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<\/p>\nNobody saw this one coming! It’s been announced today that Lord of the Rings: War in the North \u2014 which first released back on the Xbox 360 in 2011 \u2014 has received a Legacy Edition for modern platforms including Xbox Series X and S.<\/p>\n
The game is an action-RPG that received quite lukewarm reviews back in the day, featuring third-party combat built around a co-op experience. Today’s new release of the Legacy Edition has been created by Aspyr, and it’s apparently “optimised” for solo play while also featuring both split-screen and online co-op.<\/p>\n
Here’s a bit more about it:<\/p>\n
A Shadow rises in the North. Step into a darker, grittier Middle-earth where war rages beyond the Fellowship\u2019s path. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North\u2122 – Legacy Edition expands Tolkien\u2019s epic legendarium, delving into the brutal, untold story of Aganda\u00fbr, a Black N\u00famen\u00f3rean and servant of Sauron who has rallied an immense force in the ruins of Fornost. While Frodo and Samwise embark on their journey to Mount Doom, a new Fellowship must rise and defend the North. Let this be the hour when we draw swords together!<\/p>\n
Co-op Fellowship \u2013 Play with up to 2 friends online or in split-screen co-op. The survival of your Fellowship and all of Middle-earth depends upon your uniquely skilled heroes working together. Fight together or die alone! Deep RPG Progression \u2013 Customize your hero with unique skills, abilities, and gear. Collect powerful weapons and armor to shape your playstyle.<\/p>\n
While War in the North might not be everyone’s first choice for a LOTR game to re-release, the good news here is that it’s only priced at \u00a315.06 \/ $17.99, and it’s still a game that’s never been backwards compatible on Xbox One or Series X|S.<\/p>\n
It might be worth a go as a result – but we’ll leave you with some footage of the original version down below to give you an idea of what you’re in for. Of course, if you played it in the past, please do let us know your thoughts about it too!<\/p>\n
Iconic Cameos & Locations \u2013 Encounter familiar faces like Aragorn, Gandalf, and Elrond as you journey through lore-rich locations including the Elven sanctuaries of Rivendell and L\u00f3rien, the daunting heights of The Lonely Mountain, and the fog-laden paths of Mirkwood. Darker, Grittier Middle-earth \u2013 Experience the brutal reality of war with mature storytelling, blood-soaked battlefields, and the desperate fight to defend the North against Sauron\u2019s advancing armies.<\/p>\n
Would you recommend Lord of the Rings: War in the North? Tell us in the comments section.<\/p>\n
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Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nobody saw this one coming! It’s been announced today that Lord of the Rings: War in the North…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":734937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,242947,86,56,54,55,183,695,694],"class_list":["post-734936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-legacy-edition","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-series-s","tag-xbox-series-x"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/734937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}