Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor reviews scores surpass expectations

Shadow of Mordor, a new chapter in the Lord of The Rings universe coming from Monolith Productions, has gotten reviewed by famous games outlets and so far it’s gearing up to be one of the best scoring game in 2014.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an Action Adventure title that takes place between the events of The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings movies, and is a canon installment based on Tolkien’s novel, what makes this game stand out the most is the rewarding gameplay that reminds us of Assassin’s Creed and Batman, as well as the Nemesis System which changes the whole experience from a player to another.

The reviews and their respective scores are below, along a new video showing you what you need to know before getting your teeth in :

• Joystiq – 10
• Polygon – 9.5
• IGN – 9.3
• Shacknews – 9
• The Escapist – 9.5
• Game Informer – 8.25
• EGM – 8.5
• Gamespot – 8
• Eurogamer – 8
• Destructoid – 6
• GameFront – 9

Shadow of Mordor is available September 30 for the PC, Xbox One and PS4. PS3 and Xbox 360 owners will have to wait till November 18.