
It was based off an obsolete version of BFME2, hence the “soft” counter system. It brings new missions, the new Angmar army, new units etc. What is the difference between BFME2 and RotWK? Heroes were given a cost system tied to the number of powers given to them. Create-A-Hero mode added two extra troll races, new weapons and armor customizations. The Rise of the Witch-king also added two new historical scenarios for the War of the Ring mode, including the Fall of Arnor and the War of the Ring. And yes, in theory you could install the Witch King expansion while borrowing a friend’s BFME2, but you’d be limited to just playing the expansion, and also I believe you need the CD key to play online for BFME2, which isn’t for sharing.


The game was sent to manufacturers on November 15, 2006, and was released on November 28. What happened to Battle for Middle Earth 2? It’s not on steam, not on Origin, not on GoG, and for the physical copies (on Amazon and various sites), well…let’s say that I’m not keen on paying 45+ euros for a used copy of a decade-old game, nor paying 150+ for a brand new copy, thank you very much. Plus, since it never became available as a download service, there’s now no way to buy the game without going through a disc. As it stands, that probably means that there are no new copies of the game being printed, so the game gets more expensive as it becomes rarer.
