The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a role-playing video game developed by Snowblind Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is based on the events taking place in northern Middle-earth, in the background of the plot of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, more specifically, Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films. Players take control of a hero of the war, and are able to play through the game alone or cooperatively with up to two other players.
The Mac OS X version was developed and published by Feral Interactive and released on September 18th 2013.
The game features stronger graphic violence than previous Lord of the Rings games, and is the first of such games to receive an ESRB rating of M.
== Gameplay ==
Players have customizable characters, upgradeable skills, and engage in dialogue.
Farin, a dwarf champion, Eradan, a human ranger, and Andriel, an elf lore-master. All characters have light and heavy attacks, and can roll, block and counter enemy attacks. Players can also issue orders to their AI companions if they are playing solo. There are hubs in the game which functioning as resting points for the party where they accept new quests, speak with people, or obtain new supplies. Hubs are towns or villages.
Each class also has a unique ability. The dwarf, for example, can mine for gems which can be used for crafting purposes, and he can also smash walls down where hidden treasure can be found. The game also features unlockable difficulty modes such as a nightmare difficulty. You can replay through the game and keep all your equipment and skills from the previous playthrough. The dialogue will normally present a few choices where the player can get just the facts, delve deeper into the lore or get optional side quests. The gameplay also relies upon the player working with friends (or with AI companions) to use tactics to defeat certain enemies.
== Synopsis ==
=== Locations ===
Many locations that are not featured in the movies are in the game. Confirmed locations include the Ettenmoors, Fornost, Mirkwood and Mount Gundabad. Locations from the movies also appear in the game. Players can explore Bree and Rivendell and interact with the characters there which include Gandalf, Elrond, Frodo, Bilbo, Legolas, Arwen and Aragorn. Characters from the books can also be encountered to appear in the game, such as the Ranger Halbarad, Radagast, and Elrond's sons Elrohir and Elladan.
=== Characters ===
The War in The North features three playable protagonists. Each character has different classes from one another, but each character's class is adaptable. You gain experience when killing enemies, and when you get enough experience, you gain a new level. You can then improve your stats (strength, will, stamina, dexterity), and use skill points to receive or upgrade special abilities. For example, Eradan is a Ranger and thus excels with a sword and his strength is way better than Farin’s. He can be leveled up to be an expert and also can use a bow but he is mostly preferred for melee combat. Farin is an expert with melee weapons but can use ranged weapons and can be leveled up to use such. He can also be leveled up to be tough and is strong but not as good as Eradan. Andriel is a mage, but she can wield two swords at once and level up in melee attacks, supportive magic or offensive magic.
*Eradan is the Ranger class - he is one of the Dúnedain.
:He is the most skilled, and has many powerful abilities for attacking multiple enemies at once. He can use a sword and a bow but he is best when with a sword. Eradan also has many stealth abilities allowing to sneak up on enemies.
*Andriel, from Rivendell, is of the Elven Loremaster class, and has been taught by Elrond. She uses magic as her defense and offense but can dual-wield a one-handed weapon, such as her staff. Her abilities include offensive spells and supportive spells, but she also has melee abilities and can be leveled up to be a battlemage if the player wishes. She also has the ability to create potions from alchemy ingredients found by the player.
*Farin is of the Champion class; he hails from Erebor. He the most adaptable playable character and is adept at using any weapon. He can use a crossbow to simply attack foes from afar, and is a good fighter. With his ability "War-Cry," he can boost and revive himself and his companions, while damaging enemies. He can also mine for gems.
== Appearances ==
=== Playable characters ===
*Eradan
*Farin
*Andriel
=== Non-playable characters ===
*Kilaren
*Luin
*Silanna
*Maradan
*Hador
*The Witch-king of Angmar
*Bruni
*Nordri
*Beleram
*Arwen
*Legolas
*Frodo Baggins
*Glóin
*Elladan
*Elrohir
*Gimli
*Boromir
*Bilbo Baggins
*Radagast
*Elrond
*Agandaûr
*Gwaihir
*Baranthor
*Armenel
*Tharzog
*Bargrisar 
*Wulfrun
*Saenathra
*Úrgost
=== Creatures ===
*Orcs
*Wargs
*Great Eagles
*Trolls
*Barrow-wights
*Stone-giants
*Fellbeasts
*Great Spiders
*Dragons
=== Locations ===
*Middle-earth
**Bree
***The Prancing Pony
**Fornost
**Sarn Ford
***Brandywine
**Barrow-downs
**Rivendell
**Lórien
*Mount Gundabad
*Nordinbad
*Carn Dûm
*The Lonely Mountain
=== Organizations and titles ===
*Dúnedain
*Rangers of the North
*Black Riders
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==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Die Here van die Ringe: Oorlog in die Noorde
Albanian 	Zoti I unazave: Lufta në veri
Amharic 	የቃሮቹ ጌታ: በሰሜን ውስጥ ጦርነት
Arabic 	سيد الخواتم: الحرب في الشمال
Armenian 	Օղակների Տերը. Հյուսիսում պատերազմը
Assamese 	দ্য লৰ্ড অৱ দ্য ৰিংছ: উত্তৰত যুদ্ধ
Azerbaijani 	Üzüklərin Rəbbi: Şimali Müharibə
Belarusian Cyrillic	Уладар кольцаў: Вайна на Поўначы
Bengali 	রিং লর্ড: উত্তর যুদ্ধ
Bhojpuri 	द लॉर्ड ऑफ द रिंग्स: उत्तर में युद्ध
Bosnian 	Gospodar Prstenova: Rat na sjeveru
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Властелинът на пръстените: Войната на север
Cambodian 	ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃចិញ្ចៀនអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍: សង្គ្រាមនៅខាងជើង
Catalan 	El Senyor dels Anells: Guerra al Nord
Chinese 	指环王：北方的战争
Corsican 	U Signore di I Anelli: Guerra in u Nordu
Croatian 	Gospodar prstenova: Rat na sjeveru
Czech 	Pán prstenů: Válka na severu
Danish 	Ringenes Herre: Krigen I Norden
Dogri 	द लॉर्ड ऑफ द रिंग्स: उत्तर च युद्ध
Dutch 	De Heer der Ringen: De Oorlog in de Noord
Estonian 	Sõrmuste isand: sõda põhjas
Filipino 	Ang Panginoon ng Singsing: Digmaan sa Hilaga
Finnish 	Taru sormusten herrasta: Sota pohjoisessa
French 	Le Seigneur des anneaux: La Guerre du Nord
Galician 	O Señor dos Aneis: Guerra no Norte
Georgian 	ბეჭდების მბრძანებელი: ომი ჩრდილოეთით
German 	Der Herr der Ringe: Der Krieg im Norden
Greek 	Ο Άρχοντας των Δαχτυλιδιών: Ο Πόλεμος στο Βορρά
Gujarati 	ધી રિંગ્સ ભગવાન: ઉત્તર બાજુનું યુદ્ધ
Hebrew 	שר הטבעות: המלחמה בצפון
Hindi 	द रिंग्स ऑफ द रिंग्स: वॉर इन द नॉर्थ
Hungarian 	A Gyűrűk Ura: Észak-háború
Icelandic 	Ringar Drottins: Stríð í norðri
Indonesian 	Tuan dari Cincin: Perang di Utara
Irish Gaelic 	An Tiarna na bhFáinní: Cogadh sa Tuaisceart
Italian 	Il Signore degli Anelli: La Guerra del Nord
Japanese 	リングの主：北の戦争
Kannada 	ಲಾರ್ಡ್ ಆಫ್ ದಿ ರಿಂಗ್ಸ್: ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಯುದ್ಧ
Kazakh Cyrillic 	Сақиналардың иесі: Солтүстік соғысы
Konkani 	द लॉर्ड ऑफ द रिंग्स: द वॉर इन द नॉर्थ
Korean 	반지의 제왕: 북쪽에서의 전쟁
Kurdish 	پەروەردگاری ئەڵقەکان: جەنگ لە باکوور (Sorani) Begê Gustîlan: Şerê li Bakurê (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Тегеректердин чексиз: Түндүк-жылы согуш
Laotian 	ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງແຫວນໄດ້: ສົງຄາມໃນພາກເຫນືອ
Latvian 	Gredzenu pavēlnieks: karš ziemeļos
Lithuanian 	Žiedų valdovas: karas šiaurėje
Macedonian Cyrillic	Господарот на прстените: Војна на север
Malagasy 	Ny Tompon 'ny Peratra: Ady amin'ny Avaratra
Malayalam 	ദ ലോർഡ് ഓഫ് ദ റിംഗ്സ്: ദി വാർ ഇൻ ദി നോർത്ത്
Malaysian 	Tuhan Cincin: Perang di Utara
Maltese 	Il-ħakkiem ta ' l-anelli: gwerra fit-tramuntana
Marathi 	रिंग प्रभु: उत्तर युद्धात
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Бөгжний Эзэн: Умард хэсэгт болсон дайн
Nepalese 	अंगूठियहरुको प्रभु: उत्तर मा युद्ध
Norwegian 	Ringenes Herre: Krigen I Norden
Pashto 	د حلقو څښتن: په شمال کې جګړه
Persian 	ارباب حلقه‌ها: جنگ در شمال
Polish 	Władca Pierścieni: Wojna na Północy
Portuguese 	O Senhor dos Anéis: A Guerra no Norte
Punjabi 	ਰਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ: ਉੱਤਰ ਵਿਚ ਜੰਗ
Romanian 	Stăpânul Inelelor: Războiul din Nord
Russian 	Властелин колец: Война на севере
Samoan 	Le Alii o le Mama: Taua I le itu I Matu
Sanskrit 	द वलयस्य स्वामी: द उत्तरे युद्धम्
Scottish Gaelic 	Tha a Tighearna nam Fàinnean: Cogadh ann a Thuath
Serbian 	Господар Прстенова: Рат на северу (Cyrillic) Gospodar Prstenova: Rat na severe (Latin)
Sindhi 	زنگن جو خداوند: اتر ۾ جنگ
Sinhalese 	ද රින්ග්ස් සමිඳාණන්: උතුරේ යුද්ධය
Slovak 	Pán prsteňov: Vojna na severe
Slovenian 	Gospodar prstanov: Vojna na severu
Spanish 	El Señor de los Anillos: La Guerra en el Norte
Swahili 	Bwana wa pete: Vita Kaskazini
Swedish 	Ringenes Herre: Krig I Norr
Tajik Cyrillic 	Парвардигори зиреҳҳои: Ҷанги дар шимол
Tamil 	லோட் ஒவ் த ரிங்க்ஸ்: வடக்கில் போர்
Tatar 	Йөзекләр Хуҗасы: Төньякта сугыш
Telugu 	ది లార్డ్ ఆఫ్ ది రింగ్స్: వార్ ఇన్ ది నార్త్
Thai 	ลอร์ดออฟเดอะริ: สงครามในภาคเหนือ
Turkish 	Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Kuzey Savaşı
Turkmen 	Üzükleriň Lordy: Demirgazykdaky söweş
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Володар кілець: війна на півночі
Urdu 	دی لارڈ آف دی رِنگز: دی وار ان دی نارتھ
Uzbek 	Йüзüклерин Эфендиси: Чимолда уруш (Cyrillic) Yüzüklerin Efendisi: Shimolda urush (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Chúa tể của những chiếc nhẫn: Chiến tranh ở miền Bắc
Welsh 	Arglwydd y modrwyau: rhyfel yn y Gogledd
Yiddish 	די האר פון די רינגס: מלחמה אין די צפֿון
== External links ==
*The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Official Website
*The Lord of the Rings: War in the North official Mac site at [feralinteractive.com]
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