Why Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor is the Highest-Rated Lord of the Rings Game
Rich, multifaceted fictional universes like J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy legendarium will often inspire many different types of spin-off content. It's likely that they'll also have a plethora of related video games, each able to explore different aspects of the world thanks to the complexity and detailed construction of the original source material. The Lord of the Rings is a much loved, enduringly popular franchise that has inspired books, films, TV shows, and video games, covering many different mediums.
While there has been a near-endless list of Lord of the Rings video games over the years, Monolith Productions' 2014 action-adventure title Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is consistently considered to be one of the best. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor combined elements of the franchise's broad canon with original aspects and an innovative gameplay mechanic that has made it hard to beat in terms of ratings, even if other Middle-earth-centered titles have put up a good fight.
Talion May Not Be Lord of the Rings Canon, But He Should Be
Tolkien's works and worldbuilding around the fictional realm of Middle-earth were substantial and extend far beyond The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy of books and films that players might be most familiar with. As such, they've offered fertile ground for reinterpretation and reworking in various video games. With decades of fandom to pull from, it's no surprise that game developers have been so prolific when it comes to the well-known fantasy property. The list of previous games that focus on The Lord of the Rings saga or the world ofMiddle-earth is impressively large, from the illustrated text adventure The Hobbit from 1982 to the upcoming mobile RPG The Lord of the Rings:
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