<P> The Lord of the Rings : The Battle for Middle - earth is a real - time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles for Microsoft Windows . It was released in December 6 , 2004 and is based on Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , in turn based on J.R.R. Tolkien 's original novel . The game uses short video clips from the movies and a number of the voice actors , including the hobbits and wizards . It uses the SAGE engine . The sequel , The Lord of the Rings : The Battle for Middle - earth II , was released on March 2 , 2006 . </P>
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The Lord of the Rings film trilogy