Though I don't find getting to the multiballs on LOTR be too difficult, I do find completing them difficult as well as some of the modes are really tough to complete. How many times have you killed the witch king or finished RoTK or FoTR? So I do agree that a deep rule set does not equal difficult, I do find LOTR to have plenty of difficulty to challenge a player. This coming from someone who has had his for almost 4 years and not a very good player.