Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #14215 in Digital Video Games
- Brand: Warner Bros
- Released on: 2011-11-01
- ESRB Rating: Mature
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
- Format: Download
Lord of the Rings: War in the North [Download]
Product Description
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.
- Action Meets RPG - Intense, visceral, and satisfying combat. Rich, layered, and impactful character progression. In War in the North, you get both. Find and equip the best loot, upgrade your hero using a wide range of skills and items, and feel the intense satisfaction of rushing into real-time battles with friends by your side. Fight through the brutal realities of the war on all fronts that were brought to life in the lore. Immerse yourself and make your own mark on Middle-earth.
- Co-op at its Core - Build your own fellowship of three heroes to confront the growing army in the North. The survival of your group and all of Middle-earth depends upon your uniquely skilled heroes working together. You must fight together or you will die alone, and these high stakes make the experience of playing together both socially engaging and incredibly satisfying. The first time you rescue a friend who has been grabbed by a troll and is desperately yelling for help, you will understand what we mean.
- An Untold Story - While much attention and focus has been placed on the journey of the One Ring, the assault on Middle-earth hits all corners of the map. War in the North turns our attention towards an integral part of the storyline that is grounded in details within the books and various appendices. This is not someone else’s fight. This is your own effort to forage a way through the dark, dangerous, and unknown landscape, defending all that is yours. This is your war.
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System Requirements
| Minimum Specifications: | |
| OS: | Win 7, Vista and XP |
| Processor: | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or AMD 64 X2 4400 |
| RAM: | 2 GB |
| Hard Drive: | 10 GB |
| Video Card: | 2006 or later GeForce 8600 or Radeon HD 2600 |
| Additional Info: | DirectX: 9.0c |
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
By The Ju-Ju Bee
Not exactly the prime example of innovation in gameplay and stellar level design, but if you are a fan of hack n' slash fantasy games and the Lord of the Rings universe, this is a great buy (especially on sale). I've been playing with a 360 controller and it works great, though default controls are a little odd at first. The game is very addictive and simple, similar to games from the past like Enclave or Dungeon Siege, very linear and all about killing, looting and leveling. I have a mid-range gaming computer and it handles the game swimmingly on full graphical settings, only dropping frames occasionally. Load times between battle zones happen pretty frequently, but thankfully they were all very quick loads. As long as you don't go in expecting a high level of refinement and deep storytelling like the movies, there is a long of fun to be had slaying orcs and goblins, alone and co-op.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By Daniel Jolley
They sing songs about Frodo and Gandalf and that lot, but guess who was protecting their flank and fighting the battles of the north during that time? A man, an elf, and a dwarf - with help from the Great Eagles. Surely that's a story that deserves telling. There's your premise for Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a rather visually appealing cinematic experience with plenty of bloodshed and limited gore, somewhat uneven difficulty, and lots and lots of talking. There's a lot of dialogue between each chapter, but you do have a couple of options. The first time through, I wanted to explore all of the dialogue I could with as many characters as possible, but you can choose to stick solely to the choices driving the story. As for the look of the game, I found it rather visually stunning at times and completely fluid throughout. Combat isn't bad either, especially the slow motion killing blows that oftentimes send heads or various limbs flying.You take on the role of dwarf, elf, or man, and you can switch characters as you go along. I found it easiest to play the Dúnedain ranger the first time through, then I switched to the dwarf for Heroic mode. Of course, having a friend or two alongside you to team up together is probably a lot of fun, but I only played single player mode - where my comrades sometimes served as pretty weak links. You can be tearing through a whole party of goblins and trolls, but you're usually screwed if your comrades both fall in battle - having to go heal one or both of them during a fight can get annoying (and usually leads to your own death). Along with their unique fighting skills, though, different characters also introduce a few different secondary story elements, thus making the game less monotonous on replay. Either way, though, the main storyline is quite linear. Your mission begins as a means to keep Sauron's forces - under the command of an evil Black Númenórean named Agandaûr - busy in the north and away from the Fellowship as it makes its way to Mordor with the one ring. As you fight your way across the region all the way to the dark citadel of Carn Dûm, you'll encounter goblins, orcs, trolls, sorcerers, the legendary Spider-Queen, a stone-giant, and even a dragon. You'll discover and help defend a lost band of Longbeard dwarves, take in the sights of Rivendell, make friends and allies of the Great Eagles (Beleram is easily the best character in the game), and even get to meet the members of the Fellowship as well as Bilbo Baggins.Gameplay is all about hacking and slashing, really, with swords, axes, staffs, crossbows, elfin bows and the like. Most of the time, the battles aren't that difficult, even at heroic level, but a couple of bosses and the defense of the dwarf stronghold of Nordinbad can be pretty frustrating and require multiple replays. Disappointingly, the final confrontation with Agandaûr actually makes for one of the easier boss fights. Another disappointing aspect of the game is its length. I can't really say the game is too short, but it definitely could be longer. Even a less than competitive gamer such as myself can easily play through the entire game in two or three nights. Still, you can access different story elements and up the challenge by playing the game through again at the next level with a different character. In the end, the game's not going to blow you away, but I found it pretty darn fun to play. It should definitely appeal to the vast majority of LOTR fans.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
By Zunedge
This game is amazing the story and action in it, just mind blowing. I like how you can choose different characters.
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