The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Work together or die alone in this epic quest to turn the tides in the War of the Ring. Most popular community and official content for the past week. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an adventure role playing game with hack and slash elements that takes the action from the Lord of The Rings books and brings it to life in a new way. In the game you can play as a dwarf, an elf and a ranger all of which gain experience through battle and grow in power and skill.
No it's not what you think. Yes, you, you filthy animal. In fact, let me set the record straight right now about what to expect from this game. What you definitely won't be seeing in War Of The Ring is Legolas mounting Gimli from behind like a bull and using the bearded midget's whiskers as hairy reigns to gain maximum leverage, while Aragorn holds him still and shouts, 'Squeal you dwarven piggy bitch.' What you will be seeing however, is a 3D isometric RTS based around Tolkien's epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, developed by Liquid Entertainment, the brains behind the excellent eastern-flavoured RTSBattle Realms.
Aimed more at the strategy newcomer than the veteran, War Of The Ring is set to branch away from the storyline of the books and films, and throw you into missions that develop the trilogy's backstory. So, you can expect to be tasked with navigating Gimli and his dwarven brethren through orc-infested mountains as they make their way to Rivendell, and battle through forests teeming with giant spiders in an attempt to track down that bug-eyed schizoid Gollum. You'll even be able to play on the side of evil, though this option is yet to be unveiled.
Whipped Into Shape
We got our grubby claws on an early build of the game this issue, and while the graphics proved far fromspectacular, the gameplay was fast, uncomplicated and very easy to master. Not only is the interface simpler than a dropped-at-birth chimp, there's little to no tactical musing required to win a level, very much in contrast to Battle Realms. Several characters from the movies make an appearance early in the piece, including the aforementioned forehead-on-legs Gollum and mop-topped Legolas, as well as several vicious Cave Trolls. Best of all, though, is the Balrog, which minces up its opponents with a giant flaming whip.
Mission Not So Impossible
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Apparently, the finished game will judge how good a player you are and adapt the difficulty accordingly, so it won't matter if you're a bit cack-handed. There's also a variety of mission types in place - some involve surviving only the units gi an to you at the outset, while others provide more complex base-building tasks. We've even been promised a Helm's Deep level, which could give the game some much needed magnitude, as it's currently feeling a little on the thin side.
When we saw this game four months ago at the VU Games conference in Berlin, one candid insider described it as 'a shit on a stick'. Luckily, since then it's improved almost beyond all recognition. Due out just in time for the Christmas rush (and the hysteria that'll accompany the next film, Return Of The King), there's another five months left to polish this game, and with an Evil campaign yet to be revealed and an all new LOTR back-story, it's more than possible this could end up being a very solid and entertaining RTS.
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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is an adventure role playing game with hack and slash elements that takes the action from the Lord of The Rings books and brings it to life in a new way.
In the game you can play as a dwarf, an elf and a ranger all of which gain experience through battle and grow in power and skill. Each one has his or her own specific combat style and weapons to use but all can perform light or heavy attacks and even critical hits.
Like in all RPG games, there are quests to take on, monsters and various enemies to battle and so on. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North also features unlockable difficulty modes that make the things a lot tougher.
If you're looking for a way to make The Lord of the Rings: War in the North easier to play, you can try using this trainer. With it you get the Add XP cheat which provides 1/2 points of XP for every press of the Numpad 3 key.
To activate the trainer, you first need to run it, then launch the game, and while in the main menu section, press F1.
NOTE: This new trainer is for the 01.04.2012 version of the game.
In the game you can play as a dwarf, an elf and a ranger all of which gain experience through battle and grow in power and skill. Each one has his or her own specific combat style and weapons to use but all can perform light or heavy attacks and even critical hits.
Like in all RPG games, there are quests to take on, monsters and various enemies to battle and so on. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North also features unlockable difficulty modes that make the things a lot tougher.
If you're looking for a way to make The Lord of the Rings: War in the North easier to play, you can try using this trainer. With it you get the Add XP cheat which provides 1/2 points of XP for every press of the Numpad 3 key.
To activate the trainer, you first need to run it, then launch the game, and while in the main menu section, press F1.
NOTE: This new trainer is for the 01.04.2012 version of the game.
System requirements
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
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- Windows
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- 528 KB
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- warnorth0104promo-ch.zip
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- Cheat / Solutions
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