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66 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 85 Ratings

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  • Summary: In The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, players can become the heroes in the great battle of the North as part of the epic War of the Ring. Exploring unseen lands, story elements and characters from Middle-earth as well as elements familiar from past feature films, gamers will experience extensive character customization and development, expansive co-op gameplay options and upgradeable weapons, skills and special abilities.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. The Escapist
    Nov 7, 2011
    80
    Snowblind Studios delivers an experience that will satisfy even the staunchest Tolkien purist, and playing through the new story with your friends is fun even though the action and UI is not as impressive as the lore.
  2. 3DJuegos
    Nov 14, 2011
    74
    Lord of the Rings: War in the North is far from perfect, but killing a lot of orcs is always a fun experience.
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jan 9, 2012
    40
    Dull combat, pointless dialogue wheel, overly scripted and plagued with connection issues. Avoid. [Jan 2012, p.64]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 10 out of 31
  1. Cell1e
    7
    I have been playing this game for longer than I played Skyrim so there's a shocker for you. Whats good? The voice acting The storyline is cool. The characters are lovely and I enjoyed meeting and chatting to them all. The locations, graphics. The battles, I like the simple skills and the easy key mapping. I can manage my weapons well. I love the armours. I love the mirror you can change your hairstyle and face features etc whenver you like. Simple potion making and upgrading armours is nice. The Not so good The check point system, no way to load a previous save, ridiculous. The normal setting was way too hard for me, I was only ever able to play at easy level. Would prefer more inventory for potions and stones etc. It is a very linear game that closely follows the story, there are a few incidental side quests but for sure you will be caught up with the story, at least I was. I played all the other LOTR games and this is a great effort. Not up to Biowares standards but still a nice way to spend some time. But dont buy this game unless you can deal with the restrictions I mentioned and you dont mind a very linear game. The world itself is very pretty and pleasing. :)… Expand
    • 5 of 5 users said yes
  2. OneVoice
    5
    I was really looking forward to this game. But the gameplay is just too similar to previous LOTR action adventure kinda games. I was really hoping for a truly epic story driven RPG set in the LOTR world, but this just doesn't meet it's potential, nowhere near. The gameplay is rather boring. The story is okay, but nothing of LOTR caliber. If you liked previous LOTR action adventure titles, you'll probably enjoy this game. If you weren't a big fan of what's already been done, there really isn't much more on offer here.… Expand
    • 3 of 4 users said yes
  3. SuperDoD
    4
    The game has zero character customization, utter linear story, ugly graphics (the engine must be at least 5 years old), boring combat. Raping of the orcs and goblins heads was fun though, for a while at least. The story is boring, it does not motivates you to play through the game. The fellowship members can't fight, leaving the 95% of enemies for you to kill. It is not epic to see them struggle with only one piece of goblin. All in all, I had hoped for a better game. There have not been any decent LoTR games recently, I hope that this will change in the near future.… Expand
    • 8 of 15 users said yes

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