Game Information
Overall Rank: 245
Average Rating: 4.2/5
# of Ratings: 5
US Release Date: 09/30/2014
Platform: PlayStation 4
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure, Stealth)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Also Available On: PC (Steam), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Synopsis: On the night Sauron returns to Mordor, the Black Rangers who man the Black Gate are brutally executed. Ranger Talion watches as all he holds dear is taken from him... including his life. But the spirit of vengeance chooses him to enact bloody revenge - Talion awakens, and he will stop at nothing for his personal justice. The game introduces a Nemesis System - each encounter can provide a personal archenemy you will encounter throughout the game - and as Talion seeks vengeance, a story unfolds about the spirit who brought him back, the power of the One Ring and finding out who his true enemy really is.
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Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/10/2015
Licensed games often get hammered - and often for good reason. Because they are mostly cheap, lazy cash-ins with little to no story, tedious gameplay, next to no character development and pretty much anything else you can associated with terrible games. But just because most licensed games fall into this trap doesn't mean you can't have a shining gem every once in awhile. When I finally couldn't pass up an offer for a cheap PS4, the first game I purchased was Shadow of Mordor. It had been earning near universal praise - from critics and gamers alike. It had been described as a cross between Assassin's Creed (which I have never touched) and the new Batman Arkham whatever games (which I thoroughly enjoyed). Taking the plunge into this "kinda-sorta next-generation" I have to say it was a …
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