Hi SilverKnight

I looked forward to LOTR 3 for months but the signs were bad before it landed on our shores. Part of the developing team left the company during production; the price on launch was slashed; and; most reviews from the states were negative.

I had the game 1 day and took it back to the shop for my money back. The real time aspect didn't work for me as troops moved way too slow on the map. You could choose to intervene in battles at any point but when you did it appeared as if the battle was just starting with no combat taking place. The actual combat was way below the standard in MTW, at one point I had a soldier at the top of a ladder fighting a lone soldier of the enemy on the castle wall and although they were in combat motions they were too far apart and looked to be fighting invisible soldiers. Building up an army was also very difficult. I have looked on web-sites since and some who have persevered have got more enjoyment but to be honest I didn't want to continue with a game that fell way short of the hype and way short of MTW

Another game I am looking forward to is Knights of Honour if you want to keep an eye on it.