The Lord of the Rings: War in the North that co-operation amongst traditionally antagonistic races is such a major theme in the novels, they wanted to replicate it in the game. Having experimented with two, three and four-player co-op, they ultimately decided to go with three-player, thus mirroring the classic triptych in the novels; Man (Aragorn), Elf (Legolas) and Dwarf (Gimli). Lead designer Andre Maguire explained that "how" players experienced co-op mode was equally as important as them simply playing it; However, according to Tomandl, the focus on co-op gameplay did not mean single-player mode was neglected; "War in the North" is the first "Lord of the Rings" game
The Lord of the Rings Online release of Mordor in July 2017 received an 8.5 rating (out of 10) by mmorpg.com. The Lord of the Rings Online The Lord of the Rings Online is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows and OS X set in a fantasy universe based upon J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. It took place during the time period of "The Lord of the Rings". It was developed and maintained by Turbine after Jeffrey Anderson secured the rights from Vivendi. It launched in North America, Australia, Japan, and Europe on April 24, 2007. Originally subscription-based, it is free-to-play,