10/10 It Exists -IGN Tired of plain old fully functioning sensible MOBAs with strong controls and some form of accessibility? Tired of boring old precise mouse movements without a hint of unnecessary acceleration? Are you bored of tooltips with a solid explanation of the skill in question? Would you rather have cameras that don't pan in a sensible fashion and move when you point your mouse at the minimap? Do you despise interesting and well-thought-out character and skill design? Do you really love it when you just paid money for a broken-down version of the Ferrari you could have tried out for free across the street? If you answered yes to any of the aforementioned questions, then this game is for you! Features Include: -Broken Mouse Precision -Generic, Messily-Constructed Tooltips -Awkward Camera Movement That Basically Forces You To Lock To Your Character -Characters Which Come From The Lord of the Rings Lore (well thank goodness) -Like Most Excellent Established MOBAs, It's FREE!...
Guardians of Middle-earth
- Release Date:
- Aug 29, 2013
- Metacritic:
- 56
- Developer:
- Zombie Studios
- Publisher:
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Platforms:
- Windows
Game Tags
About This Game
Guardians of Middle-earth delivers an authentic multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game set in Middle-earth! Play with friends to bring up to 10 players together in strategic five versus five competitive multiplayer battle arenas in this epic setting. Call upon legendary heroes and villains from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit as you form memorable alliances in this truly groundbreaking MOBA experience!
Key Features:
- Enter the fray in epic 5v5 engagements with live players or AI combatants
- Fight as over 36 iconic guardians from Middle-earth — each with different strengths and abilities to develop and master. Now available with 36 all new alternate skins!
- Purchase items and buffs between matches using in-game currency earned through combat
- Track victories and defeats at any time through stat and leaderboard systems
- Coordinate with allies using in-game voice communication for a uniquely social Multiplayer Online Battle Arena experience
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User Reviews
This game is poo stain because it is. I like the characters like the big fat ogre with sweaty nipples but that is irrelevant. The queue times take longer than it takes to cook a small child on Mark 10 and I nearly fell asleep. When I got ingame it put me into a 5 v 5 match with 4 bots on each team and some guy who spent a bajillion ungandan dollars on the game. He proceeded to wipe the floor with me like my mother did after I threw up in the kitchen.
Do not buy this game. It was terrible on the consoles, and it did not improve on the PC. Since it started, I still cannot join a match with a full complement of other human players. Most of my games are against bots only. More to the point, DOTA 2 is superior in every way to this game, and that game is for free. I see no reason to spend money on this travesty of a MOBA.
At this point the game is dead. Official forums are full of unrelated bot spam, no official postings since Jan of 2014. Shame really, it held such potential if they had taken it seriously and not just jumped on the "just another moba" bandwagon. Avoid at all costs, even single player gets monotonous.
It's a terrible game. It was great on consoles, where it was made for, but the developers abandoned it hardcore. I mean just go to their website, http://www.warnerbros.com/videogame/guardians-middle-earth It says access denied. That's when you know it's done. I'm not even sure why this game is on steam anymore.
Nice game for LoTR fans. All the charecters are reallistic and their abilities are logical. The voices are nice too. But the whole gameplay is not so nice. 8/10
Just Horrible, please save yourself and stay away. I, being a huge fan of LOTR, bought the mithril edition for Eighty dollars! 80! The mithril edition only gives you re-skins of other charchters. Play League of Legends, or dota(Btw they're free!). Oh, I forgot that their are only 6 charchters to play, that is without paying more money. Ironically, they're all re-skins of each other! Spare yourself, like I wished I had, and DON'T buys this game!
Game is well designed for use with a gamepad, first MOBA experience I've had where I could focus on the gameplay instead of the controls, it's very nice. This port has plenty of issues as of release, but if those are taken care of it could be a fun diversion for LOTR fans. Also of note, do not buy the DLC! All the characters are available in game with gold you earn from playing, the DLC only gives you costumes that you can barely see anyway.
THEY should make this game Free to Play, fix the bugs and see what happens. I remember playing it on the PS3, it had potential, but the bugs destroyed it. Too bad the community is dead.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: 32-bit: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz | AMD Athlon X2, 2.8 GHz or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS | AMD Radeon 3850 or better
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Windows XP and DirectX® 9.0c and below not supported
Recommended
- OS *: 64-bit: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core i5 750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4GHz or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Windows XP and DirectX® 9.0c and below not supported
FAQ
How much does Guardians of Middle-earth cost?
Guardians of Middle-earth costs Free.
What are the system requirements for Guardians of Middle-earth?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: 32-bit: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz | AMD Athlon X2, 2.8 GHz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS | AMD Radeon 3850 or better DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: Windows XP and DirectX® 9.0c and below not supported Recommended: Recommended: OS *: 64-bit: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core i5 750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 or better DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: Windows XP and DirectX® 9.0c and below not supported
What platforms is Guardians of Middle-earth available on?
Guardians of Middle-earth is available on Windows PC.
Is Guardians of Middle-earth worth buying?
Guardians of Middle-earth has 25% positive reviews from 100 players. Metacritic score: 56/100.
When was Guardians of Middle-earth released?
Guardians of Middle-earth was released on Aug 29, 2013.
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