Pocket Gamer - Given that Frodo and company spent the majority of their adventure defending against a seemingly insurmountable foe, Glu's The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense feels entirely appropriate.
As its name suggests, you spend the entire game doing exactly what they did in the Peter Jackson films: defending.
TMA - Gather round fair travellers, for have I a story to tell you. A story of friendship, bravery and tower defense. Arguably one of the best known fantasy books ever, Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings have become a genre in its own right.
MacWorld - The Lord of the Rings: Middle-Earth Defense is not your typical mindless Aragorn-and-crew-decimating-Or cs game—instead, LOTR: Middle-Earth Defense requires tactical strategy and planning skills. Developed by Glu Games, LOTR: Middle-Earth Defense features a slight twist on the traditional tower-defense game, as well as superb graphics.
148apps - I suppose it had to happen. There’s a tower defense game to suit just about everyone’s taste and preference these days, so it’s little wonder that a Lord of the Rings tower defense game was developed for the iPhone. Surprisingly, though, this is one tower defense game that stands well on its own and that incorporates its theme well.