GS said: "The storyline in Lord of the Rings: Tactics spans all three movies and incorporates clips from the films to set the scene for each battle. In all, there's about 40 minutes of movie footage in Tactics. All of your favorite characters from the movies will appear in this game as well, so you'll see Aragorn, Frodo, Saruman, Sauron, Boromir, Gimli, Legolas, Gandalf, and more. That's right...you'll be able to play as both good and evil characters in the single-player campaign. Known as The Fellowship of the Ring and The Host of Mordor, respectively, the campaigns will feature six heroes on each side, as well as a unique storyline for each one. Since the movies focused on The Fellowship of the Ring, the game designers had to create a story for The Host of Mordor campaign by compiling movie footage and extras from the DVDs. We didn't actually get to see any of the Mordor storyline, but if done well it sounds like it could be an interesting change of pace to play as the bad guys and try to defeat those pesky hobbits. It's estimated that playing through both campaigns will take around 20 hours.

In addition to the well-known characters, you'll also see some familiar locations in the game. There are 20 levels in the single-player game, as well as 12 multiplayer maps. These maps are based on locations from the movies. For instance, one of the battles we saw in the demo took place at Weathertop against a bunch of ring wraiths and the Witch-King. The characters and environments are all 3D, with uneven terrain and various obstacles that require you to use strategy when determining how you want to move and position your characters. To help with this, there's a small map overlay in the bottom-right corner of the screen that shows where you are in relation to other characters and the rest of the surroundings. "