Reviews from

in the past


I didn't have a bad time at least.

So promising but it crashed.

uhhhhh I remember really really liking this, I played it like 5 times, it was the first game I ever 100%'d

Played this one entirely co-op with a friend. This game is really bad, and if it weren't for the co-op aspect, I probably wouldn't have finished it.


This game kinda sucks. Combat is very one dimensional, gear kinda feels shoved in, and its way too linear to my taste.

Não vi os filmes da saga então não posso dizer se é fiel aos filmes, mas é divertido da sua maneira. Zerei com um amigo, jogar sozinho deve ser uma experiência ruim.

Jogo legal do universo LOTR, finalizei a campanha solo, mas parece ser interessante para jogar com amigos

Eh. Might come back to it at some point, but the combat is far too repetitive for me to care right now. If you've played 5 minutes of the combat, congratulations, you've played the whole game. The story isn't nearly captivating enough for me to care to keep going.

One of my favourite childhood games, it's such a massive shame it isn't available anymore. I'm glad I still have it though, it's an amazing game.

Game breaking glitch prevented completion.

this game is a contender for most times completed I think, me and a friend just used to run the campaign everyday for weeks towards the end of 2012, fond memories

Un muy buen action RPG, con buen combate y una historia que aporta un poco de lore a la guerra del anillo.

Un juego potable, gana más si arrastras a algún colega para que juegue contigo.

While it has promising gameplay and concept, but is flawed in its execution and its technical issues would make it unplayable, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North would leave players more disappointed if they complete the game. With uninteresting characters, story, and repetitive combat, the game will feel more like a chore than a high-fantasy adventure that the books, and movies, it inspires from. While there can be some fun with a friend in co-op and combat can be satisfying at times, it is better that this game remains in the North.

Unintentionally hilarious, but ultimately shit. Jank as fuck.

Played this with a friend in one day. We got to the last boss then my dad turned the internet off. We never went back to it.

What I did play was super enjoyable as a long-time fan of Lord of the Rings. If you dont like LOTR. You probably won't get as much out of it.

I had to abandon this halfway through due to the game-breaking Beleram/Mirkwood glitch (that this remained unpatched speaks for the game's lack of polish), but I wasn't that annoyed to let it go. The gameplay is rather simple, with basic hacking n' slashing, basic levelling, and basic loot. I alternated between the three characters each level, yet they play largely the same (and character-wise they're bland). I would've liked to switch between characters mid-level (for the character specific actions), but it seems this game was mainly designed for co-op. It is at least neat that the plot runs in tandem to the main story, and that you get to visit some of the unseen locations.

Didn’t finished it. But I remember fun couch coop sessions with my friend. Despite being quite simple.

Currently playing co-op with my brother. May not finish.
Mechanically, the game reminds me of Dragon's Dogma and Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning--a rather slow-paced hack 'n' slash mixed with an RPG. Enemies are very spongey and everything is very brown.

beat this game with three of my other friends, if you enjoy the lord of the rings movies and the books as well as the hobbit, you'll love this game. it puts you in the atmosphere of the world made by Tolkien. this game is a little janky for modern day standers but for a game that came out over a decade ago it is perfect.

Sucessor espiritual de Golden Axe


i remember this game being really, really long. i fell like when i've beaten it in the early 10's, i must have been playing it for months or years.

what that other guy said. i played this a shitton with my dad and the game always felt like it took a few years off of my lifespan

Okay so this isn't a very good game in terms of game
BUT
it's probably the most respectable fanwork of original tolkien's work that exists. It explains the story of what happened on the lands of the north while everything was happening with LotR, and it accomplishes not stepping on anything tolkien said or the tone of the original works. That is, by itself, the most respectable accomplishment any lord of the rings product has ever got since the movie adaptation of LotR.