Platform: Microsoft Xbox 360
Region: PAL
Developer(s): Monolith Productions, Inc.
Publishers(s): Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
ReleaseDate: 2014-11-21
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an action role-playing game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment . The game was released on September 30, 2014 for Microsoft Windows , the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One . [1] [2] The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions , ported by Behavior Interactive , will be released in Europe on November 21, 2014. [1] Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is set between the events of The Hobbit ( The Hobbit ) and The Lord of the Rings ( The Lord of the Rings ), created by JRR Tolkien . [6] he game's story takes place between the storylines of the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . Talion ( Troy Baker ) is a Ranger native to Gondor responsible for guarding the Black Gate of Mordor . However, Talion's family is murdered by Sauron 's forces . Talion is brought back to life by magic and goes to Mordor in search of revenge. In the game, Mordor is not yet a dead and dark area. The player will encounter Gollum and Celebrimbor , among others . Discovering that he and Gollum have much in common, Talion learns that Celebrimbor, an elf blacksmith during the Second Age and creator of the Rings of Power , was the one who brought him back to life and teams up with him to stop Sauron.
ESRB Rating: M - Mature 17+
Genre(s): Action | Adventure | Role-Playing | Sandbox