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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a third-person action and adventure RPG that follows a Ranger named Talion. He vies to seek revenge on the forces of Sauron for slaying his family and embarks on an open-world quest.

MIDDLE-EARTH SHADOW OF MORDOR
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Platform(s)
PS3 , PS4 , Xbox One , Xbox 360 , Linux , macOS
Released
September 30, 2014
Developer(s)
Monolith
Genre(s)
Action , Adventure
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence

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