"A welcome surprise. Other games need to copy the Nemesis System. "

Everyone who even remotely follows gaming knows that everyone is just raving about Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor , with the game itself gaining excellent reviews across the board. So, you can be damn sure that I wanted to try it for myself to see what the hype was all about.

Excellent Music; Engaging Vocal Performances; Satisfying Combat; Nemesis System Is Revolutionary; Takes A Lot Of Inspiration From Other Games & Builds Up On It; Photo Mode; Gollum

Only 20 Story Missions

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.

There was a time when the announcement of a licensed game was a cause for concern, rather than excitement. The history of gaming is littered with rushed, shoddy cash-ins for movies and high profile franchises, with only a few games truly making good on their promise.

There are two Captains and half a dozen grunts still standing as Thrak enters the battle. We've managed to work away at the health bar of the captain we came there to fight. He's a bodyguard to one of the Warchiefs and needs taking out before we confront one of the Black Hand's closest men to draw...

Epic slash and bash style RPG, a lot of fun! I very highly recommend this game to all! Great game for any Lord of the Rings fan! :-)

An excerpt from our official Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor review : Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the best Lord of the Rings game I've ever played. It's that simple. It takes the gameplay of franchises like Assassin's Creed and Arkham City, throws new gameplay wrinkles into the fold, and adds a...

Instead of the vengeful ranger Talion from the original release, 'The Bright Lord' is all about his wraithly twin Celebrimbor. You may remember that Celebrimbor was occasionally referred to as the Bright Lord by a few characters in 'Shadow of Mordor', most notably Gollum.

When I recommend Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, it's because of its outstanding dynamic battles with randomized uruk Captains and Warchiefs. The Bright Lord undermines that greatness with a new power that renders those fights irrelevant, and focuses its energies on a big boss battle.

New combat style; Sauron fight; Higher-level enemies

Win-button Ring power; Less dynamic captains

Excellent game, don't know why I didn't buy it sooner.