This summary provides an overview of the document in 3 sentences: The document reviews the new adventure role-playing game Shadow of Mordor, praising its innovative Nemesis system that allows players to develop rivalries with villains, along with its fluid combat gameplay and exceptional graphics that bring Middle-earth to life. The protagonist Tailon seeks revenge against those who killed his family, gaining wraith-like abilities, as players explore Mordor. Overall, the reviewer highly recommends the game for its new systems, combat, graphics, and interesting storyline.

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FOR THEIR newest release, an
adventure role playing game,
Warner Bros. have taken in-
spiration from J.R.R Tolk-
ien’s The Lord of the Rings.
Shadow of Mordor ex-
plores the story of a ranger
with special abilities, driven
by his vengeance and burn-
ing desire for redemption,
and has received a rating of
9.3/10 on IGN Entertainment.
The story’s protagonist, Tai-
lon, is a ranger of Gondor sta-
tioned to guard the Black Gate, a
gatewayintothelandofMordor.
The story begins with
the ritual sacrificing of Tai-
lon and his family by The
Black Hand of Suaron.
The ritual goes wrong and
Tailon is merged with a wraith,
giving him a whole range of ex-
ceptionally cool abilities. Tai-
lon then journeys to Mordor,
vowing to take revenge on all
those who have wronged him.
What I loved about the game
was that it allows the player to
shape it in an incredibly inno-
vative away. With the “Neme-
sis System”, the game allows the
players to pick and create their
own rivalries with a series of
villains as the story progresses.
The graphics for this game
were incredible. Players will
notice the immense attention
to detail, fully showcasing the
jaw-dropping next-generation
console graphics. However,
what I was truly impressed with
was the fluidity of the acrobatic
sword-fighting combat game-
play and animations, making
the act of slaughtering Suaron’s
minions all the more satisfy-
ing and immersive. The com-
bat mechanics to this game are
comparable to that of Batman:
Arkham Origins, which I can
confidently say are some of the
best I have ever played with.
Overall, Shadow of Mordor
gets a big stamp of approval
from me with its innovative
new system nemesis, flawless
combat gameplay, exception-
al graphics and interesting
storyline.
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on an emotional but
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