Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Overview

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor stands out from other open-world action games by putting a great new layer on top of the trail that Batman blazed. I was surprised at how well it integrates its excellent combat with rewarding feedback and progression not just for me, but also for my enemies.

-- As reviewed by IGN

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 31 expert reviews

Excellent:

12
Good:

13
Average:

4
Bad:

2

8.4

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Based on 49,396 reviews
as rated by users

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Last revision on February 14, 2022

Reviewers Liked

Enemy progression
Obvious love for Tolkien's lore
Challenging combat encounters make every skill feel useful
Provide most players with over 20 hours of gameplay

Reviewers Didn't Like

Erratic story that concludes
With anticlimactic battles
Tedious central story
Controls can occasionally feel wonky

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Expert reviews and ratings

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is far from flawless. The pacing is all over the place, the length of the story would embarrass a paperback, and the gameplay genuinely feels like Ezio Auditore and the Dark Knight had a baby and took him LARPing. For all...

By techadvisor.co.uk on October 29, 2014

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor has a cool way to allow your actions to develop your enemies in its Nemesis system. And it looks nice, too, but shallow combat and frustrating design choices mar this Tolkien-inspired PC...

By PC Mag on October 27, 2014

Deep in the heart of Mordor the Dark Lord sits on his thrown crafting an unimaginably large army of orks, uruks and other nasty things. The corrupted kings swoop around striking fear into the hearts of men, now masters of the void. Someone really should...

By moviesgamesandtech.com on October 15, 2014

Developer: Monolith Publisher:Warner Bros Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, X360 Version Reviewed: PC I hate Glûk Jitters. I despise his stupid, smug little uruk face more than any enemy in a game I can remember. It all started when he began turning up...

By Bit-tech.net on October 11, 2014

Heavy action: Dispatching orc foes is a bloody business. Photo: Warner BrosWhat is rarely mentioned is that the volcanic wasteland seen in the films was not how Mordor always was. People lived there once, and this is where we get the narrative of the new...

By brisbanetimes.com.au on October 09, 2014

With a gripping story, refined gameplay and some bold new ideas, Shadow of Mordor is a must-have title. Whether you read the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, watch the movies from Peter Jackson, Ralph Bakshi and Rankin-Bass or listen to the BBC radio...

By Tom's Guide on October 06, 2014

With an open-world Middle-earth setting and Assassin's Creed-like combat, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor has all the necessary ingredients needed to be a big AAA new-gen title. You play as Talion, a ranger captain bound with the wraith of the fallen Elf...

By nerdreactor.com on October 06, 2014

For all its faults, I liked Battle for Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. It's probably the best Lord of the Rings themed game to date, and though it shamelessly borrows a lot of mechanics from its peers, it manages to blend them in perfectly.The biggest...

By reviewstudio.net on October 06, 2014

Despite a few niggles on the GUI and cutscenes, Shadow of Mordor is one of the finest Lord of the Rings based games ever. Whether you are craving lore, heart-pumping action, or just a whole, detailed world to explore, you won't be let down. The graphics...

By digitalhippos.com on October 06, 2014

Sauron has returned and the world has gone to ashes. Though a bit melodramatic on my part, the storyline of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor – developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment – brings the reality of...

By WCCFTech on October 06, 2014

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