Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Review

An excellent, third-generation MMO that’s not shy of taking inspiration from the mighty World of Warcraft, but that has a few great ideas of its own; a game that explores and expands Middle Earth in ways that Tolkien might never have intended, yet still captures much of the spirit of his creation; the first fantasy MMO that can actually give Blizzard’s behemoth a run for its money.

The experience of playing LOTRO is not a million miles from the experience of playing WoW. But like WoW, the brilliance of the game is not in its reinvention of the MMO genre, but in the way that it polishes, extends and streamlines the style and the mechanics to build something most of us will warm to in the short-term, and should grow to love as time goes on.

..Whether you’re a newbie, a Tolkien-nut or a hardened online warrior, LOTRO has what you’re looking for. TR Recommended Award

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