The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC) (PC)

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1/29/2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments | Page 3 of 3

What's Hot: Four-tiered character system; Great use of the Tolkien lore; Beautiful graphics

What's Not: Relies heavily on grouping

Tom Chick
Status: Battle dancing

It's easy enough to see where Lord of the Rings Online is like many other MMOs, including Turbine's Asheron's Call games and the phenomenally successful World of Warcraft, but it has enough unique selling points to stand on its own. Most importantly, it's carefully built around Tolkien's lore by a developer who knows it well and has an obvious affection for it. If J.R.R. Tolkien played MMOs, it's a safe bet that this is the one he'd be playing.

This review is based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.

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