The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Reviews

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Average Review Score: 6.0

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Reviews

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"Captures none of the wonder, excitement or adventure that defines Lord of the Rings. Repetitive combat and a dearth of imagination send this hurtling into Mount Doom."

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"The Lord of the Rings​ returns as a co-op brawler with RPG elements. Is Snowblind's take on the franchise a winner, or does it get lost in the pack?"

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" J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy tale of epic struggle across the war-torn Middle Earth landscape has always been full of death and destruction, but previous games haven’t quite captured the sheer brutality of war at its grisliest. That’s about to change. The next Lord of the Rings installment takes off the kid gloves and ramps-up the violence. Dismembered limbs, beheadings, splattering gore: War in the North has it all. After getting an up-close and personal taste of the mayhem during a recent hands-on session, it’s clear this cooperative hack-and-slash fest certainly doesn’t skimp on the bloodshed... ..."

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"Eradan, the human ranger, drew back his bowstring and unleashed a flurry of arrows at the charging orcs. His shots hit their target, though the foes continued to rush. Some stopped to fire off ranged attacks of their own, but their missiles bounced harmlessly off the elven Loremaster Andriel’s protective magical shield. Finally, once they were close enough, the dwarven champion Farin met them on the field of battle, hacking apart the orcs. He spun around, slicing down the smaller goblins in a powerful swing, before finishing off the larger enemies with the help of his allies. As their bodies fell in a heap of blood and limbs a large, angry troll burst out from behind a cave wall. It took the combined forces of all three warriors (and the aid of a giant eagle, summoned by the trio) to take him down. All right, now repeat that for about ten hours. Roll credits. "

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"We speak to Ruth Tomandl at Snowblind to see how Tolkien's world comes together in this upcoming action role-playing game. "

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