Dying in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor isn't the end, apparently. Upon death, time marches on unabated until your return. You are Talion, and you're already dead. In fact you're "banished from death", and that which is dead cannot die, right Game of Thrones fans?

Despite a myriad of sources to draw from, few games have brought Tolkien's Middle-earth to life. There have been many attempts, from the ZX Spectrum text adventure The Hobbit to endless film tie-ins, but none have quite recreated the spectacle of steel sparking steel, nor the smell of blood and dirt...

I'm not exactly what you would call a "Lord of the Rings" enthusiast. I enjoyed the Peter Jackson trilogy and maintain that I read "The Silmarillion" in college -- even if I only understood about 4 percent of it. I am well aware that J.R.R.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is great action game with brilliant enemy design and a smart "nemesis system" that dynamically impacts your play; There's tons to explore and do outside of the main campaign, sure to provide most players with over 20 hours of gameplay

Its controls can occasionally feel wonky and a few camera issues pop up from time to time

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor doesn't exactly redefine the open world action combat game genre. Its less than memorable story line, repetitive gameplay and the lack of a co-operative mode won't have Shadow of Mordor on many folk's game of the year lists.

Very Good game

A lot of bugs, its much better on next gen consoles.

"In the land of Mordor where the Shadows lie," an ancient evil has awoken and begun to stir. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a tragic but familiar tale set between the events of The Hobbit and Fellowship of the Ring, providing a dark and visceral look at Tolkien's world.

Stunning graphics; well-polished gameplay; top-notch voice-acting

Mediocre soundtrack; bland map design

The gameplay and the role playing was really good, but the graphics were a huge let down. U would be in an area, then all of a sudden ur would just be brown with no texture or grey, and it was really undersized even on the characters, would reccomend buying the game on a next fen console

My grandson is a video game junkie. This is just what he wanted and I am sure he will be excited to get it.

Long story short, this is game is not made for Xbox360 nor PS3. I bought it in Xbox360 version last night, hoping that I do not have to get a XboxONE in any hurry. It turned out I was wrong. The graphic is HIDEOUS! It's not even in Xbox360 standard, more like PSP or PS2-like quality.