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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (360)

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Release Date: 11/01/11
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Developer: Snowblind Studios
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
ESRB Rating: Mature
ESRB Content: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence

Battle in the war-torn lands of Northern Middle-earth on a quest that Gandalf himself deemed imperative to the success of the One Ring’s journey toward Mordor. Form your own Fellowship and explore previously unseen lands, storylines and characters as you work together in expansive interdependent co-op gameplay. Upgrade your weapons and customize your character as you develop your skills and special abilities. As you’re faced with the mature and brutal reality of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, you must fight together to defeat Sauron’s forces or die alone.

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Regular Street Price
$19.99
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Price last verified: 0 hours ago (09:13PM PDT).
$18.32
Savings
8%
Deal Factor
4.8
Lowest Price Seen: $17.95 on May 24

Price last verified: 6 hours ago (03:22PM PDT).
$19.99
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Deal Factor
4.6
Lowest Price Seen: $19.99 (today's price)

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$31.00
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3.5
Lowest Price Seen: $30.50 on May 01

Reviews

6.7
based on 5 top critics

7.0
The story told here isn’t anything great. A simple, manufactured tale that throws plenty of fan service at the player and based on some minor quote from Gandalf or someone. Whenever you hit a safe location, the typical outcome is “well, the Fellowship is going this way, but we need you… IN THE NORTH!” Contrived, but it works and isn’t important. Here, the hacks and slashes are what matter. Did you like those Snowblind games I mentioned before? Yeah, you’ll be cool here, just give it a little time before it really clicks.

5.5
Losing The Battle, Losing The War

7.0
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?

6.9
Snowblind Studios gives gamers a loot-heavy war worth fighting.

7.0
Let's hunt some orc.

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