It looks like assassins creed with a lord of the rings theme and that's sick

Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor seems to have arrived from out of nowhere, sure we all saw it when it was announced, thought it looked cool and then laughed when it was said to be using half of Assassin's Creed's graphical assets. Yet here it is, and with little fanfare.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor puts you in the middle of The Lord of the Rings universe as you combat orcs with unique wraith abilities. With strong combat, a large open world it's a high quality action adventure with a lot of gameplay to offer. Set during The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings a...

Excellent combat and progression – Impressive voice acting

Some imbalances cheapen gameplay – Generic and repetitive elements

A Darker Lord of the Rings

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...

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...

While the novels and the films certainly had a high quality level, the actual games haven't been all that great, either in terms of stories, gameplay, or both, although the Lego ones from Traveller's Tales managed to transform the films into some pretty fun interactive experiences.

Amazing Nemesis system; Huge open world; Lots of varied activities

Can be difficult at first; Combat becomes frustrating when surrounded by enemies; A few animation glitches

Delivers high on adventure and gaming. Middle Earth comes to life.

Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system is the most interesting thing about this game, and we've likely seen the last of systems of this type. Visual fidelity, frame rates, and resolution have been the top selling points for many games that follow identical, popular formulas, lately.

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.