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J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan is a real-time strategy game released in 1991 for the MS-DOS platform. Developed by Beam Software and published by Konami, it is a licensed title based on the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien, specifically adapting events from the Two Towers narrative. The game begins its campaign just prior to the siege of Helm's Deep, framing the conflict between the forces of Rohan and the armies of the wizard Saruman.

The player commands the defending armies of Rohan from a strategic, overhead map perspective. This macro view is used to manage the movement of large troop formations and oversee the broader battle. The game also incorporates a first-person, micro-scale action mode where the player can directly control individual members of the Fellowship. In this mode, players engage enemies through ranged archery, close-quarters melee combat in an arcade style, or magical duels, providing a more direct, character-focused layer to the warfare.

Progression through the game involves balancing these two distinct scales of play. The strategic layer dictates the overall flow of the battle and the deployment of forces, while success in the first-person action sequences can influence the larger conflict. The core gameplay systems thus revolve around real-time army management on a world map and direct, action-oriented encounters with enemy units, all set within a specific chapter of the Lord of the Rings story.