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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition

Winner of over 50 “Best of 2014” Awards including Game of the Year, Best Action Game and Most Innovative Game. Experience the definitive version of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor which includes The Lord of the…

5 May 2015

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition is an adventure developed by Feral Interactive, released 5 May 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition is

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition is an adventure game developed by Feral Interactive and released in 2015. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on LithTech 6.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are Talion, a Ranger of the Black Gate, keeping watch over Mordor which has remained undisturbed for ages. In the blink of an eye, everything is taken from you – your friends, your family, and even your own life. Resurrected by a mysterious vengeful spirit, you must now embark on a relentless vendetta against those who have wronged you.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Lord of the Rings series

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition is the 51st of 69 entries we hold in the The Lord of the Rings series. The next entry was LEGO Dimensions: Legolas Fun Pack in 2015.

See all 69 The Lord of the Rings games in release order →

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 50 hrs.

What it launched against

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition launched on 5 May 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Kerbal Space Program, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and Crypt of the NecroDancer. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Kerbal Space Program, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Crypt of the NecroDancer.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

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When did Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition come out?
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year Edition was released on 5 May 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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