<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
short	O
video	O
clips	O
from	O
the	O
movies	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
hobbits	B-Device
and	O
wizards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
for	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
were	O
permanently	O
closed	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
EA	O
Games	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
expiration	O
of	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
video	O
game	O
license	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
still	O
play	O
it	O
online	O
using	O
unofficial	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
,	O
buildings	O
may	O
only	O
be	O
constructed	O
on	O
the	O
building	O
slots	O
of	O
predefined	O
plots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
factions	O
on	O
two	O
sides	O
wage	O
the	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
:	O
Representing	O
the	O
Free	O
Peoples	O
are	O
the	O
horse-lords	O
of	O
Rohan	O
,	O
and	O
Gondor	O
with	O
its	O
forges	O
and	O
battlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Forces	O
of	O
Darkness	O
are	O
the	O
fighting	O
Uruk-hai	O
of	O
Isengard	O
,	O
and	O
Mordor	B-Application
's	O
orc	B-Language
hordes	O
,	O
bolstered	O
by	O
Haradrim	O
,	O
Mûmakil	O
,	O
and	O
Trolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
normal	O
units	O
have	O
purchasable	O
upgrades	O
and	O
may	O
also	O
have	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
formation	O
,	O
changing	O
weapons	O
,	O
combining	O
with	O
other	O
squad	O
types	O
,	O
Ranger	O
stealth	O
and	O
orc	B-Language
cannibalism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	O
are	O
unique	O
,	O
far	O
more	O
potent	O
units	O
(	O
and	O
Hobbits	B-Device
and	O
Gollum	B-Application
)	O
that	O
lack	O
upgrades	O
but	O
do	O
have	O
multiple	O
,	O
elaborate	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
back	O
if	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mordor	B-Application
's	O
heroes	O
are	O
Gollum	B-Application
,	O
two	O
Nazgûl-riding	O
Ringwraiths	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nazgûl-riding	O
Witch	O
King	O
of	O
Angmar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
then	O
switches	O
to	O
Mordor	B-Application
's	O
assault	O
on	O
Gondor	O
and	O
concludes	O
with	O
the	O
successful	O
destruction	O
of	O
Minas	O
Tirith	O
and	O
total	O
victory	O
for	O
Sauron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
features	O
score	O
from	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
film	O
trilogy	O
composed	O
by	O
Howard	O
Shore	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
original	O
music	O
in	O
Shore	O
's	O
image	O
by	O
Jamie	O
Christopherson	O
and	O
Bill	O
Brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
(	O
Soundtrack	O
from	O
the	O
Video	O
Game	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
digital	O
sellers	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
featuring	O
22	O
tracks	O
of	O
cues	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Christopherson	O
&	O
Brown	O
spanning	O
44	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
environment	O
and	O
"	O
extreme	O
crunch	O
time	O
"	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
high-profile	O
labor	O
lawsuit	O
by	O
programmers	O
that	O
was	O
settled	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
US	O
$14.9	O
million	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
sold	O
230,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$9.4	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critical	O
response	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
was	O
fairly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
won	O
three	O
awards	O
:	O
the	O
E3	O
2004	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
,	O
the	O
2005	O
GIGA	O
Games	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameSpy	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2004	O
Editors	O
Choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
X-Plays	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
Best	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
2004	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
