Feral Interactive, alongside publishers Warner Bros., have announced that The Lord of the Rings: War in the North with be released on Mac on the 29th of August this year.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North takes place in a conflict happening simultaneously as the events of The Return of the King, but further North. It follows the untold story of three characters: Eradan the ranger, Andriel the elf and Farin the dwarf who form their own fellowship to combat the evil hand of Sauron.
Players are given the choice to go it alone, playing as each character in turn, or in a co-operative multiplayer mode. The quest takes players to both new realms of Middle-earth as well as to places such as Rivendell and the Misty Mountains with both new additions to the Lord of the Rings fiction and already established characters. The gameplay is a mixture of action and RPG, with experience being awarded for kills and used to upgrade characters abilities.
Feral Interactive described Middle-earth as “one of the most captivating fictional worlds ever created” and whilst the game was met with some positivity, it also received it’s fair share of negative criticism. It’s definitely one for the Tolkein fans out there, especially with the rich fiction surround the Lord of the Rings.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North will be released for Mac on August 29th 2013 priced at £19.99 in the UK, €24.99 in Europe (both including VAT) and $29.99 in North America. It will be available directly from Feral Interactive, as well as a “variety of digital partner sties” presumably Steam or the App store.
Minimum system requirements call for a 2.0GHz Intel Mac with at least 4GB RAM, 512MB or better graphics card, and Mac OS 10.7.5 or later. The game does not support the following graphics cards: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, Intel HD3000, NVIDIA 7xxx, Nvidia 8xxx series, NVIDIA 9400, NVIDIA 320M. The HD4000 card requires an Intel i7 CPU. These system requirements are provisional and subject to change before release.
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