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Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Desolation of Mordor

Released: 5/8/2018

The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion includes: • NEW Story campaign • NEW Side missions featuring Torvin • NEW Human Mercenaries and Bodyguards • NEW Region of Mordor - The Desert of Lithlad • NEW Beasts: Were-wyrms Play as Baranor, the Captain of the Tower from Minas Ithil, and travel deep behind enemy lines in the Eastern Deserts of Mordor. Raise an Easterling Army to open a new front in the Shadow War. Rendezvous with Torvin, the epic Dwarven Hunter, who journeyed deep into the Desolation of Mordor in pursuit of the legendary Were-wyrms.

The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion includes: • NEW Story campaign • NEW Side missions featuring Torvin • NEW Human Mercenaries and Bodyguards • NEW Region of Mordor - The Desert of Lithlad • NEW Beasts: Were-wyrms Play as Baranor, the Captain of the Tower from Minas Ithil, and travel deep behind enemy lines in the Eastern Deserts of Mordor. Raise an Easterling Army to open a new front in the Shadow War. Rendezvous with Torvin, the epic Dwarven Hunter, who journeyed deep into the Desolation of Mordor in pursuit of the legendary Were-wyrms.

The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion includes: • NEW Story campaign • NEW Side missions featuring Torvin • NEW Human Mercenaries and Bodyguards • NEW Region of Mordor - The Desert of Lithlad • NEW Beasts: Were-wyrms Play as Baranor, the Captain of the Tower from Minas Ithil, and travel deep behind enemy lines in the Eastern Deserts of Mordor. Raise an Easterling Army to open a new front in the Shadow War. Rendezvous with Torvin, the epic Dwarven Hunter, who journeyed deep into the Desolation of Mordor in pursuit of the legendary Were-wyrms.

Critics
68
Metacritic
53

Score Breakdown

67.6

Critic Average

5 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

53

Metacritic User Score

23 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+14.6
Combined Disparity
+14.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 launch window (100%)0 late (0%)