Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- September 29, 2014
- Monolith Productions
- 32h median play time
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor tells a good story but provides the tools to discover even better tales
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" is an open-world, action role-playing game set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium. Players take on the role of Talion, a ranger seeking revenge in Mordor 60 years before the events of The Lord of the Rings. The game features a variety of quests, a melee system inspired by the Batman Arkham series, and an expansive, dynamic world to explore.
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- story14,117 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- gameplay6,244 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- graphics3,035 mentions
- 68 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- music544 mentions
- 52 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- grinding401 mentions
- 2 % positive mentions
- 8 % neutral mentions
- 89 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Review
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor has a cool way to allow your actions to develop your enemies in its Nemesis system. And it looks nice, too, but shallow combat and frustrating design choices mar this Tolkien-inspired PC brawler.
50%Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor review: all those who wander
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor tells a good story but provides the tools to discover even better tales
95%Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Review
That's right — you can add Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to the growing list of stellar licensed games that deserve your consideration. While it does blatantly borrow from both Arkham and Assassin's Creed, there are enough meaningful and innovative layers — like the Nemesis System, wraith abilities, and mission freedom — piled upon familiar mechanics to keep things feeling fresh. And with a dark fantasy setting based on the Lord of the Rings universe, the open world has a distinct presence, even if there isn't much environmental variation. We can easily recommend Shadow of Mordor to fans of either aforementioned franchise, action-adventure lovers, and to anyone that won't mind spilling gallons of Orc blood. It's one of the year's biggest surprises.
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