[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor":3,"game-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":22},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":27,"platforms":31,"reviews":37,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":305,"userReviewCount":212,"previewCount":212,"publishers":306,"developers":307,"userReviews":308,"hasUserReviewed":22,"steamAppId":17},106272,"Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor","Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a open world third-person action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, which takes place in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium.\n\nThe game takes place in the 60-year gap between the events of Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. It is a story of revenge, slaughter, and mystery set entirely in Mordor, the Land of Shadows. At its center is Talion, an ordinary man who loses everything, including his mortal life.\n\nThe game is set in a fully open world, and features various role-playing game elements such as experience points and skills. There are various ways the player can complete their main objective. Aside from the main storyline, there are various side quests and random events the player can complete within Mordor.\n\nThe melee system is inspired by that of the Batman Arkham series. Getting into a good fighting rhythm, using both regular attacks and counter-attacks will improve the player's combo multiplier.\n\nA unique feature of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the Nemesis system. Every enemy in the game has their own name, rank, and memory. These enemies will continue to do their own jobs and tasks even when they're off screen. If the player does not kill an enemy in an encounter, this enemy will remember the player and change their tactics and conversations based on the encounter.","106272\u002FShadow of Mordor Cover.webp","106272\u002FShadow of Mordor Header.webp",null,"2014-09-30",84.78,3025,"middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor",241930,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"WB Games",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Monolith Productions",[28,29,30],"Role-playing (RPG)","Hack and slash\u002FBeat 'em up","Adventure",[32,33,34,35,36],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 3","Xbox 360","PlayStation 4","Xbox One",[38,54,70,85,100,113,128,142,156,170,185,199,213,229,243,256,269,281,294],{"id":39,"author":40,"outlet":43,"summary":49,"review_url":50,"review_date":51,"original_score":52,"normalized_score":53},2104,{"id":41,"name":42},9,"Andrew Stretch",{"id":44,"logo":45,"name":46,"website_url":47,"score_format":48},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","10","Shadow of Mordor is an extremely fun action\u002Fadventure game set in middle-earth. Fans of the books and those who want to learn more will both enjoy the experience that this game has to offer.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review","2014-10-13","8.5",85,{"id":55,"author":56,"outlet":59,"summary":65,"review_url":66,"review_date":67,"original_score":68,"normalized_score":69},18175,{"id":57,"name":58},1935,"Adam Rosenberg",{"id":60,"logo":61,"name":62,"website_url":63,"score_format":64},12,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDigital-Trends-Logo.jpg","Digital Trends","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com","5","“Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor nears perfection, but the demands of a scripted narrative work against its freeform structure.”","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-mordor-review\u002F","2019-08-23","3.5",70,{"id":71,"author":72,"outlet":75,"summary":80,"review_url":81,"review_date":82,"original_score":83,"normalized_score":84},27751,{"id":73,"name":74},2872,"Kevin VanOrd",{"id":76,"logo":77,"name":78,"website_url":79,"score_format":48},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","Lord of the Uruk.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F1900-6415884\u002F","2014-09-25","8.0",80,{"id":86,"author":87,"outlet":90,"summary":95,"review_url":96,"review_date":97,"original_score":98,"normalized_score":99},73896,{"id":88,"name":89},5591,"Dan Stapleton",{"id":91,"logo":92,"name":93,"website_url":94,"score_format":48},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor stands out from other open-world action games by putting a great new layer on top of the trail that Batman blazed. I was surprised at how well it integrates its excellent combat with rewarding feedback and progression not just for me, but also for my enemies. I’ve had many more memorable and unpredictable battles with its randomized Warchiefs and captains than I did in the scripted campaign missions, and I expect those to keep on coming.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F26\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review","2014-09-26","9.3",93,{"id":101,"author":102,"outlet":105,"summary":110,"review_url":111,"review_date":51,"original_score":112,"normalized_score":84},46815,{"id":103,"name":104},3250,"Dave Letcavage",{"id":106,"logo":107,"name":108,"website_url":109,"score_format":48},67,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPure-Xbox-Logo.jpg","Pure Xbox","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.purexbox.com\u002F","That's right — you can add Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to the growing list of stellar licensed games that deserve your consideration. While it does blatantly borrow from both Arkham and Assassin's Creed, there are enough meaningful and innovative layers — like the Nemesis System, wraith abilities, and mission freedom — piled upon familiar mechanics to keep things feeling fresh. And with a dark fantasy setting based on the Lord of the Rings universe, the open world has a distinct presence, even if there isn't much environmental variation. We can easily recommend Shadow of Mordor to fans of either aforementioned franchise, action-adventure lovers, and to anyone that won't mind spilling gallons of Orc blood. It's one of the year's biggest surprises.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.purexbox.com\u002Freviews\u002Fxbox-one\u002Fmiddle_earth_shadow_of_mordor","8",{"id":114,"author":115,"outlet":118,"summary":123,"review_url":124,"review_date":125,"original_score":126,"normalized_score":127},47910,{"id":116,"name":117},108,"Joey Thurmond",{"id":119,"logo":120,"name":121,"website_url":122,"score_format":48},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","It’s natural to be sceptical about licensed video games, and everyone has the right to feel this way about them, especially when a blockbuster-sized one comes around with a burden of expectations and hype to live up to, despite having a broad ancestry of mediocre releases. Of course, we’re referring to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and the many Lord of the Rings titles before it. Much of this problem could be attributed to the Tolkien Estate, which has been difficult with game developers about the IP since the beginning, or you could say that game developers have just never done justice to the captivating beauty, depth, and lore of J.R.R.’s epic fantasy universe. It’s probably both, but we believe that Monolith Productions’ latest stands as one of the first commendable successes for the franchise in the video game realm, finding a balance in combining and improving upon elements drawn from obvious inspirations, while making a name for itself with innovative design that sets a benchmark for future games to meet.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps4\u002Fmiddle_earth_shadow_of_mordor","2014-10-06","9",90,{"id":129,"author":130,"outlet":133,"summary":138,"review_url":139,"review_date":140,"original_score":141,"normalized_score":127},52672,{"id":131,"name":132},4460,"Jamie Trinca",{"id":134,"logo":135,"name":136,"website_url":137,"score_format":48},74,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideogamer-logo.jpg","Videogamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002F","A triumph of emergent gameplay, slightly let down by a heavily scripted ending.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F","2021-06-05","9.0\u002F10",{"id":143,"author":144,"outlet":147,"summary":152,"review_url":153,"review_date":154,"original_score":155,"normalized_score":127},55984,{"id":145,"name":146},3812,"Robert Bernstein",{"id":148,"logo":149,"name":150,"website_url":151,"score_format":64},11,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDenOfGeek-Logo.png","Den of Geek","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.denofgeek.com\u002F","So many orcs, so little time! Here's our review of Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.denofgeek.com\u002Fgames\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F","2014-10-03","4.5",{"id":157,"author":158,"outlet":161,"summary":166,"review_url":167,"review_date":168,"original_score":169,"normalized_score":127},77285,{"id":159,"name":160},5582,"Jim Hargreaves",{"id":162,"logo":163,"name":164,"website_url":165,"score_format":48},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","Shadow of Mordor is without doubt the best Middle-earth game available on consoles. Though not entirely original (then again, what is nowadays?) all of the elements which it borrows flow in sync with Monolith’s intuitive Nemesis system, creating something both immensely fun and replayable. That’s not to say the game doesn’t start to lose steam, especially once you’ve hit the thirty-hour mark, long after you’ve finished the story and explored the world. Still, when you eventually come to that milestone you will undoubtedly have had your fill.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2014\u002F10\u002F10\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F","2014-10-10","9.0",{"id":171,"author":172,"outlet":175,"summary":180,"review_url":181,"review_date":182,"original_score":183,"normalized_score":184},79621,{"id":173,"name":174},5622,"Jeremy Duff",{"id":176,"logo":177,"name":178,"website_url":179,"score_format":48},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the biggest \"pleasant surprise\" of 2014. A solid side-story from an established universe with spot-on gameplay makes this a surprise contender for one of the year's best games.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F4634\u002FMiddle-earth-Shadow-of-Mordor\u002F","2014-12-08","8.8",88,{"id":186,"author":187,"outlet":190,"summary":195,"review_url":196,"review_date":197,"original_score":198,"normalized_score":84},86349,{"id":188,"name":189},4091,"Ben Tarrant",{"id":191,"logo":192,"name":193,"website_url":194,"score_format":64},78,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FStuff-Logo.jpg","Stuff","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stuff.tv\u002F","It’s been said that a man seeking vengeance should dig himself two graves, but perhaps that doesn’t apply when said man is already a bit dead?","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stuff.tv\u002Freview\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F","2014-10-19","4\u002F5",{"id":200,"author":201,"outlet":204,"summary":209,"review_url":210,"review_date":125,"original_score":211,"normalized_score":212},93586,{"id":202,"name":203},8020,"Simon Priest",{"id":205,"logo":206,"name":207,"website_url":208,"score_format":48},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a strong foray into the Tolkien universe, backed up by popular combat from other major action series, with its own free-running style to boot. The Nemisis system does keep things a little fresh even if after a while it’s illusion of orc and uruk society does start to break down. The fact these captains are going about their business just as we are helps it feel more chaotic. It is without a doubt the best experience set in Middle-Earth, but also stacks up a...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F8670","0",0,{"id":214,"author":215,"outlet":218,"summary":224,"review_url":225,"review_date":226,"original_score":227,"normalized_score":228},146688,{"id":216,"name":217},12483,"Daav Daavpuke",{"id":219,"logo":220,"name":221,"website_url":222,"score_format":223},151,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fnoobfeed-logo.png","NoobFeed","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002F","100","Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is worthwhile on the sole basis of its unprecedented orc hierarchy. It borrows heavily from other franchises for ideas, but the one notion it fleshed out for itself did so with unparalleled care.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor","2014-10-07","83",83,{"id":230,"author":231,"outlet":234,"summary":239,"review_url":240,"review_date":82,"original_score":241,"normalized_score":242},103862,{"id":232,"name":233},9056,"Matt Miller",{"id":235,"logo":236,"name":237,"website_url":238,"score_format":48},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","Open world games often struggle to find balance between two extremes – the ability to craft a custom experience, and a linear progression that provides satisfying narrative. Shadow of Mordor explores a unique solution to the dilemma, offering an unfolding story that reacts to the player’s choices. It’s a fascinating experiment in emergent action on a grand scale, but the focus on those emergent elements can lead to frustration in the early game, and too much repetition later on.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Fgames\u002Fmiddle-earth_shadow_of_mordor\u002Fb\u002Fplaystation4\u002Farchive\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F25\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-game-informer-review.aspx","8.25\u002F10",82.5,{"id":244,"author":245,"outlet":248,"summary":253,"review_url":254,"review_date":97,"original_score":255,"normalized_score":84},148153,{"id":246,"name":247},8054,"Richard Walker",{"id":249,"logo":250,"name":251,"website_url":252,"score_format":223},152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","At a glance, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor seems like an ill-inspired Tolkien action game. Delve deeper beneath the surface and you'll find an exciting game with fantastic production values, thoroughly enjoyable gameplay, a good dose of variety and a killer hook in the Nemesis System. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is simply the finest Tolkien game we've played in quite some time.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-xbox-one\u002Freview\u002F","80",{"id":257,"author":258,"outlet":261,"summary":266,"review_url":267,"review_date":268,"original_score":260,"normalized_score":212},145316,{"id":259,"name":260},10281,"",{"id":262,"logo":263,"name":264,"website_url":265,"score_format":48},150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpress-start-logo.jpg","Press Start","https:\u002F\u002Fpress-start.com.au\u002F","Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor provides the player with about 20 main story missions, though there is a wide array of side-missions available that will make your gameplay experience much more robust and lengthy experience. But the Nemesis system will probably be a more attractive reason to revisit the game for some players. The side-missions offer a decent variety, and sometimes it may be nice to take a breather from the story and simply cause some havoc amongst your enemies, which is pretty rewarding in its own right.","https:\u002F\u002Fpress-start.com.au\u002Freviews\u002F2014\u002F10\u002F15\u002Freview-middle-earth-shadow-mordor\u002F","2025-05-07",{"id":270,"author":271,"outlet":274,"summary":260,"review_url":279,"review_date":280,"original_score":169,"normalized_score":127},155428,{"id":272,"name":273},11089,"Jamie Laike Tsui",{"id":275,"logo":276,"name":277,"website_url":278,"score_format":48},143,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcapsule-computers-logo.jpg","Capsule Computers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F2014\u002F10\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F","2014-10-15",{"id":282,"author":283,"outlet":286,"summary":260,"review_url":291,"review_date":292,"original_score":293,"normalized_score":53},31997,{"id":284,"name":285},4920,"Leif Johnson",{"id":287,"logo":288,"name":289,"website_url":290,"score_format":223},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fmiddleearth-shadow-of-mordor-review\u002F","2014-09-29","85",{"id":295,"author":296,"outlet":299,"summary":303,"review_url":304,"review_date":82,"original_score":260,"normalized_score":212},75835,{"id":297,"name":298},2852,"Steve Watts",{"id":69,"logo":300,"name":301,"website_url":302,"score_format":48},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FShackNews-Logo.jpg","ShackNews","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002F","Shadow of Mordor is influenced by other games, but not defined by them. Instead it takes pieces from some of the best games of the last few years, augments them with RPG mechanics and the new Nemesis system, and integrates them all so well together that it's sometimes hard to tell where one system begins and another ends. It's a remarkable achievement, and should justifiably establish Monolith as the torch-bearer for the Lord of the Rings series.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.shacknews.com\u002Farticle\u002F86451\u002Fmiddle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review-simply-walk-into-mordor",19,[21],[26],[]]