The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2011)
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes:Open world, Action, Fantasy
Game modes:Single player, Co-operative, Multiplayer
Story:The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a co-op Action RPG that immerses you and your friends in a brutal new chapter in the War of the Ring. Snowblind Studios is in the unique position of drawing inspiration from both the literary and film rights to world of Middle-earth, allowing players to bloody their axes on a wide range of deadly enemies and traverse both established and never-before-seen locations. The result is a journey that is both epic and intimate, familiar yet unexpected.Show more
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I played this game many times on steam, both solo and with my friend. Another perfect game to explore Middle Earth with story quite fun. Gameplay was pretty cool with those nasty finishers that we could perform on orcs, goblins, men and other beings. I wish it returned so I could nag my best friend to try at play this gem with me.
A very good RPG/action-adventure, which I played many times. It's another fantastic game to explore Middle-Earth with -- the designers know their Tolkien lore, and take you through familiar territory (such as Bree and Elrond's house, which you may have seen in the movies), as well as dangerous places unseen in the movies, like the ruins of Fornost, the Barrow-Downs and the Ettenmoors, among others.
You can play one of three heroes (human, dwarf or elf), and the computer will play the other two. Each hero has his/her own strengths and weaknesses, and the battles are fun, high-energy and very intense. (The battles in Mirkwood and Gundabad are especially challenging, and the boss battle in Mirkwood is very scary - but in a fun way!)
Highly recommended.
First game i thought of when thinking of what game I would like to preserve- I have this on a Xbox 360 but that will hardly last forever. Super solid Beat em'up with rpg elements, many games were made in this genre since but I can't think of any that I liked as much as this. Played it co-op locally with my brother, but I would love to convince my friends to play it online with me, if given the chance. This is the type of game that is not particularly a masterpiece, but it will stick in your mind over how underrated and surprisingly good it is, and I would hate to see it forgotten to time.
Playing this game is a joy for me. I lose myself while playing the game. Only those who have experienced it know this pleasure, it is indescribable. Playing a game of a movie you watch with pleasure and feeling like a member of that world is an undeniable pleasure.
I have this game on steam, and was having a blast playing it until I reached a section that would error and shut down my entire game. If there was a working version of this game out of the box I know that I'd be able to suggest it to friends who missed out on this back in the day but would love the expanded LOTR world elements. A perfect example of preservation-worthiness.
This is the only and criminally underrated action-RPG set in Middle-Earth that matters. I played this for days with a friend, it has replayability with each character having their own builds and ways to find secrets in the world, gameplay was smooth, the environments and armor designs are just gorgeous, you get to explore areas the films never touched (like the Barrow-Downs and Carn Dûm), the graphics were high-end at the time and its story is fun and engaging.
I happily lost hours going into this game and explore the unexplored North of Middle-Earth and it pushed me to go and actually read the books, such as the Silmarillion.
As a Tolkienite, this game does what the professor always said about his work: to add in the world without removing themes and lore that's established.
Played this game for countless hours with my dad and cousin. Without a doubt one of the most underrated LOTR games ever made. A solid RPG with simple combat but scratched that itch and was ahead of its time before the genre seemed so copy/paste. I would love to see this game get some highly deserved love and maybe grab a few new fans. This game is by no means the best but is a hidden gem and if other less attractive game titles get nostalgic attention this one deserves it too.
This was one of the fun and better Lord of the Rings experiences I played on next gen (ps3) for me. Absolutely loved the story, loved the old school dynamic of getting to play with a mage, soldier and dwarf and you get to visit settings you didn't get to in previous lotr titles. A lot of critics didn't GET it, simply because their reviews can make or break a game but it was a great experience. Combat was bloody too, one of my fav missions was getting to defend the dwarven stronghold and the villain was campy but dark and a lot of fun to fight.
The only way to play this game currently is physically on PS3 or Xbox 360! This was an amazing Co-op game! I played on PS3 and was actually the game that got my wife into games. We played the entire game together in split screen co-op!
This game should come to GOG when you can play with friends in COOP mode:)
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