The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (Game)

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

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The game is an action RPG featuring cooperative multiplayer developed by Snowblind Studios under the Lord of the Rings license. The game draws on both literary and movie influences to tell the story of three warriors fighting in the North of Middle Earth concurrently with the events of the books/movies.

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Overview

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an action role-playing game developed by Snowblind Studios (Company) and published by WB Games (Company) for multiple platforms.

Background

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North features unseen lands in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth and authentic plot elements coinciding with the War of the Ring. It also features characters not featured in the books or films, a concept reminiscent of The Third Age.

The game features stronger graphic violence than previous Lord of the Rings games and was the first game in the series to receive an M rating from the ESRB.

Gameplay

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an average third-person combat-focused action role-playing game. Featuring upgradeable and customizable weapons and abilities that advance alongside the characters, the player may choose from one of three races, the Race of Man, Dwarves, and Elves. In a departure from the license, the game will feature a mature campaign featuring copious amounts of black blood blanketing your character while hacking and slashing enemies. Players can also hack off limbs and appendages, leaving enemies crippled and writhing in pain. Cooperative play and other unique online systems have also been promised.

Loot!

Like other action RPGs, War in the North promises large amounts of randomly generated loot to covet, collect, and deck out your character with.

Cooperative Multiplayer

War in the North will support three-player "interdependent" cooperative play.

The co-op can be played via local split-screen, LAN, or online. Drop-in/out is featured for players, and there is always one of each race to create a balanced play and use the strengths of each. AI takes over if there are only one or two players to create the fellowship of 3.

Announcement

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North was announced on March 17th, 2010 with a half-minute concept trailer, and a target release date of 2011 (quarter/date unspecified). The announcement coincided with a Playstation Magazine exclusive cover story.

It has since been officially announced as a release in NA for 1st November 2011, EU 4th November 2011, and Aus 2nd November 2011.

Character Abilities

Eradan: Ranger of the North

Stealth	Combat	Ranged
* Evasion: Grants temporary invisibility	* Ranger Strike: A fast attack to a single enemy for extra damage	* Heavy Shot: Does more damage then a regular arrow
* Onslaught: A surprise attack while stealth Critical Wound: Increase critical hit damage\|\|* Dual Wield: Allows Eradan to equip two 1-handed weapons Combat Training: Increases Ranger strike damage Heavy Weapons: Increases damage of 2-Handed swords\|\|* Bow Mastery: Increases damage and reload speed of the Bow Unknown
* In the Flow: Regenerate health and power while Evasion is active Smoke and Flame: Upgrades Evasion to stun enemies when Eradan disappears\|\|* Dual Strike: Attacks multiple enemies - requires Dual Wield Cunning: Increased damage if Eradan attacks from behind Cleave: A sweeping attack that hits multiple targets - Requires a 2-handed sword\|\|* Mark Target: Stuns and enemy and allows for a critical hit Unknown
* Unknown Unknown\|\|* Unknown Unknown\|\|* Unknown Unknown

Andriel: Loremaster of Rivendell

Support	Magic	Combat
* Sanctuary: A shield that protects against ranged attacks	* Word of Force: A blast that knocks back enemies in all directions	* Charge Staff: Fires multiple projectiles
* Unknown Wisdom Aura: Increase the experience gained by the fellowship\|\|* Staff and Steel: Allows for dual wielding of a 1-handed weapon and a staff Loremaster's Reach: Upgrades the range of Word of Force and Tempest abilities Tempest: A blast of elemental energy\|\|* Staff Master: Increase damage done by staffs Amplify Staff: Increase staffs rate of fire and the damage done by charged shots
* Focused Mind: Regenerate power more quickly Shield of Elbereth: A temporary armor increase\|\|* Impact: High damage to a single target with the chance to chain to other enemies at higher ranks Quickminded: Reduces active abilities cool-down time Nature's Blessing: Increases primary attributes\|\|* Elemental Affinity: Increases elemental damage Wrath of the Eldar: The energy of Sanctuary is discharged damaging the enemies around Andriel.
* Unknown Unknown\|\|* Unknown Unknown\|\|* Unknown Unknown

Ferin: Warrior of Erebor

Defense	Combat	Ranged
* War-Cry:	* Sweeping Strike: An attack that can damage multiple enemies over a large area	* Unknown
* Unknown Shield Bash: Stuns target - Also increase armor gain from shields\|\|* Mighty Reach: Range is increased for Sweeping Strike, Ground Pound, and Whirlwind abilities Fortitude: When War-Cry is active the fellowship gain health regeneration Unknown\|\|* Unknown Unknown
Ferin's Focus Skill Unknown Focus: Reduces active abilities cool-down time\|\|* Whirlwind: Ferin releases a fury of attacks - Replaces Sweeping Strike - Requires a sword Conditioning: Health regeneration is increased Earthshaker: A mighty area attack lays waste to all around Ferin - Replaces Sweeping Strike - Requires a Hammer, Axe, or Mace\|\|* Crossbow Adept: Increases bolt capacity of the crossbow Heavy Bolt: A high damage shot to a single target
* Unknown Unknown\|\|* Unknown Unknown\|\|* Unknown Unknown

Collector's Edition

There will be a collector's edition available of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, which will have an MSRP value of $129.99. It will include the following:

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Collector's Edition

War in the North art book
Inside Look: The music of War in the North mini-documentary
Ranger of the north Quiver Case
Digital Content (360: Avatar Items, PS3: XMB Wallpapers and Icons)

The European collector's edition features similar items, with:

Snow Troll figure (instead of the Quiver Case)
War in the North art book
Inside Look: The music of War in the North mini-documentary
DLC code for the Lothlorien challenge map

PC System Requirements

Minimum	Recommended
* OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD 64 X2 4400 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2006 or later GeForce 8600 or Radeon HD 2600 DirectX®: dx9.0c Hard Drive: 10 GB HD space Sound: 100% DirectX 9 compatible Audio Device\|\|* Processor: Intel Core2 Duo 3 GHz or AMD X2 5000 or AMD Phenom X4 9600 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 2xx Series or Radeon HD 6xxx series or greater DirectX®: dx9.0c

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