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1. THE LORD OF THE RINGS WAR IN THE NORTH REVIEW MOVIE
2. THE LORD OF THE RINGS WAR IN THE NORTH REVIEW FULL

Players gain experience from killing enemies and will earn bonuses from performing uninterrupted chains of attacks, executing brutal finishing moves and just generally being a badass. Items found have prerequisites based on stats and class and the more powerful gear needs better stats in order to be used. While players can customize equipment and weaponry to a certain extent, each character is largely governed under a class typical of any standard RPG, therefore the same rules and breakdowns apply. Players control one character from a party of three, with each character offering its own unique gameplay elements. Since the game takes place in a completely unique setting with characters who only barely have an association with the leads of The Lord of the Rings, players are likely to be a lot more willing to accept the storyline as 'plausible' rather than 'not as cool as what happened in the movie.' It's a neat trick that may enrage the devoted lore masters of the One Ring, but certainly serves its purpose in driving the gameplay.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS WAR IN THE NORTH REVIEW MOVIE

This unlikely (see: predictable) trio come together to stem the flow of evil forces that threaten to overtake Middle Earth from the North, and that's how Snowblind manages to skirt around the first major issues for movie franchise based games. There are some loose tie-ins to overall plot but it's mostly following three new heroes, Farin the dwarf champion, Eradan the human ranger, and Andriel the elven mage. The first major difference between War in the North and the films (which most would directly compare any LoTR experience to) is that it takes place in a completely different part of the world from the rest of the main story. That is, until War in the North came around.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS WAR IN THE NORTH REVIEW FULL

The Lord of the Rings has had a series of hit-or-miss titles all trying to recapture the essence of the popular books and films, but there's always been something directly lacking from the full scope of Tolkien's world when compressed into a video game. It's not that a game is worse than a film at delivering an engaging story or a memorable experience, but being two completely different media of entertainment, the transition doesn't usually end well. The rule of thumb tends to be whichever platform the franchise comes out on first is better, but every once and a while we get something that really breaks the mold. Most movie-to-game titles generally share the same problem when two completely different media for art collides, either one will oftentimes come out on top of the other.