The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

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Sub History of LOTR, Kill Orcs!

Hi all! Well here is my review about this game

-Gameplay: There are three characters, the dwarf (focused on brutal melee), the elf (focused on the magic, I mean, wizard) and Ranger (You could say that is more balanced between melee and distance). The controls are simple, easy to handle and very fluid. You can combine light attacks, heavy and magic easily. RPG has a very good touch, you have your inventory, your talent tree and your stats, you get points to distribute each time you level. In the time that I have this right, even that gets a bit repetitive.

Technology: No more, not noted for its technology, this section is like a running play that reaches the media. The attack animations are very well made, when the characters speak leaves a bit to be desired, and well ... enemies sometimes seem a little silly ... Although they are orcs the truth xD

-Graphics: They're fine, certainly does not stand for this section but comes to the media. I'm playing it on PC with everything to stop and the truth is they are very well optimized. The scenery is repetitive and dull, eventually tired a little. As for the characters, not bad, decent and are finished when you equip them see, that is, that if you wear gloves you wore different from visually noticeable.

-Sound: As for the music that is the Lord of the Rings, brutal. Even you have got the odd dodgy part in the soundtrack ... The sounds of weapons and spells are fine, faithfully accompanying them. The only thing I liked is that when in combat there is nothing of substance, is silence, but ... Decent ...

-Innovation: A Hack and Slash RPG with a touch as many others. The story that surprised me to have to do with the main LOTR and it gives a couple of points in your favor. That to see the main characters you out a little smile.

In short, is a game to pass the time without much innovation and to take away the itch to LOTR. In terms of possibilities exceeds LOTR: Conquest is not as open and battles are not so great, but it compensates with a touch of RPG and a better finish than could have been improved further. As for the multiplayer mode in this respect offers a lot of fun, you and your friends are gonna have a good time killing orcs.

75

A Very fun coop experience and a must have for any LOTR Fan!

Love Lord of the Rings so this game was a must buy for me. Play this game on 3 Player Coop-YOU will have a blast!

I wasnt disappointed. Pick from 3 characters a Human (ranger/mellee), Dwarf and an elf. All 3 have different abilities which complement each other when in a battle.

The story goes along side when frodo starts his quest to destroy the ring. Along the way you will meet familiar characters from the books and films. You get a sense of how important your task is!

Graphics and combat The graphics are great and really suit the LOTR universe. But the combat is the icing on the cake for this game, everything feels smooth and all encounters are fun and gruesome. Get an orc to low health...you then have the chance to sever his arm or take his head off. Plenty of loot to get your teeth into with the game encouraging multiple playthroughs to get the better gear.

Negatives. This game came out at the wrong time and was released to mixed reviews. Here are some of my bad points- - The games length Seems way to short for an RPG especially with the LOTR universe. Took me and a friend 11 Hours to complete on normal. But my 2nd playthrough on A higher difficulty took 19 hours as i discovered more quests and combat is way harder

-I myself didnt encounter any bugs or glitches but quite a few have experienced issues with the game eg(crashes,save points). The devlopers released a couple patches but have gone silent for now.

Over all worth the price especially if you love lord of the rings!

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It's a good game, when you have friends play coop with you.

Though it uses the name Lord of The Rings,the story of this game is not impressive. Well, it's really hard to make a good story under the glory of the novels and movies.And the gameplay is fine with RPG and Arcade elements, but without a good story it quickly gets boring after you get used to the combat and level-up. However, when you have friends to play coop with you, it's really a fun game just like some MMOs,and i do enjoy it.

60

I found it enjoyable

As a LOTR fan I certainly have a bias.

I enjoyed the game. I think if you liked the older PS2 Two Towers and Return of the King slash-em-up games, you will enjoy this game as well. Very straight forward levels, not a lot to roam.. just walk the path, kill the baddies, and stay alive. (I guess, I don't just have a LOTR bias, I grew up loving Ninja Turtle games on NES/SNES... so I'm not bothered by the linear gamesplay) The difference between those older LOTR games... this game trades a cinematic presentations and cut-scenes for pretty small and useless RPG elements. But the core gameplay and fights I did enjoy.

Obviously, its not GOTY material, but worth putting a few hours into if the price is low enough. Its certainly no Skyrim or Witcher 2, but I don't think the game is necessarily flawed, just came up short in a lot of places.

81

Fantastic co-op game

I didn't expect much from this game, only grabbed it since it was on sale and might be a bit of fun co-op. It was, quite a bit of fun in co-op! The hack and slash gameplay is immensely satisfying, with every hit evoking a hefty sound and enemies reacting realistically. It really feels like you make a hit rather than just flail a weapon in the direction of an enemy until they go away. The level-up and inventory system is somewhat reminiscent of a refined Diablo. Inventory is much easier to manage, and the skills gained through level up are varied and mostly quite useful. They allow you to develop your character to your play style. Highly recommended if you have a buddy or 2 to co-op with.

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