Game
J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth
80IGDB player score
9 ratings
About this game
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.
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Game facts
Release date
Dec 31, 1989
Developer
Maelstrom Games Ltd, Synergistic Software, Inc.
Publisher
Melbourne House
Platforms
Apple IIGS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Genres
Strategy, Adventure
Themes
Fantasy, Open world, Warfare
Game modes
Single player
Franchise
The Lord of the Rings
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view
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