<s>
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Liquid	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
’s	O
fictional	O
Middle-earth	O
,	O
it	O
expands	O
upon	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
as	O
told	O
in	O
his	O
fantasy	O
novel	O
,	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
films	O
by	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
much	O
like	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
with	O
added	O
features	O
,	O
some	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
from	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
that	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
include	O
toggleable	O
walking	O
and	O
running	O
for	O
units	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
set	O
buildings	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
some	O
influence	O
from	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minions	O
of	O
Sauron	O
must	O
corrupt	O
land	O
with	O
"	O
war	O
posts	O
"	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
build	O
upon	O
it	O
-	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
Undead	O
faction	O
's	O
"	O
blight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
engine	O
than	O
does	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
,	O
with	O
variable	O
weather	O
and	O
lighting	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
Good	O
and	O
an	O
Evil	O
campaign	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
fights	O
the	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
from	O
opposing	O
sides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
,	O
this	O
mode	O
includes	O
several	O
variations	O
like	O
Razing	O
and	O
Survival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Minions	O
of	O
Sauron	O
include	O
the	O
various	O
kinds	O
of	O
Orcs	O
and	O
Goblins	O
,	O
Wargs	O
(	O
ridden	O
by	O
the	O
Orcs	O
)	O
,	O
Trolls	O
,	O
the	O
Haradrim	O
Men	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
giant	O
spiders	B-Protocol
of	O
Mirkwood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
Evil	O
heroes	O
include	O
Gollum	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Witch-king	O
of	O
Angmar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
goblins	O
as	O
distinct	O
from	O
his	O
orcs	O
(	O
as	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
established	O
that	O
those	O
terms	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
67.46	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
