No judgements are made about which path players chose, because in the end, no game captured the disembodied, yet ever-present and all-powerful forces that governed Tolkien's epic struggle from just outside of the pages. a follower of the novel and later film of the Lord of the Rings. Players had a choice of helping the Elf Glorfindel assemble forces in the North, and resist Sauron's army, or instead help the Mouth of Sauron and the Nazgul rewrite the story itself, stomping out the forces of Good altogether and claiming the Ring of Power from Frodo's lifeless body. While real-time strategy games aren't often seen as the most 'cinematic' gaming experiences, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II managed to portray the story with a scale and polish all its own. Here is our list of the Top 5 Lord of the Rings Video Games.ĭeveloper: EA Los Angeles (Danger Close Games)Īs satisfying and story-driven as the other bright spots in our list may be, one can't read through Tolkien's epic without feeling that the grand and momentous battles - often involving tens of thousands of soldiers - can't really be done justice outside of film. Whether older players will use this list as a walk down memory lane, or younger players may realize that Shadow of Mordor is the latest in a line of games proudly bearing the title of The Lord of the Rings, we hope you'll agree that few others deserve more praise. With that in mind, and in an effort to remind gamers that Monolith's open world action game isn't the only time that Tolkien's world of Orcs and Men has been adapted to games with success, we've taken the time to point out a few more winning titles. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" epic - and Middle-earth in general - is finally undergoing a resurgence in gaming, thanks largely to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.Īnd with the early reviews for the game exceeding even fantasy fans' highest expectations, there's a chance that players could end up looking for even more opportunities to experience their very own Middle-earth adventure. It may have been an unlikely event, but after numerous games, tie-in novels, and even feature films, it seems that J.R.R.
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