Game Information

Original Release Date: December 31, 1989

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum

Involved Companies: Synergistic Software, Inc., Melbourne House, Maelstrom Games Ltd

Genres: Strategy, Adventure

Summary: 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.