I love these kind of games. Red Alert and so on. The second reasons for this game is that i am a huge Tolkien fan, so i was pretty much sold from the word go. Graphically it is amazing. Where the graphics of WarCraft 3 stops, this game begins. the sounds, music, the game is awesome in al these respects. then there comes the moment where you have to ponder, and i reached that basically on day two of playing the game. The missions are too easy. In several games like Dune 2000 and Red Alert 2 on hard mode there will be moments when i felt it was touch and go. i could actually lose the battle. i never had that feeling here. In that respect WarCraft 3 shines and leaves this game in the dark middle earth. It is a shame, because that is the one factor that makes this a good game and not a great game. Just one step from becoming a legend. This game didn't make that step. Still, i do not regret buying the game, it is worth the amazing graphics and sounds.