J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth is the 16-bit game with additional adventuring features compared to the 8-bit version, loosely depicting the events of the One Ring from the Shire to Mt. Doom. The game starts with the three hobbits: Frodo, Sam, and Pippin surrounded by nine individual units of Nazgul near the Shire. Although the first task is to travel to Rivendell, the player is free to decide how heroes and armies progress, despite the in-game conventional storyline.
DeveloperMaelstrom Games Ltd, Synergistic Software, Inc.
PublisherMelbourne House
ReleasedDecember 31, 1989
StatusReleased
GenresStrategyAdventure
ThemesFantasyOpen worldWarfare
PlatformsDOS DOSCOM Commodore C64/128/MAXAMI AmigaAMS Amstrad CPCZX ZX SpectrumMSX MSXATA Atari ST/STEAPP Apple IIGS
ModesSingle player
Community ScoreHighly Recommended80/100