The game focuses on Frodo and Sam (with Sméagol as an NPC) on their journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring. The game is considered[by whom?] an improvement over its predecessor, though still not on par with The Hobbit.
Macworld reviewed the Macintosh versions of The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Shadows of Mordor simultaneously, criticizing The Hobbit, calling it "particularly clumsy" as it is "handicapped by a 400-word input vocabulary" as opposed to the latter two games' 800 words. Macworld calls The Fellowship of the Ring "particularly intricate" and recommends it as an entry point to the series as opposed to The Hobbit. Macworld praises The Hobbit's graphics, but states that in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Shadows of Mordor the art adds little to the games' overall appeal. Furthermore, Macworld heralds the three games as "literate and faithful in spirit to original books", but criticizes the dated and "rigid" nature of the text-adventure format.[1]
References
^McCandless, Keith (May 1989). "New Hobbits For Old". Macworld. Mac Publishing. p. 209.
Shadows of Mordor in the Interactive Fiction Database
Shadows of Mordor at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
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shadows, mordor, this, article, about, 1987, video, game, 2014, video, game, middle, earth, shadow, mordor, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, materi. This article is about the 1987 video game For the 2014 video game see Middle earth Shadow of Mordor This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shadows of Mordor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Shadows of Mordor Game Two of Lord of the Rings is a text adventure game for the Commodore 64 Amstrad CPC ZX Spectrum Apple II DOS and Macintosh It is based on the second part of The Lord of the Rings story It s a sequel to Lord of the Rings Game One and The Hobbit Shadows of MordorAmstrad CPC cover artDeveloper s Beam SoftwarePublisher s Melbourne HousePlatform s Amstrad CPC Apple II Commodore 64 DOS Macintosh ZX SpectrumRelease1987Genre s Text adventureMode s Single playerThe game focuses on Frodo and Sam with Smeagol as an NPC on their journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring The game is considered by whom an improvement over its predecessor though still not on par with The Hobbit The game was followed by The Crack of Doom in 1989 which was released on Commodore 64 Apple II DOS and Macintosh Reception EditMacworld reviewed the Macintosh versions of The Hobbit The Fellowship of the Ring and The Shadows of Mordor simultaneously criticizing The Hobbit calling it particularly clumsy as it is handicapped by a 400 word input vocabulary as opposed to the latter two games 800 words Macworld calls The Fellowship of the Ring particularly intricate and recommends it as an entry point to the series as opposed to The Hobbit Macworld praises The Hobbit s graphics but states that in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Shadows of Mordor the art adds little to the games overall appeal Furthermore Macworld heralds the three games as literate and faithful in spirit to original books but criticizes the dated and rigid nature of the text adventure format 1 References Edit McCandless Keith May 1989 New Hobbits For Old Macworld Mac Publishing p 209 External links EditShadows of Mordor at MobyGames Shadows of Mordor in the Interactive Fiction Database Shadows of Mordor at SpectrumComputing co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shadows of Mordor amp oldid 1134142220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
