The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth

Players control characters that appear throughout the books as hero units and enact many of the scenes from the movies. There are additional standard units that make up the traditional RTS ranks. A good and evil campaign are both available allowing players to control the "Free Peoples" or the "Forces of Darkness". Flow of events in the game can be altered from the movie scenes to add some twists to the gameplay. Characters gain special abilities as they grow in strength which allow them to perform deeds of heroism and summon powerful allies. In-game narrations are done by actors from the movies, Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee. Round up the Hobbits, and roll out.