Dialog-tree driven exchanges with War in the North’s NPC aren’t quite as engaging, as the conversations can be verbose and have little impact on the game’s storyline or the moral orientation of your character.įollowing action/RPG convention, slaughtering every troll, spider, uruk-hai and undead creature disburses experience, allowing players to cultivate a distinct character. From vanquishing turret operators, demolishing structures, to hoping on a troll’s back with clenched talons, the behemoth bird is both a powerful asset and likable character. Exception can be found when the sporadic ballista needs to be commandeered, where duty falls squarely on the player’s shoulders.īeyond your compatriots, Beleram, The Giant Eagle offers additional support. Although a press on the directional pad can issue a simple attack or defend command, directives are rarely need. Satisfyingly, your CPU-controller companions are habitually autonomous, exhibiting the ability to tackle the most imperative foe or the perception to resuscitate a downed player. Any characters not helmed by either split screen or online co-operative partners are managed by the game’s AI. So whether players prefer killing orcs with a crossbow, two-handed-sword, or staff bolts, none of the adventurers are inept push-overs. This similarity in offensive skill isn’t accidental, as players aren’t given the ability to switch control of characters mid-stage. Players assume the role of Eradan the Dunedian ranger, Andriel the Elven loremaster or Farin the Dwarven champion- who despite their differences in physical appearance and combat proficiency, are each armed with a formidable set of melee and ranged skills. Mirroring Gandalf and Aragorn’s plot at the Black Gate to divert attention away from Frodo’s pilgrimage, War in the North delivers a canonical storyline where a trio of adventures employ a similar tactic to distract Sauron’s Chief Lieutenant, Agandaur.
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While recent Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC release The Lord of the Rings: War in the North doesn’t quite trounce Snowblind’s previous accomplishments, the title offers enough high-fantasy themed action to warrant a purchase from any player hoping to quash Sauron’s mounting regime. Given the functional (albeit unmemorable) interpretations of Middle-earth conflict delivered by the now-defunct Stormfront and Pandemic Studios, crafting the consummate console version of Tolkien’s opus was certainly a conceivable task. When news spread that the developer’s next title was built around The Lord of the Rings property, expectations rose like the searing flames of Orodruin. Each game was elevated by a bounty of stat-boosting loot, a clear-cut combat system, and in the case of the latter two titles- the ability to pillage with a quartet of online players. Last generation, Snowblind Studios’ Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath and Champions: Return to Arms were the unrivaled monarchs of the console action/RPG realm.
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