Customers commend the engaging gameplay, compelling storyline, and action-packed experience offered by Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Many also appreciated the game's open world and found it to be a fun and worthwhile purchase. However, some players noted lengthy load times as a significant drawback. A few also mentioned that the game's difficulty could be challenging for some players.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
VIDEO GAME REVIEWS!!!!
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I like the game something different to play it was time 2 switch-up games Lol!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fun
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The gameplay is amazing and there are many ways to encounter and kill orcs. The skill ups and special ability features really make the game fun because unlocking new ways to kill orcs is always satisfying as is mad controlling them. You can roam around as you please, and choose which order to complete your quests. A bit confusing at first but once you get the hang of it it's not hard to learn the ropes. The biggest downside is that loading times are pretty slow and the textures struggle to load.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Story
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Too Dark
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Gameplay...similar to many games of it's genre, nothing to set it apart. Environment is too dark. I understand realism, but I also understand impossible to discern. We have too much of the latter here. I should not have to adjust the settings on my TV to make the game visible. Not a terrible game, follows the story great, that's why I bought it. It earned back one star for putting me closer to living the story.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great button smasher
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Lots of side missions, graphics are pretty good got it for the 360, you have to button smash a lot during fights, enemies can put up a challenge to kill sometimes and it can make it easier ahead of time if you find out their strength and weakness before you attempt to go against them. Overall fun game.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great! Just great!
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This is one of the most entertaining games I've played in a while, not to mention how nice it looks. However, it takes time to load and does not fully finish loading all the details sometimes since it's aimed at nexgen consoles more so than current consoles.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gameplay, Story
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good game but needs lot of memory
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Good story if you like back story of Middle Earth. Had to buy a flash drive for xbox 360 so could load game onto platform. 1st disc loads game onto platform. 2nd disc is for game play. Once setup , worked fine but this was probably for Xbox one and made to work on 360. I will read back of boxes closer now. But is good game if you like sword fighting. Kind of like Assassins Creed set in Middle Earth slasher/fighting type combat.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Xbox 360
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Xbox 360. Graphics are good and the game keeps you entertained. Some of the loading is a little slow
I would recommend this to a friend
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Action, Story
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Lord of the Rings game
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If you are looking for something that is set in JRR Tolkien's world, while not being tied to the movie franchise, you will enjoy this game. Good action, good story
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gameplay, Story
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very cool game
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If you like Assassins Creed games, you'll like this. The movement of the main character is very similar. The story is really cool, the game looks great.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gameplay, Story
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good game
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Overall it's a good game. The combat is similar to the batman arkham series, and is a combination of that and the assassinS creed series. I can't give it 5 stars because it suffers from an issue I have with assassin's creed: too repetitive. It's still fun and the story is pretty cool.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gameplay, Story
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Anything with lord of the rings has got to be good
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Decent game play and plot lines, good game, but not for the squeamish.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Gameplay, Story
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great fights
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Good graphics, great fights and story line. The music is awesome.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
great graphics
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Let me start out by saying that im not a huge fan of this game. I thought it would be more rpg. More able to interact with the world. This is more assassins creed wuth orcs. Open world but its just "slash, slash, kill, kill" With a main quest, and side quests. The graphics are awesome and i love the ability to stealth kill.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Storyline
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This game is one of the better games I have played. It not only has a great storyline but the game is unique to every player. Along with the main storyline there are side missions that allow you to increase in power and gain abilities. One of my favorite parts of the game is the wraith ability that Talion has, it gives the player a new way to plan his attack instead of just going in head on.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Middle Earth Yes
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I love this game. The graphics are awesome. Great open world.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Great Game Poor Development
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The design of the game itself is great. Very close to an assassins creed style of game but with some additional elements that make the game much more enjoyable. That being said the port over to the xbox 360 from the original design for the next gen is extremely poor. The load times from the start menu to normal game play take 5 to 10 seconds and the cut scenes rarely complete without having to reload. I have heard the next gen consoles all address the issue of load times and degraded graphics but on the xbox 360 the game is sub par.
Recommend that you either buy the game for the next gen or skip it all together.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Action, Gameplay
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great game
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Great action game, good graphics. Play this all the time.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Ok game but could be better
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Starts off fun, but gets repetitive. Graphics are great. Combat is fun but gets a little repetitive. The story is very confusing from the get-go and found it to be a huge put-off. Having said that, it is ok game, because of the combat play.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Load times
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fun game to play...for a while
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Not a great game , but a good game! The biggest gripe that I have is that there is a rather long loading time between scenes and between maps. It really gets annoying and holds up gameplay too much.
The fighting gets monotonous at times.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
My son enjoyes this game.
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I got this for my son for Christmas. He's in his early twenties and if not a hard core gamer, pretty close to it. He enjoyed it and it was fun to watch him play while we were both off for the holidays.