Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
An open-world action-adventure game by Monolith, set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
First released
Sep 30, 2014
Franchises
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth: Shadow
Developed by
Monolith Productions, Inc., WB Games Boston
Published by
WB Games
Platforms
Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux
Genres
Action-Adventure
Themes
Fantasy, Medieval
Rating
ESRB: M, PEGI: 18+, OFLC: MA15+
Releases
- LIN - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (SteamOS/Linux) United States
- MAC - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United States
- PC - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United States
- PC - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Steam) United States
- PS3 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United States
- PS3 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United Kingdom
- PS4 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United States
- PS4 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United Kingdom
- PS4 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Australia
- PS4 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Digital) United Kingdom
- X360 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United States
- X360 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United Kingdom
- XONE - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United States
- XONE - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor United Kingdom
- XONE - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Australia
Community reviews
Excellent Gameplay, Subpar Story and Worldbuilding
The game runs smoothly in every sense; to smoothly transition between all the gameplay elements in an intense battle is an absolute joy. The star of the show is the rivals system, which takes a while to really take off, but eventually becomes a complex game of politically-motivated assassinations.
Unfortunately, it had a lot more potential to do good with its setting than it actually followed up on. It gave some interesting insight into the backstory of Lord of the Rings, but the characters are shallow and the story is a pretty blatant series of fetch quests. And it's a shame, because there's so much untapped potential.
Overall, it's a really fun game, but it doesn't feel like one that will stick with me for too long.
Unfortunately, it had a lot more potential to do good with its setting than it actually followed up on. It gave some interesting insight into the backstory of Lord of the Rings, but the characters are shallow and the story is a pretty blatant series of fetch quests. And it's a shame, because there's so much untapped potential.
Overall, it's a really fun game, but it doesn't feel like one that will stick with me for too long.