In the hectic world of RTS games, one name stands head and shoulders above the rest, resonating down the years on the success of a flurry of quality titles. This includes the exclusive voice over services of the real actors, as well as actual footage from the three films, ramming home the game’s official status. To EA’s advantage is its exclusive agreement with New Line Cinema, affording the developers invaluable access to the movie assets. It's actually something of a surprise that no-one thought of it earlier, although Vivendi is working on a similar concept based on the original books. The more you think about it, the more obvious a genre the RTS is, with the LOTR universe boasting an array of different units and a slew of readymade scenarios, such as the battles at Helm's Deep, Ithilien, and Minas Tirith, for instance. Who hasn’t watched the epic battle at the end of The Two Towers without wanting to click on a few orcs and send them to a bloody death? Around this time next year, that dream willīecome a reality, as EA unleashes another LOTR game on what they hope will remain a Tolkien-crazed public. But a real-time strategy game? Of course. Littered with heroes, quests, battles, hacking and slashing, the scope is vast, and has, of course, already been liberally exploited. If you are running Linux, BSD, Solaris or Mac OS X, Wine will run most of the older Windows based software (and DOSBox).It’s hard to watch the Lord Of The Rings films without thinking of them in terms of a game. Some titles may *mostly* work by simply configuring them to use a compatibility mode. Most Windows titles will need to be run through Windows Virtual PC under the appropriate version of Windows for full functionality. You can find an easy to follow DOSBox tutorial here. For DOS titles you will need to use DOSBox.
The majority of these games will not run correctly on modern operating systems. If you are the copyright holder of a classic computer game and would like the full version of your work to appear in the archive please e-mail me at I'm also more than happy to answer questions and fill requests.
Specific news regarding major updates can be found on our website Demu. New files are added to this collection on a regular basis. Where possible online play is enabled to enjoy the game directly in your browser. These files are the original releases which will require intermediate to advanced knowledge to install and run on modern operating systems. The files available in this collection consist primarily of PC demos, freeware, and shareware.
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