Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Standard Edition - PlayStation 3

I bought this game at first for someone as a Christmas gift but then decided to get a second copy for myself as the game play seemed interesting. So far I have not been let down but I'm only about 15 hours into the game and seem to be running around doing the side adventures more than the main story line. The only complaints I have are the relative load times from the different screens are a bit long but the graphics are great. The text in the story is a bit small to read and I have not figured out if there is a way to make it larger. I expect if you like Assassin Creed type of games you will also enjoy this as well.

This game is fantastic. Just great gameplay, especially the combat, super addictive. The Uruk Hierarchy system is really neat as well, getting to know each orc that you hunt adds a lot of satisfaction to the slaying of them, especially when that orc has been labeled your "Nemesis" as a result of multiple stand-offs. The story is somewhat interesting, but you'll find your self ignoring it much of the time. The game is really short if you just play through the story, and the ending is so abrupt that it's painful, and there really isn't a final boss at all, just the hammering of a single button for ten seconds, then a cutscene, then the game is over. Ka-pow. The game is great though despite those things, and I highly recommend it, BUT I do NOT recommend you play this game on PS3 or Xbox 360. If you do, just know in advance that the game will be glitchy, glitchy, glitchy. Not all the time, mind you, but certainly glitchy enough to get in the way of your having fun. It might take 20 seconds to load the pause screen at times, the cutscenes before 'Uruk Duels' look like your old VeggieTales VHSs on fast-forward and sometimes the game will just run painfully slow and the sound will cut in and out, as if you were trying to play Titanfall on Windows 98. They just didn't put much work into the 'Last-Gen' ports at all, it seems. Maybe it'll get patched, I don't know (Really, I have no idea if patches could fix it or not. Not a techy at all.), but if I were you I wouldn't bother getting it on PS3 or Xbox 360, if you're planning to upgrade soon.

This is good game based on a top notch story. Any fan of Middle Earth should be pleased. The gameplay leaves a little to be desired. Visually it is strong but it seems to need to keep loading which kind of breaks up the action. If you are in to Middle Earth you can certainly get lost in this one.

Game does have a couple glitches and one of the redeemable codes didn't work for two days. But the code was excepted finally and game requires restart on occasions. Overall the game is great loading time takes a while unfortunately but small price to pay great graphics and game play. Most frustrating was the instruction manual or lack of instructions on a complicated game. Also writing on screen during game is unusually small and i have a 32 inch TV. Should have used larger lettering or font.

This game is cool if you like the Lord of the Rings movies. Graphics are great. Lots of free roam game playing along with missions. It plays similar to the Assasins Creed games. The only negative is that the load times are pretty slow.