The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

While a few things could use some revision work, overall this game is a masterpiece for Tolkien fans and shouldn't be missed.

War in the North is hardly the most memorable adventure through Middle-earth, but you won't regret any of the time you spend fighting across its grim battlegrounds.

When it works it really works well and its attention to the canon and lore of the Lord of the Rings is phenomenal, but it does too many things poorly to put it in the same league as a game like Dark Souls or The Witcher 2.

Although the story is original and its combat and roleplaying gameplay is a good idea, there are things that doesn't work well. Roleplaying elements are well-made, but they are not that important, and combat lacks depth, and the enemy AI is limited. An average game that won't make history.

In short doses and with a good team, War in the North is not without its compulsive charms.

The flaws are just too much to look past. [Issue#80, p.82]

Lord Of The Rings: War In The North is rooted in epic literature, but it has miserably low narrative standards.

This game is the best in the saga of The Lord of the Rings, for all: atmosphere, graphics, sound, length, fun ... some people say it is very repetitive, they do not understand, really. Great game.

If you're hoping for a good experience like the Lord of the Rings game on the PS2 Then I must tell you that this is a bad beat em up with RPG elements , I can compare it to Diablo in the way that It's about equipment and levels and it just never feels satisfying to play , The only redeeming thing about it is that you can played in Co-op but even then you will slowly be racing for Death the longer you play it ,

Very decent game, not perfect, but its very fun to play with friends, with friends, thats it, its very boring when playing alone

Lord of the Rings War in the North ist kaputt, die Speicherung von Daten funktioniert nicht wie gewünscht, so musste man bestimmte Kapitel komplett von vorne spielen und die Checkpoints wurden so platziert, dass auf einmal alle Gegner nach Spielstart verschwunden sind und ich wieder das komplette Kapitel wiederholen musste. Es gibt keine besondere Story, im Spiel kann man sich zwischen dem Waldläufer, Zwerg oder Zauberin entscheiden, so kann sie heilen und die anderen sind stärker, jedoch gibt es hier nichts neues, die RPG Elemente sind langweilig, da das leveln keine besonderen Fähigkeiten bereithält. Die Kämpfe sind anspruchsvoll, jedoch eher wegen der schlechten Balance, die Ki-Kameraden helfen minimal, stehen im Weg rum und sterben, wenn man beide nicht schnell heilt muss man den Kampf wiederholen oder man stirbt beim Versuch sie zu heilen aufgrund der hohen Gegnermassen. Im Coop kann das Spiel Spaß machen, Orks töten und looten.

XBox 360 Co-Op Player Review My friend and I bought this to play co-op. This is our thoughts about it. Pros: -Fun to play with friends. -New LotR story is entertaining if you are a fan -Nice to see fresh faces instead of the usual cast you would play in a LotR game -Overall fun hack-n-slash with RPG elements to add flavor -Each player receives their own loot from chests and such. Cons (Tried to focus more on technical cons) -No save button or easy way to activate the auto-save when you need to quit mid-level. This is the biggest problem we're having. My friend and I both started characters together but the game claims we are both at different points in the game and therefore won't allow us to play together unless we wish not to save our characters anymore. -Lacks menu options depth -No changing controller layout -Split screen is only vertical. No horizontal view. -One early scene is unbeatable because the area won't load and we can't fast travel out of the area to reset it. Have had to reset our characters twice because of it. -Cut scenes won't load. Screen will go black with background music and then eventually will load but everything becomes disabled. Can't even pause game. Have to shutdown and restart. -Text like "Waiting for Player..." and quest objectives or tutorials won't disappear off of the screen. Takes away from the already small screens in vertical split. -Backpack is nice and expansive but the tough to navigate or sort. Also lacks certain elements you see in RPGs. Overall, the technical issues we're having with the game are taking away from the experience. We want to like it more, just not fun when you have to replay the first several chapters over and over again because the game says that one player is not at the same point as the other player, even though they are the same level and have all their gear from the last time you played.