Nightfall In Middle Earth [Remastered] - Blind Guardian

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Advantages: choruses
Disadvantages: none

Nightfall in Middle Earth is a very ambitious album that is based on JR Tolkien's The Simarillion.Many reviewers have compared this album to Queen but I think this lies in the song structures and vocals. This is also one of the best metal power/speed metal CDs ever to be released.It is fast and Heavy but it has a unique atmosphere that has been double tracked in the production department. Blind Guardian have produced some of the best choruses ever with these songs such as into the Storm, Blood Tears ,Noldor, The Curse of Feanor and Mirror Mirror. I would definitely recommend this album to anyone remotely interested in powermetal. I can easily say that if I were stuck on a desert island with one cd, this would probably be it. It is one of the only cd's I can listen to straight through till the end. ...

guitarman23 21.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Nightfall In Middle Earth - Blind Guardian

Battle For Middle-Earth Indeed!

Advantages: Graphics | Gameplay | Strategy | Everything about it
Disadvantages: Might be simple compared to Total War games

This is a review on the game called Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth, the newest instalment to the Lord of the Rings games. This game is the best strategy game of the year, and has loads of stuff for you to play and have fun with on this game. I will hopefully be able to talk about everything about this game, that will make is useful to you, and inspire you maybe to even buy the game. I thought I might just say this before starting my review, as it says in the manual, well here it is: Epilepsy Warning, they advise that you should have intervals while playing the game, don?t play the game when your feeling tiered, and always take breaks. Phew, glad I got that off my chest. Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle-Earth is the first strategic Lord of the Rings game, and the game is for the PC. The system requirements will be ...

DBZKing 01.02.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (PC)

Enter Middle Earth

Advantages: RPG in Middle Earth, fantastically realistic with rules covering every situation
Disadvantages: Over-complex and therefore time consuming

Anyone who?s played Dungeons & Dragons (or the like) has probably at sometime read Lord Of The Rings (or these days, seen the film). It probably doesn't apply in reverse, but I?m sure a fair few people that have enjoyed Tolkien?s books have wanted something more. Iron Crown Enterprise?s MERP (Middle Earth Role Play) game gives you just that opportunity ? a chance to actively participate in adventures in Middle Earth. What is role play? Role play games are probably more popular than ever now they?ve spread to computers as well as traditional multi-player dice games. Generally you need 2+ players, with 4 being about optimum. Depending on the complexity of the game, they?re probably not suited to youngish children ? so from about 10-12 to adult. I won?t explain too much of the basics of role playing ? I want to opine on this system ...

a-true-ben 05.08.2003 (17.09.2003) · Read full review
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Review of Middle-Earth Role Playing, 2nd Ed. (Paperback)