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This is a list of Middle-earth video games.It includes both video games based directly on J. R. R. Tolkien's books about Middle-earth, and those derived from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. which in turn were based on Tolkien's novels of the same name.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.An original story based on the legendarium created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the game takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film trilogies.
Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) is a 1984 tabletop role-playing game based on J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) published the game until they lost the license on 22 September 1999.
This list covers stand-alone games; i.e. products supplying their own unique set of rules. Middle-earth Role Playing (Iron Crown Enterprises, 1982) Lord of the Rings Adventure Game (Iron Crown Enterprises, 1991) The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game (Decipher, Inc., 2002)
The nemesis system expands upon its introduction in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.Similar to the first game, enemies in the game are procedurally generated.While "generic" orcs serve as cannon fodder, as part of Sauron's armies, the game will begin tracking the ones that have notable achievements within the game, such as killing the player, or surviving an encounter with the player.
The 2010s saw the release of three darker and more violent Middle-earth video games that were rated Mature by the ESRB. The first of such games was The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, an action role-playing game that takes place in Northern Middle-earth. It was developed by Snowblind Studios and released on 1 November 2011.
I (1994 video game) J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers; The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest; The Lord of the Rings: Gollum; The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria; The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (Game Boy Advance video game)
The good and evil forces of Middle-earth each have a campaign. They take place on an animated map of western Middle-earth, where each battle represents the defense/sacking of a territory. Armies and characters move on the map, and moving the cursor over them shows snippets of the movies (whereas battle cutscenes use the game engine).