

First, we wanted to give people a way to create their own avatars in the world of Middle-earth. There are two big ideas behind create-a-hero. GameSpot: What was the idea behind adding the create-a-hero feature in Battle for Middle-earth II? Was it something that fans demanded? How does it improve the overall game?Īmir Rahimi: The Battle for Middle-earth II provides the deepest hero customization of any real-time-strategy game to date. Now you can create your own hero in a real-time-strategy game. To learn more, we caught up with associate producer Amir Rahimi. You can use this feature to potentially create a version of yourself to battle alongside-or to fight against-the major characters of The Lord of the Rings. One of the major new additions is the create-a-hero feature, which will let you create your own avatar in the game. With The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II due out in stores next month, EA has begun to describe in detail many of the new gameplay features to be found in this sequel.
