Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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Manage Your ListMiddle-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.
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Franchise
- The Lord of the Rings
- Released
- September 30, 2014
- Developer(s)
- Monolith
- Publisher(s)
- Warner Bros. Interactive
- Genre(s)
- Action , Adventure
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
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