are lost.
Planning
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
Chin Up
Courage is found in unlikely places.
Middle Earth
My God! Middle Earth does exist!
Good Advice
Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
On Elves
And it is also said . . . Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.
Good Advice
But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards for they are subtle and quick to anger.